A poll commissioned by American Commitment, a conservative-leaning advocacy group, showed that 80 percent of older voters fear the prescription drug reforms included in President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act will negatively impact drug innovation while 14 percent of those voters think it will lower their drug costs.
The survey found that 60 percent of respondents 55 or older view health insurance-related costs as the most concerning issue related to health care a...
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Biden’s budget directs billions to health programs
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White House budget leans into drug pricing, ObamaCare expansion
President Biden's budget proposal focuses heavily on expanding access to health care and lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
In an effort to extend the life of Medicare's hospital trust fund, the budget proposal would increase the number of drugs that can be negotiated, and allow those negotiations to begin sooner.
The plan builds off the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which granted Medicare the power to negotiate the prices of up to 20 drugs each year — though...
Biden’s budget proposes tax hikes on wealthy to reduce deficit, shore up Medicare
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Biden’s budget proposes tax hikes on wealthy to reduce deficit, shore up Medicare
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Social Security, Medicare clash comes down to what constitutes a ‘cut’
The coming battles over the nation’s safety-net programs are beginning with an early clash over a thorny question of semantics: What constitutes a cut?
In the eyes of many Democrats, any change to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security that erodes benefits provided under current law would be considered a cut — and therefore stands as a nonstarter with liberals as Congress seeks ways to rein in deficit spending.
Across the aisle, Republicans have long promoted a ...
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