Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) was troubled and mystified when the Trump administration issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that would change Medicare Part B reimbursement for outpatient drugs from the Average Sales Price (ASP) plus 6 percent to instead a reimbursement system based on what other countries pay for the same drugs. The […]
Except for a few noteworthy successes, such as repealing the individual mandate that forced people to buy health insurance they did not want or could afford, and ridding us of the Independent Payment Advisory Board that turned Medicare over to unelected bureaucrats, Congress has remained almost at a standstill when it comes to fixing and […]
The Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), the trade association that represents the nation’s leading biopharmaceutical research companies, announced a new proposal on Monday regarding direct-to-consumer (DTC) television advertising. This voluntary agreement by PhRMA members would help patients access more useful information about the cost of their medicines. In 2006, the association adopted a series of […]
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has an editorial today, “The Price of BernieCare” and declares that “Democrats object that Republicans are telling voters the truth about single payer.” The WSJ points out that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said this week that healthcare will determine the result of the November elections. Meanwhile, the Republicans are running […]
The long-awaited final core study on Bisphenol A (BPA), a compound used to produce strong plastic products and epoxy resins, has been released. On September 28, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) announced that the CLARITY-BPA Core Study and Primary Data from the CLARITY-BPA Grantee Studies were available. The core study confirms what has been known […]
Healthcare remains a top issue among voters for the upcoming November 2018 elections. In a September 26, Pew Research poll, 88 percent of Democrats and 60 percent of Republicans believe healthcare is second in importance to Supreme Court nominations. Considering the intense debate swirling around the Supreme Court, that is significant. Healthcare ranks higher than […]
Congress is back from its summer hiatus and there will be a flurry of activity the next few weeks. With the elections just around the corner, there is a lot to get done before mid-October, when members will be returning home to campaign. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) hopes Congress will use this time to […]
In June, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared that August should be healthcare month. The senator would prefer to talk about how to prop up the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), or perhaps Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All Act that would bankrupt the country, anything to avoid voting for President Trump’s […]
Continuing with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s declaration that August should be healthcare month, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is taking a look at Senator Bernie Sander’s (I-Vt) idea that we should have Medicare for All, colloquially being referred to as #M4A on Twitter and in other social media. Aggressively promoting this new Faustian bargain […]
In June, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) he wanted to spend August on healthcare. The Council for Citizens against Government Waste (CCAGW) agrees! The Senate could start by voting on two bills that would make significant changes to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). HSAs operate like Individual Retirement […]
