Potential Costs and Impact of Health Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
(Cynthia Cox, Robin Rudowitz, Juliette Cubanski, Karen Pollitz , MaryBeth Musumeci, Usha Ranji , and Michelle Long for Kaiser Family
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Legislative Update
3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically
Read MoreThe status of drug price reforms
Despite campaign promises to cut drug prices, the current administration has not coalesced around a plan as they seek to
Read MoreDental, Hearing, and Vision Costs and Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Nolan Sroczynski, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published September 21, 2021)
Read MoreModerate Democrats sink Pelosi’s aggressive drug pricing bill in key committee vote
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s aggressive drug pricing package failed a key committee vote
Read MoreHHS reveals plan to directly negotiate drug prices for Medicare
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a plan to directly negotiate prices for drugs in Medicare parts
Read MoreHow much will it cost to lower the Medicare age to 60?
As part of the $3.5 trillion spending package currently being debated in Congress, a provision to lower the Medicare eligibility
Read MoreWhy At-Home Rapid Covid Tests Cost So Much, Even After Biden’s Push for Lower Prices
(By Hannah Norman for Kaiser Health News) Rapid at-home covid tests are flying off store shelves across the nation and
Read MoreCongress is considering adding dental benefits to Medicare
As part of the $3.5 trillion infrastructure package currently under consideration by Congress, Medicare would cover two dental cleanings a
Read MoreThe Improving Medicare Coverage Act
The Improving Medicare Coverage Act would expand Medicare to at least 23 million people. This new legislation will lower the
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