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KHN: Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
October 29, 2021: The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments to nearly half the nation’s hospitals. In its 10th annual round of penalties Read More >
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Alliance Members Speak Out for Drug Price Negotiation and Expanded Medicare Benefits
October 12, 2021: On Wednesday, October 6, a group of health care advocates including the Florida Alliance (FLARA), medical professionals, and faith leaders held a virtual event urging Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL), another House Democrat who has oppo Read More >
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Drug Corporations Kick Lobbying into High Gear to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
October 12, 2021: Millions of dollars in advertising, funded by pharmaceutical corporations and business organizations, are being spent to block President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, and the provision allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug Read More >
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KHN: The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
October 12, 2021: As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age — support letting the federal government negotiate drug prices for Read More >
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CEOs Against Medicare Price Negotiation Were Paid $400 Million Collectively Last Year
October 04, 2021: The fight over allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and use the savings to expand guaranteed dental, hearing and vision benefits, continued in earnest on Capitol Hill this week. Executives from 33 pharmaceutical co Read More >
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KHN: An Ad’s Charge That Price Haggling Would ‘Swipe $500 Billion From Medicare’ Is Incorrect
September 29, 2021: “These guys [insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats] are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Video advertisement from the Read More >
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Tell Congress to Require Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices
September 27, 2021: Congress is on the verge of passing Medicare drug price negotiation. You can sign our petition to tell your members that they must lower drug prices NOW! Read More >
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Proposal Blocked in Committee
September 22, 2021: Democratic Reps. Scott Peters (CA), Kathleen Rice (NY) and Kurt Schrader (OR) cast the deciding votes against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices Wednesday. The 29-29 tie vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committe Read More >
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Administration Advances Plans for Lower Drug Prices as Congress Works on Ways to Expand Medicare with the Savings
September 13, 2021: The Biden administration unveiled a detailed blueprint for lowering prescription drug prices last Thursday that includes allowing Medicare to directly negotiate lower drug prices and making those prices available to other insuranc Read More >
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Medicare Advantage Plans Cost Federal Government $7 Billion in 2019
August 23, 2021: A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that the private Medicare Advantage plans that some beneficiaries choose are costing the Medicare trust fund $7 billion, or $321 more per beneficiary than traditional Medicare f Read More >