Here’s where Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders stand on key policy issues
4 years, 9 months ago

Here’s where Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders stand on key policy issues

LA Times  

Medicare for all, and how candidates line up for or against it became a proxy war for the broader philosophical fight between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party. Most of the Democratic candidates delved into some of the other major issues pertaining to Americans’ well-being, including combating the opioid crisis, expanding mental health treatment and addressing the country’s poor maternal-health outcomes. Instead, the former vice president proposes building on the Affordable Care Act by offering a public health insurance option that would be financed primarily through higher taxes on capital gains. To lower drug prices, he would allow the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies, and he wants to limit launch prices for drugs that face no competition and to limit price increases for all brand and biotech drugs and high-priced generics to inflation. He would allow consumers to import drugs from other countries, as long as they are certified safe, and would terminate drug companies’ tax breaks for marketing costs.

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Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Everyone knew what Donald Trump and the Republicans had in mind for health care when they were about to take power eight years ago, because they had announced their intentions repeatedly — and loudly. Pressed on specifics, he famously said during his televised debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that he had “concepts of a plan.” Prominent …

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on healthcare
3 months, 1 week ago

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on healthcare

LA Times  

The fate of the Affordable Care Act. It’s little surprise, then, that both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump have pledged to bring down the cost of prescription drugs and protect Medicare. But in a campaign season that has been light on detailed proposals on health policy — which has often taken a back seat to other issues …

Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves would preserve access to care while Republicans would reverse gains made over the past decade and a half. Fourteen years after President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into …

Biden Wants Obamacare On The Ballot In Trump Rematch
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden Wants Obamacare On The Ballot In Trump Rematch

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Tens of millions of Americans now get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, either via expanded state Medicaid programs that the ACA funds or subsidized private coverage that the ACA makes available. !” Trump also vowed that he would deliver “much better Healthcare than Obamacare for the …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term

India Today  

Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew a rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” proposal from …

Biden launches new push to limit health care costs, hoping to show he can save money for families
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden launches new push to limit health care costs, hoping to show he can save money for families

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden on Friday plans to roll out a …

Biden launches a new push to limit healthcare costs, hoping to show he can save money for families
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden launches a new push to limit healthcare costs, hoping to show he can save money for families

LA Times  

President Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce healthcare costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Biden’s remarks will build on previous initiatives to limit healthcare costs, with the Department of Health and Human Services releasing new …

The Biden Administration Deserves Credit For Recent IRA Win
1 year, 6 months ago

The Biden Administration Deserves Credit For Recent IRA Win

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drugs costs at the University of Nevada on March 15. But that’s not how things work anymore, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act ― you know, the law that President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress spent more than a year debating before finally enacting it in August 2022 and that almost everybody seems …

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration was focused “intensely” on lowering health care costs and took aim at “MAGA” Republicans who he said are intent on dialing back Medicare coverage for millions of Americans. “Let’s protect the lower prescription drug costs for everyone” Already, the legislation caps the price of insulin at $35 for disabled …

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington
1 year, 10 months ago

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington

LA Times  

President Biden used his State of the Union speech to bait Republicans into a fight over Medicare. Biden’s plan will “ask the wealthiest to pay a little more to ensure that this program is around for at least 25 more years for our seniors who need it,” White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters in unveiling the spending plan …

Biden wants to tax people with large incomes to fund Medicare
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden wants to tax people with large incomes to fund Medicare

Firstpost  

Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden will propose raising the Medicare tax on high earners to help keep the federal insurance program solvent as part of his budget to be released on Thursday, the White House said. The tax increase is part of a package of proposals aimed at extending the solvency of the Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund by at …

Biden pushing lower prescription drug costs in midterm press
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden pushing lower prescription drug costs in midterm press

Associated Press  

IRVINE, California — President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs on Friday as part of his three-state Western tour this week, as he confronts a sobering inflation report in the waning weeks before midterm elections. And on a month-to-month basis, such “core” prices soared 0.6% for a second straight time, defying expectations for a …

