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 As I travel around Arkansas, I most often hear about problems individuals are having keeping up with the cost of health care, whether its seniors concerned about the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs or a working parent struggling to keep up with the ever-increasing price tag of health care coverage.
Approximately 500,000 Arkansans are uninsured, which means almost one out of every five people living in our state has no health coverage at all. To that end I support tax credits to help employers obtain health insurance for their employees and tax credits for individuals who purchase coverage on their own. I also believe that Congress needs to make health care more accessible to rural families and help rural health care providers cope with rising costs and the difficulties of providing services in sparsely populated areas.
Finally, Americans will continue to pay more for their drugs then any other people in the entire world unless Congress and the Administration allow the safe importation of prescription drugs from Canada and other industrialized countries. Arkansans pay 33-88 percent more for their drugs than our neighbors in Canada. I am fighting to change this injustice on behalf of our seniors, children, and parents who can no longer feed the profit margins of our nation’s drug companies.
 RELATED NEWS & STATEMENTS
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| 11/13/2009 |
Arkansas Delegation Announces $1.7 Million for Distance Learning, Telemedicine |
| 10/28/2009 |
Pryor Discusses Health Care Reform (Audio) |
| 08/17/2009 |
Pryor To Hold Additional Tele-Town Hall Meetings |
| 06/17/2009 |
Pryor, Lincoln Announce $78,125 To Fight Domestic Violence |
| 06/12/2009 |
Newsletter: Pryor Wrap-up for June 12, 2009 |
| 06/08/2009 |
Op-Ed: Keeping Emergency Rooms Open in Rural America |
| 06/03/2009 |
Pryor, Brownback Offer Remedy to Ailing Rural Hospitals |
| 06/02/2009 |
Pryor, Lincoln Berry Announce $270,000 for Mississippi County |
| 05/26/2009 |
Trip Advisory, May 25th - 28th |
| 05/21/2009 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry Announce Grant Funding for White River Rural Health Center |
| 05/19/2009 |
Arkansas Congressional Delegation Announces $1.45 Million |
| 04/29/2009 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry Announce Funds for White River Health System |
| 04/28/2009 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry Announce Funds for Corning Area Healthcare |
| 04/10/2009 |
Members of Congressional Delegation Announce $1.6 Million For Childhood Immunizations |
| 04/09/2009 |
Senators Pryor, Lincoln and Rep. Berry Announce $50,000 for White River Health System, Inc. |
| 04/03/2009 |
Pryor Applauds Budget that Sets Responsible Path Forward |
| 03/27/2009 |
Members of Delegation Announce $3,090,457 for Arkansas Community Health Centers |
| 03/26/2009 |
Senators Pryor, Lincoln and Rep. Berry Announce $26,000 for ASU |
| 03/23/2009 |
ARKANSAS MEMBERS ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION FOR STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER |
| 03/23/2009 |
ARKANSAS MEMBERS ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR MID-DELTA HEALTH SYSTEMS |
| 03/19/2009 |
Members of Arkansas Delegation Announce $295,982 for Community Health Centers of Arkansas |
| 03/18/2009 |
Members of Congressional Delegation Announce $967,000 for Senior Nutrition Assistance |
| 03/12/2009 |
Pryor, Snowe Seek to Spur Innovation, Economic Development with Science Parks |
| 03/05/2009 |
Pryor Announces Appropriation Subcommittee Assignments |
| 03/03/2009 |
Senator Pryor Recognizes Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week |
| 02/27/2009 |
Congressional Delegation Announces Millions in Funding for Arkansas's State and Local Priorities |
| 02/17/2009 |
Pryor: Arkansas to Benefit from Economic Recovery Package |
| 01/29/2009 |
Pryor Throws Support Behind Bill to Get Children the Health Care They Need |
| 12/02/2008 |
Trip Advisory: December 3rd - 6th |
| 11/12/2008 |
Trip Advisory: November 12th - 14th |
| 11/10/2008 |
Trip Advisory - Thursday, November 13th |
| 10/22/2008 |
Northwest Arkansas Awarded Mobile Vet Center |
| 10/06/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Ross Announce Funds for Magnolia City Hospital |
| 08/19/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry Announce Funds for Boston Mountain Rural Health Center |
| 08/19/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry Announce Funds for Community Medical Center of Izard County |
| 08/19/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry Announce Funds for Corning Area Health Care |
| 07/11/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln Announce Initial Approval of $1 Million for White River Medical Center |
| 07/11/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln Announce Initial Approval of $1 Million for Sparks Regional Medical Center |
