Last week, Sens. Ron Wyden (R-Ore) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced a bill that follows up on the Senate Finance Committee action in July mentioned above. The bill is called the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Account ...
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New Bi-Partisan Legislation Would Give Greater Transparency
Despite all the recent drama at the leadership level, the bitter polarization, and the inability to pass funding legislation, there is some work getting done in Congress with the support of both parties. In late Septe ...
Disarray in the House of Representatives
Anyone paying any attention to the news knows the drama in Congress, specifically in the House of Representatives. For the first time in American history, a Speaker of the House has been removed from that position by his ...
September 2023
Disarray in the House of Representatives Anyone paying any attention to the news knows the drama in Congress, specifically in the House of Representatives. For the first time in American history, a Speaker of the Hou ...
The Social Security and Medicare Advisor Sep/Oct 2023
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COLA Estimate for 2024 is 3.2%
For Release: September 13, 2023 With One More Month Left, COLA for 2024 Forecast to be 3.2% The Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2024 will likely be 3.2% based on a jump in consumer price dat ...
August 2023
These are the stories we cover in this issue of our TSCL Washington Update. The coming of September means Congress faces a mad rush to keep the government from shutting down on October 1; the Biden Administration anno ...
The Senior Citizens League Update for August 2023
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New Medicare Part D Drug Program Will Allow Monthly Payments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that beginning in 2025, subscribers to Medicare Part D will have the option to pay their out-of-pocket prescription drug costs over a year using a monthl ...
Drugs to be Negotiated for Lower Pricing are Announced
Last week, the White House announced the names of 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to the negotiating power of Medicare. The government expects prices will be slashed by half on average, with the first cuts tak ...