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Sanders Vows to Reintroduce Medicare for All as Biden Extends Privatization Ploy
Biden's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is rebranding a Trump-era Medicare privatization scheme.
Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump’s Medicare Privatization Scheme
The program constitutes a “backdoor privatization of Medicare,” said one progressive advocate.
Medicare Privatization Needs to Be Ended, Not “Fixed,” Doctor-Activists Say
The program allows Direct Contracting Entities to keep as profit the funding they don't spend on care.
Pharma-Funded Republican Blocks Sanders’s Demand for Vote on Drug Price Bill
The demand was blocked by GOP Sen. Mike Crapo, who’s gotten about $300,000 from the pharmaceutical industry since 2017.
Warren Calls on Biden to End Trump-Era Plan Aimed at Privatizing Medicare
Corporate vultures are circling Medicare under this administration, Sen. Elizabeth Warren warns.
“No More Hiding”: Sanders Says It’s Time to Vote on Build Back Better
Sanders said every Republican and Democrat should be forced take a position on these essential policies.
Bernie Sanders Demands Refunds for Seniors Hit by Medicare Premium Hike
Federal officials said Medicare should limit coverage of an unproven Alzheimer's drug responsible in part for the hike.
Conservatives on Supreme Court Poised to Block Biden’s Vaccine and Mask Mandates
The reactionary “justices” seem more inclined to shield corporate profits than to protect people’s health and safety.
Doctors Are Urging Medicare to Deny Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
The FDA has faced sharp criticism for approving Aduhelm even though clinical trials exposed serious safety risks.
Parents With Disabilities Face Medicare Rules That Exclude Parental Assistance
Help with parenting, according to state and federal law, is not covered under current Medicare rules.