Before 2020 came to an end, a new forecast from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that Medicare’s Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is running out of money two years earlier than previously expected ...
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New Concern About Cuts to Medicare
A report came out this weekend about the possibility of new major cuts to Medicare. This could result because of Senate rules about how many votes it takes to pass legislation. Because just one Senator can stall legi ...
High Cost of Prescription Drugs – More than Just Prices
A new study has found that it is more than prices that are high when it comes to so many prescription drugs. According to Modern Healthcare newsletter, “A $10.40 increase in out-of-pocket costs per prescription was asso ...
Monday Holidays
This week most members of the House and Senate are back in their districts or states meeting with constituents or otherwise conducting business there. A few have stayed in Washington to take part in hearings that are sc ...
Update for February 13, 2021
Monday Holidays This week most members of the House and Senate are back in their districts or states meeting with constituents or otherwise conducting business there. A few have stayed in Washington to take part in h ...
Now for Some Hopeful News
We gave you the bad news about eating fried foods, which really is nothing very new. But there was some hopeful news last week that we want to pass along. According to the Associated Press, the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 ...
New Report Warns About Eating Fried Foods (Again)
According to the Washington Post, a new report warns that regularly eating fried foods — french fries, fried chicken, and the like — ups your chance of having a major cardiovascular problem, such as a heart attack or str ...
Seniors Hurt by Intolerable Mail Delays
If you are like millions of Americans you have experienced delays in your mail, including drug prescriptions and checks. In some instances, it has taken over a month for a letter to arrive at its destination, and there ...
Test Program to Give Covid Vaccine Through Local Pharmacies
The Biden administration announced last week that it will begin distributing a limited number of Covid-19 vaccine doses directly to retail pharmacies across the nation. Many pharmacies are already administering vaccin ...
Senate Finally Gets Organized
Last week, the two leaders of the Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally were able to reach an agreement on organizing the Senate for the next two years. An agreement was needed because each party has 50 Senato ...