2020 MI Senatorial race: on Health Care

Gary Peters: Against voucher system & raising Medicare eligibility age

Gary Peters: Prevent companies from keeping generic drugs off the market

Peters: I've advanced legislation that would lower the cost of drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. This would increase transparency, keep drug companies accountable and lower drug prices. I introduced a bill that would require manufacturers to pay rebates to Medicare when prices for Part B drugs rise higher than inflation. I support legislation to prevent brand-name drug companies from keeping generic drugs off of the market by creating a monopoly.

Gary Peters: COVID: $20 billion to states, nursing homes, care facilities

A: As ranking member on the Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee, I introduced a bill to provide $20 billion to help states, nursing homes and intermediate care facilities contain the spread of the coronavirus. I also released a report on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on residents and workers in nursing homes. I will do all I can to protect our seniors and those who work tirelessly to keep them safe, both now & when we make it through these challenging times.

John James: Fix the parts that give too many decisions to the government

John James: Politicians stuff their pockets with drug company money

James: I will hold drug companies accountable for their prices. I won't just deliver the tough talk. I will deliver results for Michigan families that need prescription drugs and suffer because most D.C. politicians are more concerned with stuffing their pockets and their bank accounts with profits from drug companies.

John James: Medicare for All terrible; barely paying for Medicare now