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Pharma Complains of “Tragic Loss” as Dems Take Modest Action to Curb Drug Prices
The Inflation Reduction Act requires Medicare to negotiate the prices of a small number of prescription drugs.
Sanders Takes Aim at Big Oil, Big Pharma Concessions in Inflation Reduction Act
Sanders announced two amendments to get rid of Big Oil giveaways and allow Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing.
Ron Johnson Aims to Put Social Security “on the Chopping Block” White House Says
Yearly budget discussions in Congress on these programs could result in significant cuts to them in the future.
Sanders: Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan “Goes Nowhere Near as Far as It Should”
Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested that pharmaceutical industry lobbying weakened the proposal.
Pharma Is Mobilizing to Tank Democrats’ Effort to Cut Prescription Drug Costs
The pharmaceutical industry is mobilizing its army of lobbyists to attack Senate Democrats' Medicare drug pricing plan.
CBO: Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices Would Save US Nearly $290 Billion
The Democrats' proposal would impose punishment on pharmaceutical companies that increase prices faster than inflation.
Democrats Want to Extend Medicare Solvency by Closing Trump-Era Tax Loophole
The plan would be included in the latest reconciliation bill, which top Democrats are negotiating with Joe Manchin.
Sanders Introduces Medicare for All as Solution to “Dysfunctional” Health System
“This is an issue not just of health care. This is an issue about what kind of nation we are,” Sanders said.
Biden Can Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Without Congress, Warren Says
The senator cites public health and legal experts who say that the executive branch can intervene without Congress.
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.