In one of our recent updates we said we hadn’t heard anything new about the $200 drug discount card for seniors that President Trump had announced in September.  The program ran into obstacles because of a number of issu ...

In last week’s update we told you about the pending retirement of Senator Lamar Alexander (R- Tenn.), who has been a champion of legislation to end surprise medical billing.  We feared the effort to end the practice woul ...

If it weren’t for the coronavirus and the start of the vaccination program against it the top news story would probably be the fact that Congress still can’t reach a final agreement to keep the government from shutting d ...

One of TSCL’s goals this year was to end “surprise billing” – the situation that happens when some types of medical providers, including anesthesiologists, radiologists, pathologists, and labs may not be contracted with ...

We reported earlier this year that President Trump issued executive orders to lower prescription drug prices under Medicare by linking them to rates paid in other countries and allowing Americans to buy medication import ...

Because COVID-19 has never been seen in humans before, there are currently no vaccines to prevent COVID-19 approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA recently approved the first treatment for COVID- ...

Congress has until the end of this Friday to pass legislation to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2021.  Very few people think they’ll get it done. There are reports that the Senate is now ...

Is Medicare Doing Anything to Help Nursing Home Patients? Q: My 94-year-old mom has been living with me for the past five years.  Since the coronavirus pandemic started, her dementia has worsened rapidly.  Recently sh ...

Is Low Cost Dental Insurance A Good Reason to Switch Health Plans? Q:  I don’t have dental insurance and pay out of pocket.  I know I will need to get some expensive work done at some point in the next year or two.  I ...