Thursday, August 13, 2026

Tag: 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.

Warren warns ‘corporate vultures’ are circling Medicare on Biden’s watch

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday joined physicians and dozens of her House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden administration to immediately halt...

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."

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Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.

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The trial began Monday in North Dakota, and, if successful, the lawsuit could bankrupt the nonprofit.