TSCL Endorses Social Security Legislation Last week TSCL was contacted by the office of Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.), to ask if we would once again endorse his bill, the Social Security for Future Generations Act. The Cong ...
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Pay Freeze for Health Care Providers Proposed
Last week the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a payment rule for 2022 that does not include pay raises for doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and others. That means there will ...
Biden Administration Indicates Support for Whatever Health Care Bill Congress Can Pass
In a recent interview with Kaiser Health News, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked what health care measures the Biden Administration would like to see passed. His response was very simple: “Our ...
Democrats in House of Representatives have Similar Legislation
The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives has previously introduced its own legislative package that would include vision, dental and hearing coverage in Medicare. The legislation would initially add preve ...
Health Care Legislation for Seniors Unveiled in the Senate
Last week Senate Democrats reached an agreement on a $3.5 trillion legislative package that would, among other things: Create dental, vision and hearing benefits in the Medicare program. Expand long-term care ben ...
Update for Week Ending July 17, 2021
The parameters of whatever new health care legislation is passed by Congress this year have now been laid out by the Democratic majorities in both Houses. We cover these Democratic proposals because they hold the – extr ...
Speaker Pelosi Wants Legislation to Cut Drug Prices
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week that she is pushing to attach drug price cutting legislation to the major budget bill carrying most of President Biden’s $4 trillion economic agenda in the coming mont ...
Want to Know Ahead of Time What Your Hospital Will Charge? Forget About It
In 2019 the Trump Administration issued a federal price transparency rule that took effect this year. The rule was supposed to give patients, employers and insurers a clearer picture of the true cost of hospital care ...
President Issues Order to Promote Competition, Move Forward with Drug Importation
Last week President Biden issued a sweeping executive order aimed at promoting competition in the economy through 72 initiatives cracking down on anti-competitive practices in multiple industries. Among other several ...
Update for Week Ending July 10, 2021
As we have reported in the past, when it comes to issues affecting seniors the overwhelming attention of Congress this year is on lowering prescription drug prices. Our analysis of TSCL-supported legislation introduce ...
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