Constituents press McCormick on drug costs, NIH funding and pediatric cancer; doctor asks for FTD research support

Several Roswell residents urged Rep. Rich McCormick to oppose cuts to health‑care programs and to protect NIH and targeted pediatric research funding. One questioner described personal financial strain from prescription costs for multiple cancers; another, identified herself as living with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), asked McCormick to oppose caps on indirect NIH costs, support a registry for FTD and back a national awareness week.

McCormick emphasized the importance of preserving programs that deliver needed medications and treatments, and said administrative waste and fraud removal could free funds to preserve coverage. On prescription costs he said, "We've identified, for example, on Medicaid and the application process and the way that some people are billing fraudulently that is basically consuming the resources that we'd use for normally for coverage. I wanna get rid of the egregious behavior by insurance companies who are making denials..." He recommended administrative reforms and use of technology to reduce costs.

The constituent describing FTD asked the congressman to protect NIH funding (including opposing a proposed 15% cap on indirect costs), to back state registries for FTD and to recognize a national awareness week. McCormick responded, "Happy to sit down with you... go over the appropriations process on that. Thanks." He invited the constituent to meet with staff and to pursue appropriations follow‑up.

Why it matters: Constituents with serious medical needs sought reassurance that federal research and coverage programs would remain funded. McCormick pledged to review the appropriations process with the requesters and to pursue casework through his office.

Ending: McCormick asked constituents to bring specific cases to his office for follow‑up and said he would review the appropriations and research processes with staff and relevant officials.