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 ...
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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 ...
Hospitals get Increased Medicare Payments for Inpatient Care
Medicare payments for inpatient care at acute-care hospitals will increase by 2.9% or roughly $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025. The new rule, released in July by the CMS, also increases the standard Medicare payment rate t ...
Senate and House Miles Apart when it comes to Funding Health Care
Last month, House Republicans advanced beyond committee a bill to fund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services departments. The $185.8 billion Labor-HHS measure amounts to 11% below current effective fundi ...
July 2024
As July ended, Congress left town for the entire month of August, just as it does every year. This tradition began when there was no air conditioning, and it was too hot in Washington to conduct their business. Leaving t ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 20% Of Buying Power Since 2010
For Immediate Release: July 18, 2024 Social Security Benefits Lose 20% Of Buying Power Since 2010 According to The Senior Citizens League Research on the buying power of Social Security benefits by The Senior Citize ...
2025 COLA Projection 2.63%
For Immediate Release: July 11, 2024 The Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2024 Projected at 2.63% According to The Senior Citizens League Our model points to a substantially lower COLA for next year after the 3.2% COL ...
TSCL Statement to the Republican Platform Committee
TSCL 2024 RNC Platform Committee Statement ...
TSCL Statement to The Democratic Platform Committee
TSCL 2024 DNC Platform Committee Statement ...
2025 COLA Projection 2.57%
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