According to a report in Stat News last week, during 2020, drug makers raised prices on seven widely used medicines by substantial amounts without any new clinical evidence to justify the increases, forcing patients and ...

Last week there was some refreshing proof that Congress can still, on occasion, work together in a bi-partisan manner. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind.) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-Calif.)  announced the introduc ...

The legislation dealing with prescription drug prices now moves to the Senate for action. Everyone expects there will be changes to it. The real questions are how many changes will be made, what kinds of changes will the ...

Finally-- last week the House of Representatives passed the legislation containing measures to lower prescription drug prices and cover hearing services under Medicare. The vote was close, with one Democrat and all Repub ...

Even though they have such important issues they must deal with before the end of the year, Congress is in recess this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. It is hard to believe they can finish all their work in tim ...

As you no  doubt know by now, the $21.60 increase in the Medicare Part B premium is the largest annual dollar-amount rate hike ever for Part B coverage, while the 14.5% increase is the third-largest percentage increase s ...

The story has been going on for weeks, so things are not definite, but as of right now, the Democrats in the House plan to pass the legislation that includes provisions to lower prescription drug prices sometime this wee ...

Congress was formally in recess last week although committee work continued. But they are back in session this week and they face a daunting task as time is running out for them to finish work on what is considered to be ...