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 ...

During the Covid-19 pandemic Medicare increased payments to certain specialty doctors, including cardiologists and radiation oncologists, by 3.75 percent.  That pay increase is set to expire in 2022 and Medicare has deci ...

TSCL had been hoping that Medicare coverage for hearing, dental and vision services would be included in the new legislation but the agreement reached last week includes only hearing services. According to Kaiser Heal ...

We are at a strange point in our society where on the one hand, drug companies are heroes for the way they developed vaccines against Covid-19 so quickly – vaccines that have saved many lives and allowed us to think abou ...

Last week the Democratic majorities in Congress reached an agreement on new measures to begin reducing prescription drug prices.  These are not as far-reaching as those proposed previously but they still are major steps ...