HEALTHCARE
Video: The Republican War on Medicare Raises the Stakes in 2024
| May 2, 2024
Rosen bill seeks to lower prescription drug copays for seniors
| May 2, 2024
The bill would require Medicare copays to be calculated on the net price the healthcare program purchases a prescription drug for, rather than its pre-negotiated list price. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen on Wednesday announced a bipartisan proposal aimed at reducing prescription drug prices for seniors. Dubbed the Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act, […]Horsford bill would bolster pay for nursing home workers
| April 15, 2024
Amid wide turnover in the home care and nursing care industries, a new bill seeks to provide workers with increased pay and benefits. A new federal proposal from Nevada US Rep. Steven Horsford seeks to provide funding for states to support nursing home workers in a bid to keep qualified staff from leaving for other […]The Republican war on Medicare raises the stakes in 2024
| April 11, 2024
Republicans have been trying to cut and/or privatize Medicare for decades. Their latest plan could lead to thousands of dollars in additional out-of-pocket costs for Nevada seniors.Prescription drugs are getting cheaper for seniors thanks to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
| March 27, 2024
When Biden signed the legislation in 2022, it did a number of things. Now, the legislation’s changes to the Medicare program will help beneficiaries save money.Biden issues executive order to improve women’s health research
| March 20, 2024
The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.
