Medicare for All Bill Introduced by Pramila Jayapal Gets Record 120 Cosponsors

The bill has picked up nine cosponsors since Jayapal introduced it last March.

Warren Warns 'Corporate Vultures' Are Circling Medicare on Biden's Watch

The Massachusetts Democrat said Biden "must shut down the Direct Contracting model," a Trump-era ploy to privatize Medicare.

Sanders Demands End to Medicare Premium Hike From Alzheimer's Drug

"Alzheimer's is a horrible disease and we must do everything possible to find a cure for the millions of seniors who suffer from it," says Sen. Bernie Sanders, "but we cannot allow pharmaceutical companies to rip off seniors."

On Medicare Limiting Coverage for Alzheimer’s Drug

Biogen’s outrageous original price for Aduhelm, $56,000 per year, is the poster child for how dysfunctional our drug pricing system has become and it is

'Good News for Seniors': Becerra Orders Medicare to Reassess Premium Hike

"To permanently lower drug prices and keep corporate greed in check, we need to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices. That starts with passing the Build Back Better Act into law immediately."

Jayapal Leads 50+ Democrats in Urging Biden to End Trump-Era Assault on Medicare

"If left unchecked, Medicare Direct Contracting will hand traditional Medicare to Wall Street investors."

Doctors Are Urging Medicare to Deny Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

The FDA has faced sharp criticism for approving Aduhelm even though clinical trials exposed serious safety risks.

Doctors Urge Medicare to Deny Coverage for Alzheimer’s Drug With Unproven Efficacy and Safety

If Medicare decides to cover up to 80% of Aduhelm's cost, "many beneficiaries would pay thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket costs for a drug with substantial risks and without proven clinical benefit."

Pressure Grows on Biden to Shut Down Trump-Era Medicare Privatization Scheme

"The Biden administration is moving the DCE program forward, threatening the future of Medicare as we know it."

Jayapal to Biden: Stop Trump-Era Medicare Privatization Scheme 'While We Have the Chance'

"Since Direct Contracting is a pilot program, it can and should be stopped in its tracks by the Biden administration."

An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street

30 million seniors who thought they were free of insurance companies may find their health care managed by corporations.

Congress 'Asleep at the Switch' as Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare

"If left unchecked, the Direct Contracting program will hand traditional Medicare off to Wall Street investors."

Opinion | The Corporate Plan to Murder Medicare Runs Through Medicare Advantage

"If they can move more than half of Americans off traditional Medicare and onto these corporate plans, it’ll provide the political cover to kill off Medicare altogether—and they’re nearly there now."

'Reckless' FDA and Big Pharma Greed Blamed for Medicare Premium Hike

"All Part B Medicare beneficiaries soon will be forced to bear significant financial burden as a direct result of the FDA's reckless decision."

Opinion | Locked Out of the Sausage Factory: Will Medicare Expansion Survive the Budget Reconciliation Debates?

It's gut-check time, quite literally. If the Build Back Better Bill is gutted, House Democrats should vote down the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and hold out for a program that meets the needs of most voters.

'Bottom Line,' Says Bernie Sanders, Deal Must Include Medicare Expansion, Lower Drug Prices

The Build Back Better Act must expand Medicare and lower prescription drug prices, says Sen. Bernie Sanders. "That's what the American people want."

Opinion | Expand Medicare or Say Hello Again to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

What's at risk if Democrats fail to expand Medicare? You're looking at it.

Critics See Menendez Villainy Equal to Sinema's on Medicare Drug Pricing Fight

"It's discouraging to see Sen. Menendez is on the wrong side of this fight rather than leading the charge for more affordable, accessible healthcare for all," laments Maura Collinsgru of New Jersey Citizen Action.

'It's Not Coming Out': Bernie Sanders Stands Firm on Medicare Expansion

"It's what the American people want and, after waiting over 50 years, what they are going to get."