| 07/09/2008 |
Senate Passes Pryor Measure to Support Community Pharmacists, Empower Medicare Recipients |
| 06/06/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Ross Announce Funds for Jefferson Hospital Association |
| 06/05/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Berry announce funds for Woodruff County Nursing Home |
| 05/14/2008 |
Arkansas lawmakers announce University of Arkansas grant |
| 05/13/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Ross Announce Funds for Drew Memorial Hospital |
| 04/23/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln and Ross Announce Funds for Booneville Community Hospital |
| 04/15/2008 |
CLINTON AND PRYOR INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE READINESS OF NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE BY EXTENDING MEDICAL BENEFITS |
| 04/03/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Boozman Announce Funds for Arkansas Tech University |
| 02/12/2008 |
Pryor, Lincoln Berry, Ross Announce Over $82,000 for Rural Health |
| 01/04/2008 |
Trip Advisory - January 7th - 12th |
| 12/18/2007 |
Congressional Delegation Announces Millions in Funding for Arkansas's State and Local Priorities |
| 12/05/2007 |
Lincoln, Pryor, and Berry Announce Rural Development Funds for Greene County Water Development |
| 12/04/2007 |
Lincoln, Pryor, Berry, Snyder Announce Funding to Support Elderly and Mental Illness Services |
| 11/07/2007 |
Arkansas Lawmakers Secure Funds for Health, Education, and Military Construction Priorities |
| 10/24/2007 |
Lincoln, Pryor Announce Senate Approval of $3.4 Million for Arkansas Education and Health Priorities |
| 10/03/2007 |
Statement by Senator Mark Pryor On President Bush's Veto of Children's Health Care Bill |
| 10/02/2007 |
Lincoln, Pryor, and Berry Announce $410,000 for Health Resources of Arkansas |
| 09/06/2007 |
Delegation Announces Nanotechnology Grant |
| 07/20/2007 |
Pryor Stands Up for Seniors, Community Pharmacists to Improve Medicare Drug Benefit Program |
| 06/05/2007 |
Lincoln, Pryor: Medicare Cuts Harmful for Arkansas' Seniors |
| 05/25/2007 |
Pryor, Lincoln, Ross Announce New VA Clinic Coming to Pine Bluff |
| 05/16/2007 |
KEY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ADVANTAGES OF INSURING ADULTS |
| 05/03/2007 |
Pryor, Chambliss Seek Major Improvements in Medical Care for Wounded Warriors |
| 05/02/2007 |
Lincoln, Pryor, Ross Announce $479,000 for Texarkana Arkansas School District |
| 03/23/2007 |
Senate Accepts Pryor Measure to Fix Physician Shortage |
| 02/26/2007 |
Arkansas Congressional Delegation Announces $550,000 in National Science Foundation Awards for University of Arkansas |
| 01/24/2007 |
UAMS RECEIVES GRANTS FOR KIDNEY DISEASE, TRANSPLANTATION RESEARCH |
| 01/04/2007 |
Senator Pryor Prepares for a Productive 110th Congress |
| 12/21/2006 |
Arkansas Congressional Delegation Announces $1.3 Million for Emergency Food & Shelter Program |
| 12/13/2006 |
Lincoln, Pryor, Ross Announce $2.3 Million Grant for Rich Mountain Community College |
| 12/13/2006 |
Lincoln, Pryor, Ross Announce $1.5 Million Grant For South Arkansas Community College |
| 12/13/2006 |
Lincoln, Pryor, Berry Announce Nearly $2 Million for UACCB |
| 12/11/2006 |
U.S. Congress Extends Pryor’s Tax Measure to Correct Combat Pay Inequity for Servicemen and Women |
| 10/04/2006 |
Lincoln, Pryor, Berry Announce $500,000 for New Arkansas Health Care Program |
| 09/16/2006 |
Arkansas Delegation Announces $3.4 Million Loan for Fulton County Hospital |
| 09/14/2006 |
Pryor Secures $10 Million to Construct Mobile Medical Units |
| 07/26/2006 |
Lincoln, Pryor Announce Senate Committee’s Approval of Arkansas Health & Education Projects |
| 07/17/2006 |
Statement by Senator Mark Pryor On Stem Cell Research
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| 05/11/2006 |
On Small Business Health Care |
| 02/06/2006 |
Statement by Senator Mark Pryor On the President’s Budget |
| 01/20/2006 |
Pryor Backs Bill to Fix Flaws in Medicare Drug Program;
Says Legislation will Improve Drug Coverage and Customer Service, Reimburse State and Pharmacists |
| 01/09/2006 |
Arkansas Delegation Calls on CMS to Fix Operational Problems of new Medicare Benefit |
| 11/04/2005 |
Pryor Votes No on Misplaced Priorities, Fiscally Irresponsible Budget |
| 09/14/2005 |
Pryor Says Emergency Relief Package Necessary to Help States Cover Health Care, Unemployment Benefits for Evacuees |
| 03/21/2005 |
A Statement by Senator Mark Pryor
On Congressional Action Taken on Behalf of Terri Schiavo
March 21, 2005 |
| 03/17/2005 |
Pryor Expresses Disappointment over Misplaced Budget Priorities
Says Rural America and Fiscal Responsibility Ignored in Senate Budget |
| 01/28/2005 |
Pryor Champions Bill to Make Health Care Affordable |
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