Congress returns to Washington this month in a race to fund the government, a race that they have lost regularly year after year. It doesn’t seem to matter which party is in control, and they just can’t get their work do ...
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Think your Medical Bill isn’t quite Right?
Think your Medical Bill isn’t quite Right? It Might Pay to Ask Some Questions According to an article in Statnews: If you get a medical bill that you’re worried about, you should probably try to fight it, according ...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) Accused of False Testimony
Drug middlemen, also known as PBMs, are accused of making false statements during congressional testimony last month as part of an investigation into the practices of these entities. House Oversight Chair James Comer ...
Medicare and Medicaid Services Statement
Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released this statement: In August 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The law improves Medicare by expanding benefits, ...
Congress Begins Race They Already Know They’ll Lose
For the last several years, at this same time, we have warned that the specter of a government shutdown looms because Congress hasn’t finished one of the most important things they are supposed to do: fund the federal go ...
Press Brief 8.14.24 – 2025 COLA Projection is 2.57%
For Immediate Release: August 14, 2024 The Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2025 Projected at 2.57% Our model points to a substantially lower cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for next year after the implementation of the ...
Some Medicare Advantage Plans to Have Fewer Benefits
Medicare Advantage (MA) programs have become very popular among seniors over the last several years. However, recent studies have largely found that Medicare Advantage plans cost the government and taxpayers more than tr ...
Health Care in the U.S. is Expensive. But does it give Better Results?
According to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the U.S. lags behind several other wealthy nations in healthcare quality. Despite spending more money per capita on healthcare than any similarly large and wealth ...
Lower Drug Prices to be Announced by September 1
The Biden administration and the pharmaceutical industry have wrapped up the first round of landmark drug price negotiations after engaging in talks that may lead to lower prices for some of Medicare's most widely used d ...
Federal Aging Programs Receive Funding Boost in Senate Committee
Programs to aid health care for older Americans and provide them meals would receive an almost 5% increase through fiscal 2029 under legislation a Senate committee approved last week. The Health, Education, Labor and ...
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