Our healthcare system has been stretched thin for years, and too many families are feeling the consequences. Whether it’s delayed appointments, crowded urgent-care centers, or long wait times for specialists, the pressure is real. One of the best ways to reduce that strain is through preventive care options like vaccines, which work to keep people healthy before illness forces them into the system.
Vaccines help reduce hospitalizations, prevent outbreaks, and protect people who are already medically vulnerable. That kind of prevention has a measurable impact on the entire state, from workplaces to schools to emergency rooms.
That’s why it’s disappointing for me and other Michiganders to see Congress spend so much time on the Most Favored Nation pricing approach. MFN focuses on international comparisons instead of improving the preventive care infrastructure that Michigan families rely on.
Instead, if lawmakers want to strengthen public health, they should prioritize making vaccines more accessible instead of chasing pricing models that don’t solve the problems happening on the ground here. That could make a much more significant difference in people’s lives.
Michael Sanchez
