Because of divisions within their own party, top congressional Democrats are acknowledging for the first time they’ll have to scale back their drug pricing plans to win enough votes in order to pass their social spending ...

While so much of the news about Congress last week was what they didn’t do, they did manage to pass a bill to keep the government open through Dec. 3.  The hope is that the extra time will enable them to come to an agree ...

Last week TSCL Chairman Rick Delaney sent letters to the leaders of Congress proposing a one-time $1,400 Social Security stimulus payment for seniors. The letter said in part: We’ve heard from thousands of them [senio ...

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Late last week it was announced that Medicare and Medicaid will pay the full cost of Covid-19 booster shots with no co-pays for everyone on their rolls. In addition, Walgreens has started to give booster shots for Cov ...

One of the controversies being fought over is what changes to make in Medicare, including coverage of dental, vision and hearing benefits.  According to one report, Democrats remain especially divided on that Medicare pi ...

One of the most accurate things you can say about Congress last week and this current week is that things are fluid. As we reported last week, the Democratic majority is fighting among themselves over what they want i ...

One of the programs President Biden supported during his campaign for was for expanding home and community-based care for the elderly and disabled and improving conditions for the poorly paid workers who give that care. ...

One of the programs President Biden supported during his campaign for President was expanding home and community-based care for the elderly and disabled and improving conditions for the poorly paid workers who give th ...

There’s an old saying: “Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made.” That has never been truer than in this Congress.  In trying to craft the new legislation to improve Medicare benefits and lower ...