As we’ve said, lowering drug prices is a top goal of Democrats, including President Biden. Republicans have indicated they will not support that effort so the Democrats have to pass it with just their own members. With ...
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Big Agenda – but Little Time to get it Done
The wheels of government usually grind very slowly. That’s by design, but it also reflects the diversity of the country. Citizens living in rural areas have different needs and wants than those in urban or suburban are ...
Congress Out of Session – Sort Of
The House and the Senate remain officially out of session for their August break, but saying that is a bit deceptive. It means the House and Senate chambers in the Capitol are closed for voting. The Senate will retur ...
How an Infrastructure Bill Could Affect Drug Prices
It seems strange that a bill that is suppose to deal with the nation’s infrastructure could affect prescription drug prices, but that’s the way Washington works. In order to get less popular items passed, Congressiona ...
New Bill Would Prepare for Future Diseases
The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated in a vivid and tragic way how unprepared we are for new diseases of this type, even though there were warnings for years from medical and scientific experts that we would be hit by one ...
U.S. Health System Gets Failing Grade According to New Study
The U.S. health care system ranks last among 11 high-income countries in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care. That’s according to a recent study by the Commonwealth Fund, whose mission ...
So far, No August Break for Senators
As we reported last week, August is the month when both houses of Congress traditionally take a break, both for government and personal travel, as well as working in their states and districts. While the House left last ...
Benefit Bulletin: August 2021
More Older Adults Carrying Debt In Retirement. Medical Costs to Blame. By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL Retirees are carrying more debt than ever before, and high medical costs are often to blame. The ...
Bi-partisan Draft Legislation Addressing Medicare Advantage Care in Last Year of Life Released Last Week
On Wednesday of last week U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) released discussion draft legislation following a troubling U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report conducted at ...
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs to Increase in 2021
According to Bloomberg News, “Senior citizens can expect to see their monthly Medicare costs increase by nearly 5% for prescription drugs in 2022, under projections the federal government announced Thursday. The basic ...
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