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But if Democratic lawmakers in Congress have their way, seniors could soon be entitled to some of those services. But Democrats in the House and Senate are working to try to change that. The catch- all the Democrats in the Senate and almost all in the House will have to agree on the entire budget bill for it to become law and, as of mid-September, expectations were that a...
By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News. But if Democratic lawmakers in Congress have their way, seniors could soon be entitled to some of those services. The catch- all the Democrats in the Senate and almost all in the House will have to agree on the entire budget bill for it to become law and, as of mid-September, expectations were that a $3.5 billion plan to update...
The U.S. spends twice as much on medical care per person than other wealthy countries, but health outcomes remain poor. We look at what Congress can, and can't, do to improve the nation's healthcare.
When Medicare began in 1965, its backers expected benefits to expand over time, but politics have mostly stymied that. Congressional Democrats are trying again as part of a $3.5 trillion budget plan.
Democrats disagree about how to spend potential prescription drug windfall One of the few surprises in President Joe Biden's social safety-net proposal, the American Families Plan, was something that didn't make it into the final version: any mention of reining in the price of prescription drugs. The American Families Plan, the second part of Biden's expansive "infrastructure" agenda, includes sweeping programs aimed at boosting access to child care, higher education and paid family leave. But despite White House signals in March that health also would be a major part of the package, the only...