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces. The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside $70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket …

Joe Biden to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill today
2 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden to sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill today

Firstpost  

The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over the decade — and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients Kiawah Island: President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” …

In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction
2 years, 4 months ago

In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. Republicans deride the 730-page bill as big government overreach and point particular criticism at its $80 billion investment in the IRS to hire new employees and go after tax scofflaws. Here’s what’s in the estimated $740 billion package — made up of $440 billion in new spending …

What’s in Democrats’ big bill? Climate, health care, savings
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s in Democrats’ big bill? Climate, health care, savings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Not as robust as the proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems, the Democrats’ compromise of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies is still a substantial undertaking. Those include capping prescription drug costs at $2,000 out of pocket for seniors, helping Americans pay for private health insurance and what …

Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.” He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that ended a constitutional right to abortion and …

14.5M get health care under Obama law, with help from Biden
2 years, 11 months ago

14.5M get health care under Obama law, with help from Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At least 14.5 million Americans are getting private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from the Biden administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” President Joe Biden said Thursday in a statement announcing the numbers. Separately, the Department of Health and Human Services said the …

Biden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pledged Monday that his social agenda legislation would deliver tangible savings on prescription drugs for all Americans. “I’m committed to using every tool I have to lower prescription drug costs for Americans consistent with the drug companies getting a fair return on their investment,” he added. In a statement following Biden’s speech, Stephen J. Ubl, …

Biden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden touts savings on insulin and other drugs for Americans

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden pledged Monday that his social agenda legislation …

Agonizing choices as Dems debate shrinking health care pie
3 years, 3 months ago

Agonizing choices as Dems debate shrinking health care pie

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are debating how to divide up what could be a smaller serving of health care spending in President Joe Biden’s domestic policy bill, pitting the needs of older adults who can’t afford their dentures against the plight of uninsured low-income people in the South. Health care is foundational to Biden’s $3.5 trillion domestic policy bill, which touches …

Biden on anti-mask ordinances: ‘This isn’t about politics – this is about keeping our children safe’
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden on anti-mask ordinances: ‘This isn’t about politics – this is about keeping our children safe’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday hit out at anti-masking protesters for politicizing the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he was particularly disturbed by scenes at a school board meeting in Tennessee earlier this week. During remarks on his plan to lower prescription drug costs, Biden said there are people in America who are “trying to turn a public safety measure, …

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up for “Obamacare” health care coverage during an expanded special enrollment period in the pandemic. “We always talked about how, if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it.” The …

Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that 1 million Americans had signed up for health insurance under “Obamacare” during a special enrollment period for those needing coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden said the U.S. had made “enormous progress” in expanding access to health insurance through this special enrollment period. However, the 1 million figure announced Tuesday by the …

Biden Administration Is Making Health Insurance Cheaper, Easier To Entice Enrollees
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden Administration Is Making Health Insurance Cheaper, Easier To Entice Enrollees

NPR  

Biden Administration Is Making Health Insurance Cheaper, Easier To Entice Enrollees During a special pandemic enrollment period, the Biden administration is trying to make getting health insurance irresistible by making it easier to sign up and making plans more affordable. The Biden administration says 4 out of every 5 people enrolled in a plan on healthcare.gov is eligible for a …

Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden expands ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama’s presidency that became law 11 years ago. Biden’s COVID-19 relief law pumps up “Obamacare” premium subsidies to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with middle-class incomes. Policy consultant …

Biden encouraged by consumer interest in ‘Obamacare’ offer
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden encouraged by consumer interest in ‘Obamacare’ offer

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a solid start, more than 200,000 people signed up for coverage the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response, the government said Wednesday. Early consumer interest in the three-month special enrollment period shows pent-up demand for health insurance a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people still unemployed …

Week after taking office, Joe Biden moves to expand health coverage in pandemic economy
3 years, 11 months ago

Week after taking office, Joe Biden moves to expand health coverage in pandemic economy

