State of the Union Should Include Older Americans’ Priorities
Seniors struggling with soaring health care and prescription drug costs deserve re-assurance that the White House is actually on their side. The
Hill Democrats Get Tough on Big Pharma, Prescription Drug Prices
Elections have consequences, and one positive consequence of the midterms is that the new House majority is serious about reducing drug
Congress Moves to Tackle Prescription Drug Prices
While the government shutdown rightly dominates the headlines, there is activity on Capitol Hill to address another urgent issue: rising prescription
Senate Passes Prescription Drug Price Transparency Bill
If legislation passed by the Senate on Tuesday becomes law, your pharmacist may no longer be ‘gagged’ or forbidden from telling
Poignant Stories of Soaring Prescription Drug Prices
Sens. Van Hollen, Wyden, Stabenow and Smith hear stories of high Rx drug prices A Senate Democratic committee heard poignant stories
On Medicare’s 53rd Anniversary, Democrats Decry GOP “Cuts and Sabotage”
Medicare supporters in Congress typically celebrate the program’s anniversary with cake and balloons. But not this year. Democratic leaders decided that
Sen. Merkley Decries Rx Drug Prices; Says Social Security Admin. Needs Funding Boost
National Committee president Max Richtman sat down with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) for a Facebook Live interview on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
No Cause for Alarm from Social Security Trustees Report
The 2018 Social Security Trustees Report confirms that the program’s trust fund is still very much intact, with $2.89 trillion in assets
Farewell to Paul Ryan and his Insidious “Entitlement Reforms”
Will seniors and their families miss Paul Ryan in the U.S. Congress? Not a chance. His impending retirement lifts a
Bipartisan Budget Bill a Pretty Good Deal for Seniors
The bipartisan budget bill passed by Congress early this morning is, on balance, good news for seniors and the federal programs that provide