As we have recently reported, there is still hope that Congress will be able to pass legislation that will have in it a provision to lower the costs of prescription drugs. However, it is the Democratic majority in the Se ...
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Supreme Court Vacancy Shuffles Senate Schedule
Congress is back in session this week after being out of session last week. They already had their hands full with the amount of work they need to do and the announcement of the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephe ...
Update for Week Ending January 29, 2022
Supreme Court Vacancy Shuffles Senate Schedule Congress is back in session this week after being out of session last week. They already had their hands full with the amount of work they need to do and the announcement ...
Government Warns About Fake Covid Test Kits
A few days ago the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning about fraudulent testing kits being sold online to desperate customers. "It's not a surprise that, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, f ...
Social Security 2100 Bill Keeps Gaining Support
We have told you in the past about the “Social Security 2100” bill that would improve benefits and strengthen the entire Social Security system. It’s a bill that TSCL has been working with its author, Congressman John La ...
Drug Companies Spend Record Amount to Keep Drug Prices High
We’ve told you in the past that the drug companies pulled out all the stops last year to fight the effort to lower drug prices. According to a new report from Bloomberg Government News, PhRMA, the lobbying group of the m ...
Efforts to Lower Drug Prices Still Alive
Unless you do not pay attention to the news at all, you know that passing legislation to lower the prices of prescription drugs in the Senate has two main obstacles: in addition to every Republican Senator, there are two ...
Update for Week Ending January 22, 2022
Efforts to Lower Drug Prices Still Alive Unless you do not pay attention to the news at all, you know that passing legislation to lower the prices of prescription drugs in the Senate has two main obstacles: in additio ...
Medicare Owes Beneficiaries A Refund
Washington, DC) – Medicare beneficiaries may have grounds to ask for a refund on a portion of their 2022 Part B premiums, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “It appears that Medicare is overcharging 57 milli ...
Panel Recommends Payment Cuts for Nursing Homes/Home Health in 2023
Bloomberg News has reported that a federal advisory commission will recommend to Congress that traditional Medicare lower payments by 5% to nursing homes, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in ...