by Jordana Choucair | Aug 15, 2022 | D.C. News
The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, granting Medicare the authority to negotiate prescription drug prices and extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsides for three years. Under the legislation, Medicare could negotiate lower prices for 10 high-cost...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden signed the PACT Act expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxins. The legislation is one of the largest expansions of veterans benefits in American history – it allocates $280 billion in federal funding to help veterans who believe...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate passed Democrat’s $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act by a party-line vote of 51-50, with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. The legislation includes provisions to reform the tax code, tackle climate change, lower the cost of prescription...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 5, 2022 | D.C. News
The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency (PHE) in an effort to expedite the approval process for new treatments and provide more flexibility for federal agencies to respond to the outbreak. The announcement comes amid intense pressure from...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 5, 2022 | D.C. News
Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced Thursday that she agreed to advance a modified version of the Democrats’ climate and tax bill. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he is teeing up a Saturday afternoon vote on a motion to proceed with the party’s reconciliation...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 5, 2022 | D.C. News
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report projecting that Democrats’ climate and tax bill could cut the deficit by $101.5 billion over 10 years. The CBO also indicated that the party-line drug pricing legislation will likely cause manufacturers to...
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