Health Plans for Fresno Residents | Monthly Archives: May 2019

Single Payer Gets Another Look

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Jay

House hearing to explore budget implications of single-payer health care

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The House Budget Committee will hold a hearing next week to discuss single-payer health care, particularly its costs. The May 22 hearing will feature testimony from three Congressional Budget Office officials.

The Hill (5/10)

Drug Cost Relief for Senior (?)

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Jay

Senators working on bipartisan plan to cut seniors’ Medicare drug costs

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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he is working with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on a bipartisan plan to limit seniors’ out-of-pocket spending on prescription medications in Medicare. The senators are reportedly exploring drug pricing changes in Medicaid and Medicare Part D and Part B.

The Hill (5/8)

Government Healthcare (?)

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Jay

Analysis Shows Single-Payer Health System Would be Messy
The highly anticipated analysis released yesterday by a nonpartisan organization on Medicare-for-all told us this much: transitioning the United States to a single-payer health-care system would be messy. Very messy.

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