Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for a discussion about how the Trump Administration…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump Administration announced that Pfizer has agreed to sell select prescription medications directly to patients at a discount on a new direct purchasing platform, TrumpRx.gov, and in exchange, Pfizer will receive a three-year grace period on President Trump’s proposed 100%…

Welch calls on Republicans to join forces with Democrats to avert government shutdown  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday night on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led seven Senate colleagues in imploring…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in introducing the Share the Savings with Seniors Act of 2025, which would lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors with chronic health…

Welch joined Punchbowl News for a summit on expanding access to rural health care  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today joined Punchbowl News for a discussion on the state of rural health care, and his…