Medicare funding shortfall may be ‘life and death’ for millions of Americans, lawmaker says. Here’s why taxes are a sticking point

[ad_1] A funding shortfall may hit Medicare’s hospital insurance fund in less than a decade. Democrats’ proposals call for raising taxes on the wealthy to solve that. Zoran Zeremski |…

Here are the three most used drugs on the Medicare price negotiation list

[ad_1] Bottles of the drug Jardiance, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020. George Frey | Reuters Two…

Biden administration unveils first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations

[ad_1] Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare,…

Bipartisan attorneys general call on Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments

[ad_1] Democratic and Republican attorneys general in nearly half of U.S. states are calling on Medicare to provide unrestricted coverage of antibody treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a letter…