Healthcare Access & Costs

12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (543+ words) Rep. Panetta convened a roundtable to discuss provider shortages and service challenges ahead of October 15 Medicare open enrollment. To watch his remarks, click HERE or on the above photo. Rep. Panetta Convenes Local Healthcare Leaders to Address Challenges Ahead of…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (223+ words) Democrats are finding that Medicare for All is no longer just a slogan for activists. It is now a test of how far the party is willing to go in remaking American health care, and how much disruption voters will…...

7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (605+ words) Corporate influence in politics and its ripple effects on issues ranging from data centers to healthcare, was the focus of a town hall Friday in downtown Lansing hosted by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who was joined by End Citizens…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (125+ words) ICYMI: At HELP Hearing, Murray Grills Trump Nominees on AI Denying Seniors’ Health Care ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Murray Urges Colleagues to End Trump Administration’s AI Program that is Delaying and Denying Seniors’ Health Care Joining Senators Murray and Wyden…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (381+ words) A coalition of conservative and free-market groups is supporting a Trump administration proposal to prevent Medicare from paying twice for overlapping physician work performed during the same patient visit, which the coalition says also costs seniors. Sixteen conservative groups, led…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (205+ words) Leading congressional Democrats, including Sen. Ron Wyden of the Finance Committee, are hedging their bets, but the most likely scenario is still one of incrementalism rather than sweeping reform. Wyden’s document zeroes in on consumer dissatisfaction with aspects of private…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (512+ words) Nearly two-thirds of American adults support government-funded universal health insurance, according to a new KFF poll, as healthcare affordability and proposals for major reforms gain attention ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. The…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (816+ words) Protect Our Care Rebecca Bennett Headlines “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now” Bus Tour Stop in Westfield, New Jersey Care Force One Is Making Nearly 40 Stops Across Four Weeks, Taking the Fight Directly to Communities Where Families Are Hit…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (379+ words) Some commentators are claiming that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed once supported Medicare for All and now merely backs a “public option.” Matt Bruenig explains why this is not true. Formally permitting duplicative insurance while making it uneconomical for anyone…...

23+ hour, 16+ min ago   (89+ words) The Washington Post As members of Congress on opposite sides of the aisle, we don’t see eye-to-eye on everything. But Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t care about politics. It affects families in every state, congressional district and neighborhood across America. Over 7 million…...