Firstpost  

Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces reopened to give people throttled by the pandemic economy a new chance to obtain coverage, and he took steps to restore coverage mandates that had been undermined by his predecessor, including protecting those with preexisting medical conditions. Matt Eyles, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance …

Biden opens ‘Obamacare’ window for uninsured as COVID rages
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden opens ‘Obamacare’ window for uninsured as COVID rages

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines aren’t yet widely available. Biden signed an executive order directing the HealthCare.gov insurance markets to take new applications for subsidized benefits, something Donald Trump’s administration had …

Joe Biden takes steps to widen Americans’ access to healthcare
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden takes steps to widen Americans’ access to healthcare

Al Jazeera  

Orders also reverse the ‘Mexico City policy’ that barred US funding for NGOs that support abortion domestically or abroad. United States President Joe Biden took steps on Thursday to get more Americans health insurance in the middle of the raging coronavirus pandemic, following up on his campaign pledge to push the country towards coverage for all and to support women’s …

Biden Revokes Trump Abortion Policy, Takes Steps To Shore Up Affordable Care Act
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden Revokes Trump Abortion Policy, Takes Steps To Shore Up Affordable Care Act

NPR  

Biden Revokes Trump Abortion Policy, Takes Steps To Shore Up Affordable Care Act Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET President Biden signed two executive actions Thursday that are designed to expand access to reproductive health care and health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. Sponsor Message An executive order Biden …

Biden To Reopen 'Obamacare' Markets For COVID-19 Relief
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden To Reopen 'Obamacare' Markets For COVID-19 Relief

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity geared to people needing coverage in the coronavirus pandemic. The White House had no comment on Biden’s expected order, but the two individuals familiar with the plan said the new enrollment period would not go into …

Biden to open ‘Obamacare’ enrolment period for COVID-19 relief
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden to open ‘Obamacare’ enrolment period for COVID-19 relief

Al Jazeera  

Biden is expected to sign an executive order that makes it easier for people to enrol in subsidised healthcare plans. United States President Joe Biden plans to open a special period to enrol in healthcare coverage under the former President Barack Obama-era Affordable Care Act geared to people needing coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden is expected to sign an …

Joe Biden unlikely to be able to pass sweeping changes in healthcare through a divided Congress
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden unlikely to be able to pass sweeping changes in healthcare through a divided Congress

Firstpost  

Progressives who drive the Democratic Party’s health care agenda say Biden must try as hard as he can to deliver, even if Republicans get a majority in the Senate Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a …

What can Joe Biden do to save Obamacare in the Supreme Court? Not much.
4 years, 2 months ago

What can Joe Biden do to save Obamacare in the Supreme Court? Not much.

CNN  

CNN — The fate of the Affordable Care Act lies in the Supreme Court’s hands, and there’s not much President-elect Joe Biden can do about it. Plus, the case will continue even if Biden switches sides and starts backing the Affordable Care Act since the original lawsuit was brought by a coalition of Republican state attorneys general. “On January 5th …

Biden set to deliver Obamacare speech as Supreme Court weighs law’s future
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden set to deliver Obamacare speech as Supreme Court weighs law’s future

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden lambasted the Trump administration’s argument in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act should be struck down, calling it “simply cruel and needlessly divisive” and saying that doing so would leave 20 million Americans’ health coverage “ripped away in the middle of the nation’s worst pandemic in a century.” “Let’s be absolutely …

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health
4 years, 2 months ago

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

NPR  

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Paul Sancya/AP As of Jan. 20, 2021 — Inauguration Day — the federal government is about to get much more involved in health care and the COVID-19 pandemic response. "I think it would be savvy for the Biden administration to use the …

Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies

Associated Press  

Joe Biden is promising to take the country on a very different path from what it has seen over the past four years under President Donald Trump, on issues ranging from the coronavirus and health care to the environment, education and more. ___ IMMIGRATION Biden has called Trump’s actions on immigration an “unrelenting assault” on American values and says he …

Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies

Associated Press  

Joe Biden is promising to take the country on a very different path from what it has seen over the past four years under President Donald Trump, on issues ranging from the coronavirus and health care to the environment, education and more. An analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that Biden’s campaign proposals would increase the …

Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies

Associated Press  

Joe Biden is promising to take the country on a very different path from what it has seen over the past four years under President Donald Trump, on issues ranging from the coronavirus and health care to the environment, education and more. An analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that Biden’s campaign proposals would increase the …

Trump Announces Phony New Health Care 'Plan'
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Announces Phony New Health Care 'Plan'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump really, really wants to fool voters into thinking he has a plan to make the health care system great again. In Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, Trump signed executive orders he claims address two of the biggest concerns Americans have about the health care system: coverage for people with preexisting conditions and surprise medical …

Biden-Sanders task forces unveil joint goals for party unity
4 years, 6 months ago

Biden-Sanders task forces unveil joint goals for party unity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Political task forces Joe Biden formed with onetime rival Bernie Sanders to solidify support among the Democratic Party’s progressive wing recommended Wednesday that the former vice president embrace major proposals to combat climate change and institutional racism while expanding health care coverage and rebuilding a coronavirus-ravaged economy. But they stopped short of urging Biden’s full endorsement of policies …

Ocasio-Cortez: Biden needs a ‘real’ health care plan
4 years, 8 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez: Biden needs a ‘real’ health care plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden should “at a bare minimum” talk specifics about providing health care for everyone if he hopes to build enthusiasm for his campaign against President Donald Trump, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Associated Press. “We need a real plan and not just gestures.” The coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged Ocasio-Cortez’s diverse and densely populated …

Joe Biden rolls out Medicare and college debt plans after Bernie Sanders suspends campaign
4 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden rolls out Medicare and college debt plans after Bernie Sanders suspends campaign

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has unveiled …

Here’s where the Democratic candidates stand on healthcare
4 years, 10 months ago

Here’s where the Democratic candidates stand on healthcare

LA Times  

There’s a reason the Democratic debates spent so much time on healthcare — it emerged as one of the most contentious battles in the presidential primary. “Medicare for all,” and how candidates line up for or against it, is the biggest healthcare issue, a proxy war for the broader philosophical fight between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic …

Democrats spar at debate over health care, how to beat Trump
5 years, 1 month ago

Democrats spar at debate over health care, how to beat Trump

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Democratic presidential candidates clashed in a debate over the future of health care in America, racial inequality and their ability to build a winning coalition to take on President Donald Trump next year. “The American people understand that the current health care system is not only cruel — it is dysfunctional,” Sanders said. Former Vice President Joe Biden …

Elizabeth Warren's $52 TRILLION health care plan is revealed
5 years, 2 months ago

Elizabeth Warren's $52 TRILLION health care plan is revealed

Daily Mail  

Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All healthcare plan comes with a price tag of 'just under' $52 trillion, it was revealed on Friday, but she claims not 'one penny' will be paid for by the middle class - instead billionaires will face huge new bills. Elizabeth Warren's Medicare for All healthcare plan comes with a $52 trillion price Elizabeth Warren,campaigning in …

Democrats Spar Over Private Health Insurance At Presidential Debate
5 years, 3 months ago

Democrats Spar Over Private Health Insurance At Presidential Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Leading Democratic presidential candidates sought to differentiate themselves on health care at a Houston debate Thursday by vying to find out what scares voters more: the potential for higher taxes or to continue to be subject to the whims of the private health insurance system. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are the lone remaining full-throated supporters of …

Democratic Debate Exposes Deep Divides Among Candidates Over Health Care
5 years, 3 months ago

Democratic Debate Exposes Deep Divides Among Candidates Over Health Care

NPR  

Democratic Debate Exposes Deep Divides Among Candidates Over Health Care toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Once again, health care took up a large chunk of a Democratic primary debate. Sponsor Message Thursday night's debate featured two stalwart supporters of the single-payer "Medicare for All" health care plan: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who introduced the bill, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, …

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