This week, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) introduced The PACE Part D Choice Act, which seeks to eliminate a significant financial disincentive for Medicare-only beneficiaries to enroll in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE. While a notable cost disparity already existed for PACE Part D coverage for Medicare-only beneficiaries,
Major payer group the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), representing large employer plan sponsors, wrote a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives this week decrying legislation that would impose fines on insurers who don't follow mental health pay parity requirements. The legislation in question, the Mental Health Matters Act, would allow the Department of Labor, or a plan
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Senate Democrats have carved out a deal on legislation that would attempt to lower prescription drug costs for Americans by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. According to details released by the Senate this week, the Department of Health and Human Services will select 10 drugs eligible for negotiation starting in 2026, with the number of drugs increasing
(WASHINGTON) Tuesday's primaries include only Virginia and Washington, D.C., as regularly scheduled elections but the day will also feature some contested