IVF, cancer, prescription drugs among health care issues in president’s State of the Union 2024 address

President Biden outlined several healthcare priorities in his State of the Union address, focusing on prescription drug costs, expanding Medicare price negotiations, protecting IVF rights, advancing cancer research, and addressing abortion rights and artificial intelligence (AI). He proposed capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 annually for all Americans with private insurance and expanding Medicare's drug price negotiations. Additionally, he advocated for national protections for IVF treatment, reiterated his commitment to the "cancer moonshot," announced the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and highlighted investments in women's health research. Biden also addressed abortion rights, vowing to support Roe v. Wade, and emphasized the importance of AI regulation in healthcare.