Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis was in Greensburg on Friday to tout health care policies being pushed by the Biden-Harris administration and Democratic lawmakers.
Mr. Davis met with local officials and patients at the Westmoreland County Labor Council headquarters at One Northgate Square, including patients Diana Steck and Lisa Gephardt and cancer survivor Laura Packard. He shared his medical experience.
Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Copas, a minority Democrat on the county commission, was among the speakers at the event.
Davis’ appearance marked the fifth day of the “Lower Cost, Better Care” bus tour. The tour, organized by the social services nonprofit Protect Our Care, begins Monday and will visit more than 17 states over six weeks.
Participants discussed the passage of the Inflation Control Act, which provided relief to people who buy their own insurance, capped the monthly cost of insulin, and gave Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. They also expressed concern about potential threats to health care from Republican opponents.
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