May 2, 2022 – Although Medicare Advantage (MA) plans often are touted for delivering more benefits at a lower cost than traditional Medicare, some critics argue that MA organizations (MAOs) deny beneficiaries coverage that they would receive under Medicare rules – including MRIs and post-acute care – in order to increase profits. As MA plan […]
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Jan. 16, 2019 – Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have co-authored a bill that would “deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription drugs.” The bill, announced Jan. 11, is titled the “End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act.” “This bill raises significant First Amendment questions,” pointed out Jon Bigelow, […]
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