7 Days, 7 Ways Tim Kaine Puts Virginia First: A Week of Fighting for Affordable Health Care

Virginia richmond – In the closing days of this election, the Kaine for Virginia campaign is launching “7 Days, 7 Ways Team Kaine 7 Ways for Virginia” to highlight seven ways Senator Kaine is prioritizing Virginia in the U.S. Senate. Today’s “7 Days, 7 Ways Senator Tim Kaine Will Make Health Care for Virginia” is about how Senator Kaine is making health care more affordable.

In 2017, Senator Kaine cast the decisive vote to preserve the Affordable Care Act, allowing people with pre-existing conditions to 1.3 million Virginia residents at risk of losing health insurance Close to 700,000 people Protected health care coverage for Virginia residents.

Senator Kaine calls for limiting out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs purchased at the pharmacy to $2,000 per year for seniors. Inflation Reduction Bill About 390,400 Virginia seniors voted to save an average of $441 per year. save It is expected that it will be possible. It also caps the amount seniors have to pay for a month’s supply of insulin to $35, which would affect approximately 36,500 Virginians. receive benefits It works. It also permanently extends funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which provides benefits to miners, miner retirees and their families. included.

In 2021, 308,000 Virginians will pay an average of $848 per year in medical expenses. saved He also cast the decisive vote to pass the American Rescue Plan.

He is leading the fight to lower health care premiums for all Virginians. Senator Kaine’s The Medicare-X Choice Act It builds on the historic Affordable Care Act by creating a Medicare Exchange public option plan for individuals and small businesses in every county in America, providing an additional affordable option for every community.

“From protecting the Affordable Care Act to lowering the cost of insulin to capping seniors’ out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs, Senator Kaine is committed to lowering health care costs for all Virginians. there is.” says Michael Beyer, communications director at Cane for Virginia. “He knows how much of a lifesaver affordable health care can be for families, so he is fighting to make affordable health care available to everyone by making the $35 insulin cap available to all Virginians and lowering health care premiums.” there is.”

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