While many have been left behind by Part D, there is a clear winner: the drug industry. Independent analysts predict that Part D will increase drug industry profits by $139 billion over the next eight years. Glaxo-SmithKline's second-quarter net income already jumped 14 percent, and other leading drug companies also have benefited.
Louise SlaughterWe have a responsibility to promote stem cell research which could lead to treatments and cures for diseases affecting millions of Americans.
Louise SlaughterMany poor and low-income women cannot afford to purchase contraceptive services and supplies on their own.
Louise SlaughterIf they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies.
Louise SlaughterHalf of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program.
Louise Slaughter