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A deal on the table in Congress would help deliver on a long-time promise: to make prescription drugs more affordable. It includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients.

With their once-sweeping budget reconciliation package whittled down to two health care measures, Senate Democrats are moving ahead with pushing the legislation through the chamber.

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Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, starting with a measure to let Medicare negotiate prices with drugmakers and to curb rising drug costs more broadly. A similar proposal died in December when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) decided to oppose Biden’s $1.9 trillion Build Back Better bill,

Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden's economic agenda, starting with a measure to let Medicare negotiate prices with drugmakers and to curb rising drug costs more broadly.

New legislation to negotiate Medicare drug prices is part of Bidens economic agenda.

Reining in drug costs has long been wildly popular with the public, with more than 80% of Americans in support of steps such as allowing Medicare to negotiate and placing caps on drug price inflation.

Many are unaware of penalties and exclusions; 'it's really critical that policymakers step in'

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Patricia Neuman to serve as Member of the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust

The 6-3 ruling fell along ideological lines, marking the latest setback for Democrats at the hands of the court’s conservative majority.