Medicaid

One is a commitment by Pfizer — “voluntary,” the company says — to offer all state Medicaid programs “most favored nation” prices on its drugs.

Democrats are also pushing to renegotiate some of the changes made to Medicaid in the budget bill.

O’Neill’s announcement said that the changes will still allow for immunization coverage to continue through programs including the Vaccines for Children program, Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicare and Medicaid.

Democrats want to ensure health insurance subsidies for those with low-income do not expire and aim to reverse cuts to the Medicaid health programme.

Democrats are fighting to get the subsidies extended and are demanding that Republicans reverse the Medicaid cuts.