On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which rose from the ashes of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), a bill that failed to pass in 2021 after it could not gather enough support in the Senate.
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New Prescription Drug Pricing Law Brings “Substantial” Reform
Posted on 31 August 2022.
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What Medicare Part A’s Belly-Up Date Means For You
Posted on 15 August 2022.
At its current pace, Medicare’s Hospital Insurance trust fund will run out of money in 2028, according to the June 2022 Medicare trustees report.
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Inflation Reduction Act Contains Cost-Saving Changes For Older Adults
Posted on 13 August 2022.
On the health front, the The Inflation Reduction Act achieves two key goals of congressional Democrats. First, it would give the federal government the ability to negotiate prices of some drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries, a tool that has long been opposed by the drug industry.
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5 ways to protect yourself from Medicare fraud
Posted on 10 August 2022.
Medicare fraud is big business, and like most businesses, it has adapted to the new environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dems Want To Tax High Earners To Protect Medicare Solvency
Posted on 08 July 2022.
Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare, the latest step in the party’s election-year attempt to craft a scaled-back version of the economic package that collapsed last year.
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CDC Panel Recommends Older Adults Get Souped-Up Flu Vaccines
Posted on 24 June 2022.
Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.
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