Tag: Medicare
Sanders demands end to Medicare premium hike from Alzheimer’s drug
Building on his recent letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday wrote to a key government analyst to...
Sanders demands refunds for seniors hit by Medicare premium hike
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday demanded refunds for seniors who have been hit by the 2022 Medicare premium hike after federal health...
‘Bottom line,’ says Bernie Sanders, deal must include Medicare expansion, lower...
"Congress must finally have the courage to stand up to the greed of Big Pharma."
‘It’s not coming out’: Bernie Sanders stands firm on Medicare expansion
Sanders and other progressives have spent months defending the provisions in the $3.5 trillion, 10-year investment in climate action and social supports for lower- and middle-income families.
‘They’re going to lose,’ says Sanders as corporations mobilize against $3.5T...
"We will expand Medicare to provide dental, vision, and hearing coverage to benefit seniors, not to pad the profits of healthcare industry CEOs."
On Medicare’s 56th birthday, activists deliver 125,000+ petitions urging Congress to...
"We need Medicare for All. In fact, we needed Medicare for All yesterday."
Schumer backs Sanders’ proposal to include dental, hearing, and vision care...
“With the current Medicare platform, those three things are just left out, like it’s no big deal,” said the Democratic leader. “But it is a big deal and we should fix it.”
Coalition calls for bold pricing reforms to save $450 billion on...
"Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and then reinvesting those savings back into the program to expand services further strengthens our path towards universal coverage for all."
Pressed by Sanders, Democrats aim to lower Medicare eligibility age in...
"In the rescue plan, we were able to take a major step forward in lowering child poverty—very important. Now I want to deal with issues facing seniors as well."
‘Seems like a good policy!’ CBO shows Medicare for All could...
"A large share of Medicare administrative costs are tied up in tasks like eligibility determination... that would no longer exist in a Medicare for All system."
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This inquiry, led by Texas Representatives Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro, targets the very heart of America's foreign arms policies and its ethical implications.
New study reveals microplastics’ alarming journey from everyday items to human organs
The extensive reach of these particles beyond the gut and into critical body tissues, raises significant concerns particularly for the most vulnerable: Our children.
An urgent plea to leftists in the 6 battleground states likely to decide the...
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