by Diane Archer | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog
The price of drugs remains out of control, and President-elect Trump has vowed to address high drug prices. But, the Republican Congress is set to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which means that the drug companies will lose millions of customers with drug coverage,...
by Diane Archer | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump pledged not to touch Medicare. Now, it appears President-elect Trump is set to kill Medicare and, in the process, deny older adults and people with disabilities needed health care. House Speaker Paul Ryan plans for...
by Diane Archer | Aug 15, 2016 | Health
The U.S. invests more than $32 billion each year in drug and biomedical research. This major public investment in drug research empowers the government to make drugs affordable under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. But, even when drug companies price critical drugs at...
by Diane Archer | Mar 23, 2016 | Health, Retirement Security
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently sanctioned Cigna for threatening the health and safety of its members in Medicare Advantage plans. But, notwithstanding Cigna’s sanction and “its longstanding history of noncompliance with CMS requirements,” a...
by Diane Archer | May 18, 2015 | Health, Trade
New disturbing information has surfaced that the House Republicans' trade adjustment assistance bill, which supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, contains a Medicare poison pill. The bill includes $700 million in Medicare cuts at the end of a...
