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Texas State Legislators Flee the State to Preserve Voting Rights

Fifty-one of the 67 Democrats in Texas’ state legislature fled the state on Monday to deny the Republican-controlled body the quorum needed to pass a bill that would make it harder for seniors and minority voters to exercise their right to vote. Two flights were chartered from ... Read more

President Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting High Drug Prices

Last Friday, President Biden signed an executive order to address high drug prices while Congress works on legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs. The executive order: Authorizes federal agencies to import prescription drugs from Ca... Read more

Senate Democrats Announce Package to Expand Medicare to Include Dental, Hearing and Vision Benefits

On Tuesday night, top Senate Democrats came to terms on a blueprint for a massive $3.5 trillion budget resolution to pair with a proposed $600 billion bipartisan physical infrastructure plan. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) confirmed that funding to add dental, visio... Read more

Ageism Costs the Economy Trillions

A new report from AARP found that age discrimination cost the U.S. economy $850 billion in lost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, and that number appears to be increasing over time. The researchers calculated the loss in productivity due to older Americans not finding work or... Read more

Congressional Democrats Eye Multiple Paths to Medicare Improvement

Congressional Democrats are seeking to include vision, dental and hearing coverage in Medicare in new legislation rolled out this week. The bill, announced by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX), would initially add preventive dental, hearing and vision care to Medicare Part B and later expa... Read more

Report Shows Top 14 Drug Corporations Could Easily Afford Medicare Price Negotiation

On Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a press conference with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) to release a new report analyzing the finances of 14 of the world’s largest drug corporations. The report found that ... Read more

House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Protect Older Workers from Discrimination

On June 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, to restore protections for workers age 40 and older. The bill, introduced by Reps. Bobby Scott (VA) and Rodney Davis (IL), aims to restore protections for worker... Read more

New Report Details Patient Advocacy Groups’ Reliance on Big Pharma Donations

An explosive new report by Patients For Affordable Drugs found that fifteen prominent patient advocacy groups, including groups that focus on specific diseases or conditions, have taken millions of dollars from drug corporations and pharmaceutical trade associations. The repor... Read more

Tell Congress to Mark Medicare’s 56th Birthday with Lower Drug Prices

It's Medicare's 56th birthday this year! You can sign our petition to tell Congress to mark the occasion by requiring Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.... Read more