Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez critiqued the Republican party's obstruction of important pharmacy benefit manager reforms, attributing it to the undue influence of billionaire Elon Musk. During a House Committee hearing, she noted that a crucial reform proposal had widespread bipartisan support until Musk tweeted against it, causing a swift collapse of support for the bill. Ocasio-Cortez emphasized that these reforms, aimed at reducing drug prices for essential medications, could have made a significant impact on patient affordability. The situation reflects the broader challenges in healthcare reform amidst the influence of powerful figures in social media.
"Republicans are in support, Democrats are in support - so what happened? Well, on December 15th, at 4:15 in the morning, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy benefit manager reform."
"All of a sudden, this bill that had almost unanimous support fell apart in a matter of hours. We had nearly 435 members on board with it - he sends one tweet, and all of a sudden, everyone backs off."
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