Chairman Cassidy Discusses MVP Agenda to Make Health Care Affordable on Senate Floor

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor discussing how his Money and Value for Patients (MVP) agenda works to make health care affordable.

"Last week, I unveiled the Money and Value for Patients, or the MVP agenda, to put money directly into an account for the American family, directly into their pocket to pay for their out-of-pocket costs," said Dr. Cassidy. "People in Louisiana are concerned about affordability. The cost of living and the cost of health care as part of that is too high... Let's give power to the patient, and let's make health care affordable again."

Background

Aligned with President Trump's health care plan, Cassidy's MVP agenda gives money directly to patients, cuts out the middlemen, increases price transparency, and expands access to healthy food.

As the first physician to chair the HELP Committee, Cassidy is a longtime champion of empowering patients and lowering health care costs for families. President Trump recently signed Cassidy's PBM Reform Act into law, increasing price transparency and cracking down on middlemen that drive up prescription drug prices for patients. Cassidy also led the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) as an alternative to Democrats' plan to continue giving billions of dollars to giant insurance companies.

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