{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sewell.house.gov/2024/6/rep-sewell-hosts-seniors-resource-roundtable-in-linden", "Rep. Sewell Hosts Seniors Resource Roundtable in Linden", "2024-06-18", "2024", "2024-06", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri A. Sewell", "S001185", "sewell.house.gov", "sewell", "https://sewell.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Sewell highlighted how the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering prescription drug prices and capping insulin costs for Alabama seniors\n\nLinden, AL \u2014 Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) hosted a Seniors Resource Roundtable in Linden, Alabama. Representatives from AARP, the Social Security Administration, the Rural Health Medical Program, and the Alabama Tombigbee Regional Area on Aging were on hand to provide information and resources to seniors in Alabama\u2019s 7th Congressional District. Rep. Sewell highlighted how the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care and prescription drug costs for hundreds of thousands of Alabama seniors. She reiterated her strong commitment to protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare.\n\nPhotos are available for media and broadcast purposes here.\n\n\u201cI convened this roundtable because I believe that every senior should be able to retire with dignity after a lifetime of work,\u201d said Rep. Sewell. \u201cOur seniors have spent their lives giving back to our communities, and we as Americans have a responsibility to ensure they receive the resources and care they need at a cost they can afford. I understand that. President Biden understands that. And it\u2019s why we have made delivering for our seniors a top priority.\u201d\n\nWith Rep. Sewell\u2019s support, Congress passed and President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022. Thanks to the IRA\u2019s $35 per month insulin price cap, more than 29,000 Alabama seniors who rely on insulin\u2014including 3,800 in Alabama\u2019s 7th District\u2014are saving an average of $400 annually compared to 2020. As a result of this law, the three largest manufacturers of insulin, who supply nearly all the insulin in the United States, announced that they would slash the cost of their insulins by up to 75%.\n\nThe IRA also caps out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries at $2,000 annually beginning in 2025 and empowers Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices to get a better deal for seniors.\n\n\u201cThe bottom line is this,\u201d continued Sewell. \u201cNo senior should have to choose between putting food on the table or paying for life-saving medication. That\u2019s why these savings matter. It\u2019s why I will continue to protect programs like Social Security and Medicare which are a lifeline for our seniors.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "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://sewell.house.gov/2024/6/rep-sewell-hosts-seniors-resource-roundtable-in-linden"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8848560974001884, "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"}