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

NCPSSM2019-01-23T12:50:41+00:00January 18th, 2019|Congress, Medicare, Medicare Drug Coverage and Costs, 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

NCPSSM2019-01-23T12:53:46+00:00January 3rd, 2019|Alzheimer's, Budget, Congress, Medicaid, Medicare, President Trump|

New Acting White House Chief of Staff No Friend to Seniors

New Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney (photo credit: Gage Skidmore) It’s unfortunate that in a desperate

NCPSSM2019-01-23T12:55:25+00:00December 18th, 2018|Budget, Meals on Wheels, Medicare, Social Security|

Trump Administration Continues Tilting the Field toward Medicare Advantage

During the Medicare open enrollment period that ends today, the Trump administration once again asked beneficiaries to choose plans without the

NCPSSM2019-01-23T12:57:38+00:00December 7th, 2018|Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Trump Administration|

Trump Administration Drug Proposal Puts Burden on Beneficiaries

Instead of taking big, bold steps to lower prescription drug prices, the Trump administration has rolled out yet another incremental measure that

NCPSSM2019-01-23T12:59:12+00:00November 28th, 2018|Medicare, Medicare Drug Coverage and Costs, Trump Administration|

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

NCPSSM2019-01-23T13:01:05+00:00November 20th, 2018|Congress, Democrats, Election 2018, GOP, healthcare, Max Richtman, Medicare, Social Security|

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|

Don’t be Fooled by GOP Posturing on Pre-Existing Conditions

The Republican candidate for the open Senate seat in Arizona, Martha McSally, probably speaks for other GOP contenders across the country

NCPSSM2018-11-08T10:31:54+00:00October 30th, 2018|affordable care act, Democrats, Election 2018, Medicare, Republicans|

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|