For years, Medicare has paid hospitals double the rates it pays other providers for the same services, such as colonoscopies and blood tests, but a new House bill requires Medicare to pay the same rates for such services.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee finally held a hearing on Wednesday on President Joe Biden's pick – surgical oncologist Monica Bertagnolli – to lead the National Institutes of Health.
This ad is marked by charged language and opinions, and it raises the question of whether giving Medicare the power to regulate drug prices would be the price-setting scheme that American Commitment makes it out to be.