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The Money And Politics Of Prescription Drugs: What You Need To Know
By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact and Kaiser Health News If there’s one area of health care where Republicans and Democrats might strike a deal, it’s prescription drugs. President Donald Trump has floated a plan to cut drug prices. Democratic and Republican ideas abound in... Read more
KHN – Americans Ready To Crack Down On Drug Prices That Force Some To Skip Doses
By Jay Hancock Large majorities of Americans from both major parties support steps to control prescription drug costs such as showing prices in ads, removing barriers to generics and letting patients get less expensive drugs from Canada, a new poll shows. By a 9-to-1 ratio... Read more
Déjà Voodoo: Pharma’s Promises To Curb Drug Prices Have Been Heard Before
By Jay Hancock and Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Prescription drug prices were soaring. Angry policymakers swore they’d take action... Read more
States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Shield On Preexisting Conditions Were Axed
By Harriet Rowan, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. If the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with preexisting medical conditions are struck down i... Read more
Medicaid covers nearly 104 million medical visits, but that may soon change
by JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. EVERETT, Wash. — Unable to walk or talk, barely able to see or hear, 5-year-old Maddie Holt waits in her ... Read more
Older Americans Hit by Senate Republicans’ Sneak Attack
Repeal of Individual Mandate will cause Health Premiums to Rise for People Age 50-64 Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, made the following statement on the Senate Finance Committee tax bill released last night, which included the repeal ... Read more
House Tax Bill Has Low-Income Seniors Subsidizing the Top 1%
Retirees are Already Calling Capitol Hill Switchboard to Protest The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding today’s rollout of the GOP tax bill by the House Committee on Ways and Means. “Th... Read more
House Approves Draconian Budget
Will Lead to Massive Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding today’s vote on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution. “The budget passed today is a disaster fo... Read more