After a delay of over six months, Congress was finally able last week to pass the legislation needed to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2022. That means Social Security payments, veterans’ ...

Congress has until the end of this Friday to pass legislation needed to keep the government open or the federal government will once again shut down. They have been working feverishly on the needed legislation to fund ...

In addition to general prescription drug legislation, the Democrats have indicated they will be working on a new bill to limit insulin costs to $35 per month. Americans who need insulin pay 10 times more than people i ...

According to the Washington Post, “Democrats are trying to breathe new life into their drug pricing efforts …. “The influential Senate Finance Committee is eyeing holding a hearing on the cost of medicines as Democrat ...

The need for improved nursing home care has been discussed for a long time. It is not hard to find individuals who are not happy with the care an elderly loved one received in a nursing home. And yet, nursing home care i ...

In his State of the Union speech last week President Biden, understandably, spent a great deal of time on foreign policy, and specifically Ukraine, but he also emphasized a number of key health care issues that need to b ...

As covid restrictions are being lifted most of us are breathing a sigh of relief with the prospect that we can soon get back to “normal,” whatever that new normal may look like. However, we need to keep in mind that covi ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced that legislation to lower the cost of insulin will be a priority in that chamber in the next few weeks. The bill under consideration would cap consumers’ out ...