{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mcgarvey-introduces-legislation-to-cap-drug-prices-for-over-270000-kentucky-seniors-people-with-disabilities", "Congressman McGarvey Introduces Legislation to Cap Drug Prices for Over 270,000 Kentucky Seniors, People With Disabilities", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "Morgan McGarvey", "M001220", "mcgarvey.house.gov", "mcgarvey", "https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) introduced the Cutting Copays Act, which would cut the cost of generic prescription drugs to $0 for over 270,000 Kentucky seniors and people with disabilities.\n\n\u201cThe cost of prescription drugs is out of control and far too often, Americans have to choose between paying for the medication they need and putting food on the table,\u201d said Congressman Morgan McGarvey. \u201cMy bipartisan bill cuts the cost of these life-saving drugs for 14 million Americans, including over 270,000 Kentucky seniors and people with disabilities.\u201d\n\n\u201cRecord inflation has driven up the cost of everyday essentials, hitting those on fixed incomes the hardest,\u201d said Congressman Gus Bilirakis. \u201cResearch shows that we can improve health outcomes for our most vulnerable seniors by eliminating barriers to disease management and medication adherence. Removing cost-sharing for generic medications in Medicare Part D\u2019s Low Income Subsidy Program is a commonsense step. It encourages the use of lower-cost, equally effective alternatives to expensive brand-name drugs\u2014ultimately lowering overall healthcare costs. No senior should ever have to choose between buying groceries and affording their prescriptions. Eliminating these copayments will help ease that burden and ensure better access to essential care.\u201d\n\nThe bipartisan Cutting Copays Act would eliminate all copays on generic drugs for seniors and people with disabilities on the Medicare Part D\u2019s Low Income Subsidy (LIS) program, also known as Extra Help. Over 14 million Americans rely on the LIS program, including over 270,000 Kentuckians.\n\nIn addition to reducing costs for seniors, the bill incentivizes generic use instead of more expensive brand-name drugs.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mcgarvey-introduces-legislation-to-cap-drug-prices-for-over-270000-kentucky-seniors-people-with-disabilities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3618750274181366, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}