Seniors for Tammy

Tammy was raised by her grandparents — and later became their primary caretaker. She understands the challenges that Wisconsin seniors face and is fighting to support seniors and their families every step of the way.

Negotiating Lower Medicare Drug Prices

Right now, Washington prohibits Medicare from negotiating better prices on prescriptions for seniors. Tammy took on this broken system and introduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices for older Wisconsinites. Tammy’s reform would allow Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies to get better prices. Tammy’s plan also cuts costs for more than 42 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D while safeguarding the Medicare program.

Lowering Prescription Drug Prices

Across Wisconsin, families are facing skyrocketing prescription drug prices — but in Washington, it’s the drug corporations who get their way. That’s why Tammy is taking on Big Pharma to do right by Wisconsinites who should never be forced to choose between groceries and medicine. Joined by Republican Senator John McCain, Tammy also introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on drug corporations that jack up the price of prescriptions.

Supporting Family Caretakers

Tammy took the lessons she learned from caregiving to heart. That’s why she worked across party lines, and with the AARP, to pass the bipartisan RAISE Family Caregivers Act to formally recognize and support the millions of family caregivers across America.

Health Care for Every Wisconsinite

Tammy has joined efforts to expand coverage and lower health care costs for Wisconsinites, and allow Americans between 55 and 64 to buy into Medicare. Tammy worked together with her colleagues on legislation to allow states to offer people the choice of buying into Medicaid, granting more Wisconsinites the opportunity to enroll in our popular BadgerCare program. Tammy is also working on a reform that would provide all Americans, individuals, and companies with a public option to purchase Medicare.

Download our printable one-pager outlining some of the issues Tammy has been working on for seniors.