Top executives of the big drug companies have requested a meeting with White House officials this week to discuss how they can lower drug prices..The letter was written in response to recent comments from Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, who told reporters last week that he has been "actively discussing potential executive or administrative solutions" to the prescription drug issue with President Trump. The group of Senators said, "We write to express our support for such efforts that could provide immediate relief to Americans.".I go to get the car keys from the porch and then notice mail on the porch table..Here's a hypothetical example to illustrate the math: Let's assume that you double check your expenses and discover some commonly over-looked medical expenses. With that, and your husband's medical expenses, let's assume that your medical expenses total ,000, and that your AGI is about ,000. Seven and one-half percent of ,000 is ,750. That leaves ,250 in excess medical expenses that you might potentially deduct..TSCL enthusiastically supports H.R. 3118 and H.R. 1179, and we were pleased to see support grow for both of them this week.."The world's biggest drug makers and their trade groups have cut checks to 356 lawmakers ahead of this year's election - more than two-thirds of the sitting members of Congress, according to a new STAT analysis..Ask your doctor for free samples of the new prescription. While the supply may be limited, free samples help you and your doctor assess the effectiveness of a new medication. You will be able to learn how well you respond to the medication and whether you experience any severe side effects..You may not be able to get your Medigap plan back: Under federal law you are only guaranteed the right to purchase a Medigap plan during your initial enrollment period. If you drop your Medigap plan and later want to get it back you must do so within a year of trying an MA plan. After that, an insurer may deny coverage or impose 6 - month waiting periods for pre-existing conditions..The Republicans say that is a form of government price controls and interferes with the free market. That's why Majority Leader McConnell refuses to bring the Grassley-Wyden bill up for debate in the Senate. That bill differs in how it would lower drug prices but Senator McConnell opposes it because it would, in his opinion, still interfere with the free market and also because health care will be a big issue in the elections this year.

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President Trump pledged that he would protect Social Security and Medicare when he ran for president in 201He has repeated that pledge several times since. But to advocate for a payroll tax cut that would bring both programs much closer to insolvency is not in keeping with his pledge..New Top Official for CMS.Get a second opinion for major treatments You will pay another consultation fee, but the vet may have less expensive ways to treat your pet. … Continued

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If signed into law, the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act would repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate formula and set up a five-year trial period during which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would test and evaluate new payment and delivery models. It would prevent scheduled pay cuts to physicians who treat Medicare patients, and it would stabilize reimbursements throughout the trial period..While that is certainly better than 2010 and 2011 when inflation was so low that no COLA was paid for two years in a row, it's unlikely to cover seniors' real cost increases. Earlier this year we surveyed our readers and 89% reported that the 1.7% COLA in 2013 increased benefits by less than per month. On the other hand, almost the same number, 88%, reported that their total monthly expenses rose by more than Unfortunately the majority of those people, 40%, said that their monthly costs rose by more than 9..A common debate is re-emerging this year over Social Security's "deficit, " as the federal borrowing limit looms. The debt limit, which was suspended since late 2015, was re-instated on March 16th. That debt limit sets the money the Treasury can borrow to pay for federal obligations, including money owed to the Social Security Trust Fund. … Continued

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