The budget package Democrats are assembling in Congress would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, according to sources familiar with work on the plan.
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Democrats Plan To Boost Medicare, Long-Term Care Spending
Posted on 19 July 2021.
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Democrats Seek Narrow Path To Rein In Cost Of Medicines
Posted on 06 May 2021.
President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they’ve been pushing for nearly 20 years only to encounter frustration.
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Democrats Will Still Need Buy-In From GOP on Key Health Priorities
Posted on 12 January 2021.
Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and more attention to systemic racism in health care.
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Drug Costs Skyrocket: Congress Stalls On Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets
Posted on 05 January 2021.
Sharon Clark is able to get her life-sustaining cancer drug, Pomalyst, priced at more than $18,000 for a 28-day supply, only because of the generosity of patient assistance foundations.
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Investors’ Deep-Pocket Push To Defend Surprise Medical Bills
Posted on 12 September 2019.
As proposals to ban surprise medical bills move through Congress and state legislatures with rare bipartisan support, physician groups have emerged as the loudest opponents.
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Social Security 2100 Act Aims To Fix The Entitlement
Posted on 05 August 2019.
According to bill sponsors, the Social Security 2100 Act increases benefits for all current and future Social Security recipients, cuts taxes for almost 12 million seniors, and ensures the system remains solvent for the rest of this century.
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