As your representative, Audrey will...
- Lower prescription drug costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices and import drugs from Canada and other countries
- Impose a tax penalty on drug companies that unfairly raise the cost of their drugs and take patents away from drug companies that sell the same medication for less in other countries
- Enforce mental health parity to the full extent of the law
- Ensure access to affordable long-term services and support to every American that needs it and pay caregivers for the critical work they do
- Hold pharmaceutical executives accountable for their role in over-producing and over-selling opioid painkillers while minimizing the risks of opioid addiction/overdose
- Prioritize treatment over jail for low-level, nonviolent offenders and help train law enforcement officers in responding to conflicts involving persons with mental illness
- Combat the opioid addiction crisis by treating addiction as a disease, providing resources for communities to heal and repair, and holding pharmaceutical companies accountable