TSCL has been urging our supporters for the last few weeks to get the second Covid booster and the seasonal flu vaccination as soon as possible. It is becoming even more important to do so as the cases of flu are rapidly ...
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Flu Season Off to a Roaring Start
US influenza hospitalizations are the highest they have been in the last 12 years at this point in the season, according to a new government report. More than 2,300 patients were admitted to US hospitals during the we ...
Update for Week Ending October 29, 2022
Season Off to a Roaring Start US influenza hospitalizations are the highest they have been in the last 12 years at this point in the season, according to a new government report. More than 2,300 patients were admi ...
Limited Expansion of Medicare Coverage of Dental Care Could be Coming
TSCL has been pushing Congress to include Medicare coverage of dental care because so many seniors do not have dental insurance and good dental care is crucial for overall good health. Now, according to Kaiser Health ...
Record Spending by Big Drug Companies to Fight Drug Price Reduction
The pharmaceutical industry has spent more than $100 million on lobbying so far in 2022. According to OpenSecrets, the pharmaceutical industry has spent $101 million lobbying on behalf of 483 clients in 2022, fighting De ...
Study finds No link between Drug Costs and Research and Development Costs
Over the last several years drug companies and their trade groups have opposed many of the reforms proposed in Congress and supported by TSCL to lower drug prices by arguing that high drug prices are needed to recover re ...
Drug Prices Went Up Again
Although President Biden’s new drug price reduction law was passed this year, the law will not take effect immediately. The need for the new law, however, was underscored by the release of a study showing that drug pr ...
Remember Your Vaccinations
We remind you that it is time to get both your Covid booster shot as well as your seasonal flu vaccination. Medical experts are concerned that this flu season will be harder than usual. They are also concerned there will ...
Medicare Open Enrollment Season
We are now in Medicare open enrollment season. The 2023 season began last Saturday and runs through Dec. 7. During the annual open enrollment period, beneficiaries can review and change their Medicare coverage options, r ...
Week Ending October 22, 2022
Important Reminders Medicare Open Enrollment Season We are now in Medicare open enrollment season. The 2023 season began last Saturday and runs through Dec. 7. During the annual open enrollment period, benefici ...