District days: Rep. Kendra Horn spent several days this month meeting with constituents [View all]

Rep. Kendra Horn spent her district work period in Oklahoma attending various events and hosting gatherings with constituents. In fact, Horn just hosted her 10th town hall this year and hosts another gathering Saturday.

Health care

While in her district, Horn took the opportunity to speak about one of her latest legislative efforts, the Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act.

“One of the things that I hear about the most is the high cost of health care and the need to address that. I authored a bill with one of my colleagues to cap the out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D patients for prescription drug prices at $2,000,” she said. “Right now, [the cap is] $5,100, so it would save our seniors under Medicare Part D $3,100 out-of-pocket. This is important because it would have an effect on people’s lives on a day-to-day basis. It’s only part of the solution. It doesn’t do everything, but it does help people. We’re continuing to work on some other legislation for prescription drug pricing and working on increasing access to mental health [care].”

She said it’s going to take addressing health care through various avenues to provide people with the care they deserve. One of those ways could be through Medicaid expansion, which Horn has been a staunch supporter of and could be headed to the November 2020 ballot after a successful ballot initiative campaign.

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