Hill Democrats Get Tough on Big Pharma, Prescription Drug Prices

Elections have consequences, and one positive consequence of the midterms is that the new House majority is serious about reducing drug

NCPSSM2019-01-18T12:55:21+00:00January 18th, 2019|Congress, Medicare, Medicare Drug Coverage and Costs, Prescription Drug Prices|

Congress Moves to Tackle Prescription Drug Prices

While the government shutdown rightly dominates the headlines, there is activity on Capitol Hill to address another urgent issue: rising prescription

NCPSSM2019-01-11T11:07:35+00:00January 11th, 2019|Congress, Prescription Drug Prices|

New Alzheimer’s Funding is a Good Start, but ‘BOLDer’ Action is Needed

  In the waning hours of 2018, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill to boost federal efforts to address

NCPSSM2019-01-03T16:05:46+00:00January 3rd, 2019|Alzheimer's, Budget, Congress, Medicaid, Medicare, President Trump|

National Committee President Campaigns for Mike Espy

National Committee president Max Richtman stumped for Senate candidate Mike Espy in Tupelo, Mississippi yesterday.  Democrat Espy faces GOP incumbent Cindy

NCPSSM2018-12-17T15:58:50+00:00November 20th, 2018|Congress, Democrats, Election 2018, GOP, healthcare, Max Richtman, Medicare, Social Security|

Seniors Reverse Recent Trend, Vote in their Own Interests

Three weeks ago, we implored seniors to vote in their own interests on November 6th.  In three of the past four

NCPSSM2018-11-15T13:30:31+00:00November 15th, 2018|affordable care act, Congress, Democrats, Election 2018, entitlement reform, GOP|

Seniors Were Big Winners in House Elections

Voters have put champions of Social Security and Medicare back in control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first

NCPSSM2018-11-08T10:13:53+00:00November 8th, 2018|Boost Social Security, Congress, Democrats, Election 2018, entitlement reform, Medicare, Rep. John Larson, Social Security|

It’s Time for Seniors to Vote In Their Own Interests Again

Older Americans are one of the most powerful voting blocs in U.S. elections.  More than half of the electorate in the

NCPSSM2018-10-25T12:05:58+00:00October 23rd, 2018|Aging Issues, COLAs, Congress, Democrats, Election 2018, entitlement reform, Meals on Wheels, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Social Security Administration (SSA)|

McConnell Reminds Retirees What They Have to Lose in November

As if to remind us what is at stake with three weeks to go until election day, Senate Majority Leader Mitch

NCPSSM2018-11-08T10:35:45+00:00October 17th, 2018|Congress, entitlement reform, Medicare, Social Security, Tax Cuts, Trump|

Trump Advisor Re-Affirms Commitment to Cutting Social Security & Medicare

In case there was any doubt that the White House and many Congressional Republicans still want to cut Americans’ earned benefits,

NCPSSM2018-11-08T10:39:56+00:00September 18th, 2018|Congress, entitlement reform, GOP, Medicare, Social Security, Trump Administration|

Senate Passes Prescription Drug Price Transparency Bill

If legislation passed by the Senate on Tuesday becomes law, your pharmacist may no longer be ‘gagged’ or forbidden from telling

NCPSSM2018-09-06T09:19:08+00:00September 5th, 2018|Congress, Democrats, Medicare, Part D, Prescription Drug Prices|