Medicare Part D

Pelosi’s Healthcare Nightmare Is Coming Back
Speaker Pelosi's (D-Calif.) 2019 drug pricing bill was introduced again, with all the horribles it had before but more dangerous.

Part D Senior Savings Model Shows Promise to Lower Insulin Costs
Medicare Part D Demonstration Model Shows Promise to Lower Insulin Costs for Seniors

Senate Finance Committee Drug Pricing Changes - Market Driven or More Destructive Price Controls?
Senate should be reminded when considering drug plans for Medicare and Medicaid that competition always leads to lower drug costs.

They’re Baaaaack – The Sequel
In their never-ending quest to run roughshod and exert control over the research-intensive biopharmaceutical industry, socialists in Congress have introduced various price-control bills. For some reason they continue to think innovative drugs that...

Fix the BBA Allocation Flip and Medicare Cliff in Part D
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...

Conservative Groups Oppose Medicare Part D Changes in the BBA
On March 8, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), penned a blog which pointed out a harmful and major change to Medicare Part D that will cost pharmaceutical manufacturers far more than anticipated: $4.

President Trump's Drug Costs Proposals Coming Soon
The President has already made some good policy decisions and has offered other proposals that will help to lower drug costs.

The BBA, Medicare Part D, and a Cautionary Tale
When President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 on February 9, 2018, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) objected because of its proli

Another Dumb Idea from Democrats on Drug Costs
Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Rep.