Tag: Medicare
Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by $140 billion a year—enough to wipe...
"Medicare Advantage is just another example of the endless greed of the insurance industry poisoning American healthcare," says a new report from Physicians for a National Health Program.
Pharma-funded Republicans go to bat for drug industry as Medicare moves...
"Any effort by far-right Republicans to paint lowering the costs of prescription drug prices for Americans as a bad thing is laughable."
Biden announces 10 drugs subject to price cuts with Medicare
The Biden administration said the negotiations could save could save taxpayers money.
Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell more than 120 colleagues in House and Senate...
"The American people understand, as I do, that health care is a human right, not a privilege."
White House says GOP bill would force ‘one of the biggest...
"House Republicans are trying to slash lifelines for middle-class families on behalf of rich special interests," said a White House spokesperson.
Advocates say ‘hell no’ as Manchin pitches Social Security deal with...
"Manchin is providing cover for Republican attacks on Social Security and Medicare."
Warnock hails start of Medicare’s $35 insulin copay cap that ‘will...
"The new $35 copay cap for my insulin will ensure I can afford my insulin for as long as I need it."
Big Pharma and GOP allies aim to sabotage Medicare drug price...
"Patients fought hard for the reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act—and we won't let Big Pharma and its allies' fearmongering scare us."
House GOP using omnibus fight as ‘trial run’ for ploy to...
"MAGA extremists in Congress are dusting off an old conservative playbook for when they seize power," said one progressive watchdog.
Physicians slam industry push to ‘fix’—not end—Medicare privatization scheme
"The industry thinks they can save it with minor tweaks and cosmetic fixes. But we won't back down until Direct Contracting is shut down, for good," one doctor said of the Trump-era program.
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Congress passes final spending bill with cuts to EPA, Interior budgets
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