The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Biden poised to deliver on decades-long Democratic promise

Medicare may soon be able to negotiate the price of at least a few drugs.

Axios · Aug 1, 2022

NSW town’s pop-up Covid vaccine clinic almost called off because of ‘ridiculous’ Medicare rule

Rule that nurses must be supervised for clinics to be reimbursed nearly caused ‘health disaster’ when rural GP had to isolate, expert says

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022

Manchin pitches Democrats’ tax-climate bill to silent Sinema

Senator Joe Manchin, the architect of the Democrats’ new tax, climate and drugs bill, made a public pitch to his colleague Kyrsten Sinema to get on board with the legislation, arguing that it doesn’t raise taxes.

Tribune News Service · Jul 31, 2022

‘True cost of aging’ index shows many seniors can’t afford basic necessities

Fran Seeley, 81, doesn’t see herself as living on the edge of a financial crisis. But she’s uncomfortably close.

Tribune News Service · Jul 29, 2022

How do Americans get their health insurance in the years since the Affordable Care Act passed?

In 2020, employers provided coverage to about half of all Americans. Meanwhile, nearly 9% of Americans were uninsured.

USAFacts · Jul 28, 2022

Build Back Manchin: Here’s what is included in the monster spending deal agreed to by Democrats

Tons of money for renewable energy, lease sales for drilling in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico and prescription drug pricing.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Schumer rallies Democrats after surprise deal with Manchin

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told fellow Senate Democrats they now have an opportunity to achieve two “hugely important” priorities on health care and climate change after the deal he struck with Sen. Joe Manchin

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

What's in, and out, of Democrats' inflation-fighting package

President Joe Biden’s initial effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems had a price tag of $4 trillion

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Manchin reaches health, energy, tax deal with Senate Majority Leader Schumer

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday they had cut a surprise agreement on an expansive plan to reduce healthcare and energy costs, cut down on carbon emissions, fight inflation and allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 28, 2022

After spiking earlier talks, Manchin agrees to a new deal on climate and taxes

The agreement is a major reversal for Democrats who had narrowed their ambitions for the package to addressing looming lapses in the Affordable Care Act and changes to prescription drug prices.

WEKU · Jul 27, 2022