MILWAUKEE, WI — Today, U.S. Representative Gwen Moore and NAACP Health Equity Director Dr. Chris Parnell join Protect Our Care Wisconsin. new report From Protect Our Care and the NAACP, learn more about how the Inflation Control Act will benefit Black Americans across the country. Thanks to President Biden and Congressional Democrats, health care and prescription drugs will become more affordable for more people in the United States, with record numbers of Black Americans entering the low-cost or free Affordable Care Act market. I am enrolled in a place plan.

Black Americans have disproportionately high rates of diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure and face barriers to accessing affordable treatments and medications. The Inflation Control Act makes health care more accessible by lowering premiums, negotiating the cost of expensive drugs like Januvia and Jardiance, and capping the cost of insulin. Even as President Biden has made progress in reducing these costs, Republicans in Congress and their pharmaceutical allies continue to raise drug prices and push affordable treatments out of reach for millions. By doing so, we are attempting to reverse this progress, which will have a particularly negative impact on black Americans. Speakers will discuss how IRAs reduce the disparities Black Americans face in receiving care, lead to more positive health outcomes, and must be protected to create a healthier future. emphasized.

“There are many diseases that Black Americans disproportionately suffer from, including diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure,” said Congressman Moore. “The provisions of the Inflation Control Act are very important because the cost of this treatment is very high.”

Two black Milwaukeeans, Jon Jones and Patricia Dunn, shared their experiences. Jones and his wife care for his mother, who has battled diabetes for years, and had to ration her insulin until the $35 per month cap went into effect. Ms. Dunn benefited from Eliquis, one of her first 10 drugs to be subject to Medicare negotiations. The drug, currently prescribed to her husband, costs about $500 a month despite being on Medicare, so the senior will benefit from this year’s $3,300 annual cap. Masu. Out-of-pocket drug costs under Medicare, another provision of the Inflation Control Act.

“Access to health care is a basic human right. For too long, Black Americans have been forced to bear the brunt of a broken health care system,” Dr. Parnell says. “There is much work to be done to close these gaps, but the Inflation Control Act has paved an important path toward a more just future. We remain committed to doing what is necessary to ensure access to high-quality, life-saving medical care.”

You can watch the event here Read the NAACP and Protect Our Care report detailing how the Inflation Reduction Act is cutting costs for Black Americans here.