Congress Faces Crush of “Must-Do” Legislation with Time Running Out Congress was formally in recess last week although committee work continued. But they are back…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As we have been reporting, the changes in Medicare will be part of an overall infrastructure bill that President Biden has proposed and that both…
We had also hoped that by this time we could give you information about what’s in the legislation that’s been passed in Congress concerning reducing…
Last week Congressman John Larson (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced a revised version of the…
According to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, per capita health care spending for the elderly in the US is substantially higher…
This is not a legislative issue, but we are giving the information because it could affect many seniors, as well as others, of course. Recently,…