Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses
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Robley Rex VA launches monthly PACT meetings
Robley Rex VA staff joined VFW Post 1170 recently to host a public Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (better
Read MoreProposed increase in Medicare tax
The White House released a preview of President Biden’s budget proposal in which he is proposing to raise tax rates
Read MoreAccessing new toxic exposure health care and benefits
(Source – news.va.gov) You may have heard about the new PACT Act that impacts millions of Veterans. This law allows
Read MoreHow North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion plan would change its certificate of need law
By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review on March 3, 2023 North Carolina House and Senate leaders have agreed on a Medicaid
Read MoreSocial Security, Medicare clash comes down to what constitutes a ‘cut’
By Mike Lillis for The Hill on 3/6/2023 The coming battles over the nation’s safety-net programs are beginning with an
Read MoreFDA has new leverage over companies looking for a quicker drug approval
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The huge spending bill that became law last December also included fixes to a problem
Read MoreThe radical proposal to let Medicare and Social Security lapse, explained
By Dylan Scott on February 16, 2023 for Vox Sen. Rick Scott wants every government program — even entitlements —
Read More‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait
By Arthur Allen for Kaiser Health News on February 8, 2023 After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care
Read MoreMedicare announces plan to recoup billions from drug companies
(Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Medicare’s historic plan to slow prescription drug spending is taking shape. Thursday federal
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