I have a simple proposal to make to the U.S. Congress. A budgetary swap, on behalf of the elderly and disabled Americans: repeal the corporate tax cuts in the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), and add back into the budget the Medicare dental, vision, and hearing benefits.
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Simple Swap: Repeal Corporate Tax Cuts, Add Back Dental & Vision To Medicare
Posted on 16 February 2022.
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Manchin Takes The Teeth Out Of Democrats’ Plan For Seniors’ Dental Care
Posted on 13 December 2021.
Sharon Marchio misses having teeth for eating, speaking and smiling. For the past few years, after the last of her teeth were extracted, she’s used dentures.
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The Senate Needs 50 Votes To Build A Better Medicare
Posted on 06 December 2021.
When elderly people were first created, they had no eyes, ears, and teeth. For this reason, when federal lawmakers got around to enacting Medicare insurance for seniors in 1965, they didn’t include vision services, hearing aids, and dental care.
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Means Testing For Medicare Dental Under Debate Gets Pushback
Posted on 21 October 2021.
For more than 55 years, Medicare has followed a simple policy: covered benefits are the same, no matter if you’re rich, poor, or in-between.
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Ban On Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices Under Pressure
Posted on 11 October 2021.
Donna Weiner looks at Medicare’s prescription drug program from two different points of view. As a participant, she wants to pay less for her medicines. As a retired accountant who spent 50 years handling the books for companies, she sees a way to get there.
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What Stalemate On Capitol Hill Means for Your Drug Prices
Posted on 05 October 2021.
As President Joe Biden’s government overhaul stalls in Congress, tensions are mounting over what changes, if any, could come for Americans at the pharmacy counter.
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