People under 65 who get kidney transplants can only rely on Medicare to cover three years of post-transplant treatment. There's a new call to extend coverage for meds that keep the organ functioning.
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Month: July 2019
Biden on taking on Trump: ‘I’m not gonna get down in the dirt with him’
In an interview with Mika Brzezinski, former Vice President Joe Biden claims he'd be ready to take on Trump on the debate stage, jokingly challenging the President to push-ups. NBC's Garrett Haake reports on these details and the new Obamacare plan Biden
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The Health 202: Biden and Sanders spar over whether Medicare-for-all is ‘totally risky’
Health care has taken center stage in 2020 Democratic race.
Kamala Harris announces plan on drug prices as Democratic health-care debate intensifies
Candidate unveils proposal to cut costs, as Biden and Sanders battle over Medicare-for-all
Records Show Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions Annually
The federal government wants to deploy several new tools for catching insurers that have overcharged Medicare $30 billion in last three years alone. But the insurance industry is balking.
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Biden rolls out plan for older Americans
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday rolled out his presidential campaign's plan for older Americans, including policy proposals on prescription drugs, Medicare and Social Security."The moral obligation of our...
Biden releases health care plan that builds upon Obamacare
The former vice president’s plan calls for a public health insurance plan, and offering free insurance to poor people in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Ali Velshi discusses the plan with Biden campaign senior adviser Symone Sanders and Kaiser
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Biden’s health care plan reveals the divide among Democrats
Presidential candidate Joe Biden released his health care plan on Monday, formally entering the Democratic debate about how to solve the country’s health care crisis, in which 26% of Americans struggle to afford services even with insurance and out-of-pocket medical costs outpace wage growth.
The Biden plan, expands upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by adding a government-run public option to compete alongside private insurers and making existing subsidies for private plans m...
Biden’s New Plan Takes on Rivals’ ‘Medicare for All’
In what's shaping up to be one of the biggest issues on the trail, former Vice President Joe Biden rolls out a new plan to protect and build on Obamacare. NBC’s Geoff Bennett is joined by Don Calloway, a Democratic Strategist and CEO of Pine Street
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Biden unveils $750 billion plan to expand Obamacare
New polling shows President Trump trailing four of the Democratic presidential contenders. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads Mr. Trump by nine points. Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris are also ahead. Ed O'Keefe reports.