US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra returned to his hometown of Sacramento on Tuesday to host two separate roundtables on abortion and lowering prescription drug prices. “We are not going to agree to exclude people from the rights they know they have and should have,” Becerra said inside the headquarters of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California. As California prepares to become a destination for reproductive health care, Becerra said the administration stands ready to find ways to help, including ensuring patient privacy and potentially, travel for women who live in states that restrict abortion. we can also connect and support those efforts, exactly what, we’ll find out, but we’re working with our partners to see what we can do,” Becerra said. California Planned Parenthood CEO Jodi Hicks said the organization continues its expansion, which began in September. She said California health centers are already seeing an influx of patients since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving the legality of abortion protections to the states. “It’s not going to get better in the short term, but what we can do is make sure we’re growing and preparing for people who unfortunately have to travel outside of the state they’re in. live, which no one should have to – can get the care they need,” Hicks said. After his stop at Planned Parenthood, Becerra then met with University of California health officials at a center There, Becerra touted the new Inflation Reduction Act, which he says will lower the cost of prescription drug prices for Medicare patients over the next few years. “It will pass a lot of savings to those who need it at this particular time,” he said.The signing of the bill was good news for leaders of the University of California health system. The vice-president UC Health executive Dr. Carrie Byington said about 70% of patients in the system would be directly affected by the law. Byington said she was grateful for Becerra’s visit. “We asked him to remember the University of California and our needs for training the workforce of the future, so hopefully we’ll also see other actions in the future,” said she declared.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra returned to his hometown of Sacramento on Tuesday to host two separate roundtables on abortion and lowering prescription drug prices.
“We are not going to agree to exclude people from the rights they know they have and should have,” Becerra said inside the headquarters of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.
As California prepares to become a destination for reproductive health care, Becerra said the administration stands ready to find ways to help, including ensuring patient privacy and potentially, travel for women who live in states that restrict abortion.
“We’ll see how we can also connect and support these efforts, exactly what, we’ll find out, but we’re working with our partners to see what we can do,” Becerra said.
California Planned Parenthood CEO Jodi Hicks said the organization continues its expansion, which began in September.
She said California health centers are already seeing an influx of patients since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving the legality of abortion protections to the states.
“It’s not going to get better in the short term, but what we can do is make sure we’re growing and preparing for people who unfortunately have to travel outside of the state they’re in. live, which no one should have to – can get the care they need,” Hicks said.
After his stop at Planned Parenthood, Becerra then met with University of California health officials at a patient contact center in Rancho Cordova.
There, Becerra touted the new Inflation Reduction Act, which he says will lower the cost of prescription drug prices for Medicare patients over the next few years.
“It will pass a lot of savings to those who need it at this particular time,” he said.
The bill’s signing was good news for University of California health system leaders. UC Health executive vice president Dr. Carrie Byington said about 70% of patients in the system would be directly affected by the law.
Byington said she was grateful for Becerra’s visit.
“We asked him to remember the University of California and our needs for training the workforce of the future, so hopefully we’ll also see other actions in the future,” said she declared.