Relatively Few Drugs Account for a Large Share of Medicare Prescription Drug Spending
Relatively Few Drugs Account for a Large Share of Medicare Prescription Drug Spending Juliette Cubanski Follow @jcubanski on Twitter and Tricia Neuman Follow @tricia_neuman on Twitter Published: Apr 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Policymakers are once again focusing attention on proposals to lower prescription drug costs. During the previous session of Congress, the House passed legislation (H.R. 3) to allow the federal government…
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Annuity products could emerge as saviors in helping to rescue retirees from the “tsunami” of financial insecurity “washing upon our shores.” Indeed, in 2024 more Americans will turn 65 than at any other point in history, a milestone requiring urgent attention and collective action, Jason Fichtner, a senior lecturer and associate director of the Master of…
Lawmakers Proposes Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program
A member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday that he wants to help set up a federal catastrophic long-term care insurance (LTCI) program. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., talked about the catastrophic proposal Wednesday, during a session at the Insured Retirement Institute’s 20 in 21 conference. Brady’s Views IRI is presenting the conference in…