First Lady Jill Biden visited Madison on Thursday — as the national political parties have turned their focus to Wisconsin in preparation for the 2024 elections — to highlight the importance of expanding access to cancer screenings and treatments. Biden’s visit fell a week after Republicans held their first presidential debate in Milwaukee and after […]
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Biden administration chooses first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations
WASHINGTON — Medicare can now negotiate lower prices for 10 common high-price drugs, cutting out-of-pocket costs for an estimated 9 million seniors and saving taxpayers billions, the Biden administration said Tuesday. Medicare will begin this year to negotiate with the manufacturers of popular medications used to treat blood clots, diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic […]
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AARP analysis find sharp lifetime price hikes for the most expensive drugs
The list prices of the 25 medications that Medicare spends the most money on have more than tripled on average since they went on the market, according to a new analysis by a national advocacy group for older Americans. AARP, which conducted the analysis, says the findings reinforce the importance of federal legislation enacted one […]
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President Biden visits Milwaukee, continues Bidenomics conversation
RACINE AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES — President Biden found himself in the Badger state on Aug. 15 to continue the conversation about ‘Bidenomics.’ The President’s visit to Wisconsin comes just shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. on Aug. 3 at the Sanmina facility to discuss the administration’s investments in high-speed internet […]
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Advocates push back on debt bill’s potential impact on veterans’ health, clean energy
As Republican congressional leaders and the White House try to hammer out a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, advocates are marshaling their own campaigns to blunt the GOP’s proposal. This week, clean energy executives across the U.S. — including two from Wisconsin — sent a letter to the White House and the Republican […]