- The Eaton Rapids Medical Center has been facing a critical drug shortage for several years.
- Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin has teamed up with city leaders to solve the drug shortage issue.
- Watch the video to see our one-on-one interview with Rep. Slotkin.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
The Eaton Rapids Medical Center, like so many healthcare facilities in our neighborhoods, is having trouble finding certain prescriptions.
"I think what most people don't understand is that most of our drug supply comes from overseas" Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin said.
Slotkin said she is backing legislation to help the shortage.
The Michigan Democrat is sponsoring a bill that would prevent drug companies from raising prices faster than inflation, increase the number of prescription drugs selected for negotiation per year and extend the current drug negotiation program to American with private health coverage.
"So we have a bunch of legislation that we are working on, that would basically say look some critical portions of our drug supply must be made in America," she said.
To compound the problem of not being able to get certain drugs, it can lead to you paying more money for those prescriptions and potentially life-saving treatments.
"If you talk to most American’s, they will tell you they are paying way too much for prescription drugs," Slotkin said. "It's an issue very personal to me, my mom died of ovarian cancer and we had a really hard time paying for her care and her drugs, it's become a real passion project for me"
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