Tammy Baldwin
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — An Appleton man will get a chance to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address as a guest of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin.
David Hovde is a Type 2 diabetic who relies on Medicare, Baldwin’s office says. His attendance is meant to highlight the Inflation Reduction Act that went into effect this year.
According to Baldwin’s office, a provision in the act caps Medicare recipients’ out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month. Hovde expects to save hundreds of dollars per month as a result.
“No American, especially our seniors living on a fixed income, should have to choose between putting food on the table or accessing the prescriptions they need to stay healthy,” Baldwin said in a news release.
“That’s why I was proud to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act last year to provide some relief for Wisconsin families and hold big drug companies accountable for prioritizing profits over people. We are finally going to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and cap out-of-pocket costs for nearly 46 million seniors across the country, reducing our country’s deficit and ensuring seniors can get the drugs they need at a price they can afford.”
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, has not announced an invited guest to the State of the Union.
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