After over a year of negotiations and near-death experiences, the Senate has managed to pass historic legislation that could, among several other things, lower prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. If passe ...
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Week Ending August 6, 2022
Senate (Finally) Passes Historic Bill to Lower Seniors’ Drug Costs After over a year of negotiations and near-death experiences, the Senate has managed to pass historic legislation that could, among several other thin ...
WEP/GPO Update
On Friday, July 29, 2022 The Senior Citizens League participated in a Press Conference with Representatives Abigail Spanberger and Rodney Davis to show support for H.R. 82 The Social Security Fairness Act. This bipart ...
Good News: Part D Premiums Projected Slightly Lower Next Year
Last Friday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the average basic monthly premium for standard Medicare Part D coverage is projected to be approximately $31.50 in 2023. This expected amo ...
Bill Introduced to Give Better Social Security COLA
A bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) that would, among other things, change the formula that Social Security would use to determine the annual COLA. The formula would use a formula ...
Senate may Vote this Week to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
The drama over reducing prescription drug prices grabbed the headlines last week when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced they had reached agreement on legislation that ...
Week Ending July 30, 2022
Senate may Vote this Week to Lower Prescription Drug Prices The drama over reducing prescription drug prices grabbed the headlines last week when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- ...
House to Vote on Extending Medicare Telehealth Bill
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on a bill that would allow Medicare to continue to offer telehealth services, which were originally permitted during the Covid-19 public health emergency, throu ...
Senate Democrats Push to Finalize Drug-Price Bill
Reporting on legislation to lower prescription drug prices has been like riding a seesaw. One week, things look good and the next week it all falls apart. The latest news is that Senate Democrats seem to finally have ...
Congress Heads Toward August Recess with Much Left to Do
This week is the final week the House of Representatives will be in session before the annual August congressional recess. The Senate is scheduled to stay in Washington one week longer. This annual occurrence is a con ...
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