Health care for the nation’s seniors looms large as the baby-boom generation ages into retirement. resident Joe Biden tacitly acknowledged those needs in March with his proposal to spend $400 billion over the next eight years to improve access to in-home and community-based care.
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Caring And Providing Health Care For An Aging Nation
Posted on 31 May 2021.
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State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Drug Costs
Posted on 16 February 2021.
Fed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing bills to penalize drugmakers for unjustified price hikes and to cap payment at much-lower Canadian levels.
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Prescription Drug Prices Rose 3x Faster Than Inflation
Posted on 04 March 2020.
The net cost of prescription drugs, meaning sticker price minus manufacturer discounts, rose over three times faster than the rate of inflation over the course of a decade.
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What Will Long-Term Care Cost You?
Posted on 14 October 2019.
Most people over 65 eventually will need help with daily living tasks, such as bathing, eating or dressing.
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What Health Care Will Cost You in Retirement
Posted on 30 April 2019.
A typical couple could potentially spend $285,000 on out-of-pocket healthcare costs in retirement.
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Medicare’s Uncapped Drug Costs Still Bite Into Budgets
Posted on 30 March 2019.
Unlike commercial plans that cap members’ out-of-pocket drug spending annually, Medicare has no limit for prescription medications in Part D, its drug benefit.
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