As you no doubt know by now, the increase in the Medicare Part B premium for 2022 is the largest ever.  As we previously reported, the large increase came about as a result of Medicare preparing to pay for the cost of a ...

As a reminder, the provision to reduce the costs of prescription drugs is part of the legislative package called “Build Back Better,” which is one of the top priorities of President Biden.  However, because of the Senate ...

The subject hasn’t appeared in the media since the agreement in December on a short-term government funding bill, but Congress is working on a spending bill to keep the government open for the rest of fiscal year 2022.  ...

The members of Congress returned to Washington last week and began what is known as the Second Session of the 117th Congress.  They have a full agenda to deal with including some very pressing issues that must be acted u ...

A significant part of the large increase in the Medicare Part B premium for next year is because of the cost of the new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, which was priced at $56,000 a year. The premium increase came even thou ...

In addition to lowered prescription drug prices, the Build Back Better legislation also contains a provision that would expand Medicare coverage for hearing aids and services. Originally, it also had provisions to provid ...

This past weekend West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced he will not vote to pass the legislation that would lower prescription drug prices. The drug price reduction provision is part of the “Build Back B ...

A congressional advisory panel on Friday moved to recommend that Medicare payments for nursing homes, home health agencies and inpatient rehabilitation facilities be cut by 5% in 2023, citing adequate reimbursement rates ...