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West Health Institute issued the following news release:. A new assessment of the Medicare Part D program based on a proposal from the West Health Policy Center finds that Medicare beneficiaries would save $29 billion if drug manufacturer rebates were used to reduce their out-of-pocket costs at the pharmacy counter through the Part D benefit- as long as these…

Swiss Re issued the following news release:. Total economic losses from natural and man-made catastrophes fell to around USD 140 billion in 2019 from USD 176 billion last year, according to preliminary sigma estimates from Swiss Re Institute. Natural catastrophes accounted for USD 133 billion of this year's around USD 140 billion in global economic losses.

Martin Heinrich, D- New Mexico, issued the following news release:. U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Mike Rounds passed bipartisan legislation to repeal a provision in the Affordable Care Act known as the ” Cadillac Tax,” which taxes high-cost health insurance plans and impacts middle-class health benefits. The tax could negatively impact 718,000 people in New…

Maria Cantwell, D- Washington, issued the following news release:. -Millions of Americans rely on the medical expense deduction, nearly half of whom have incomes of $50,000 or less. U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Susan Collins announced that a provision they pushed for to assist families who are struggling to afford high medical costs was included in the…

Maggie Hassan, D- New Hampshire, issued the following statement on a federal appeals court ruling on the Affordable Care Act:. “President Trump and Washington Republicans are working to undermine our health care system and strip protections from people with pre-existing conditions, including by backing this partisan lawsuit to strike down the entire health…

Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema secured a number of Arizona priorities in the end-of-year appropriations bills that passed the Senate. The repeal of these harmful taxes will help address rising health care costs for Arizona families and businesses and encourage investment in Arizona jobs. “Today's Senate action shows that by reaching across the…

Tim Kaine, D- Virginia, issued the following statement after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision declaring the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate unconstitutional and directing a district court to determine whether the rest of the law can stand without the individual mandate:. “The Fifth Circuit ruling is the result of the latest effort by…

U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Rob Portman, and Debbie Stabenow introduced the Reforestation Act of 2019 to bolster funding for the U.S. Forest Service to address its backlog of planting needs by carrying out reforestation projects in forests damaged by events such as wildfires, insects and disease. Given the Forest Service's reforestation backlog, the new…

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen released the following statement highlighting her many legislative actions during her first year in the Senate, including introducing 15 pieces of bipartisan legislation, co-leading a resolution to defend the Affordable Care Act, serving on five Senate committees and eight subcommittees, launching both a Senate Task Force and a…

Alcoa informed the retirees by letter on Dec. 4 that it would eliminate life insurance coverage effective Dec. 31, 2019. “We negotiated these retiree life insurance benefits with the company, and they are a critical part of our collective bargaining agreements with Alcoa,” said USW International President Tom Conway. “Families rely on the contractual death…

Dianne Feinstein, D- California, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the 5th Circuit decision regarding the Affordable Care Act:. “After multiple failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Trump decided to back a lawsuit that would take health insurance away from millions of Americans.

Debbie Stabenow, D- Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, issued the following statement after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals released its ruling on the Affordable Care Act:. “The Fifth Circuit ruling on the Republican-led lawsuit puts the health care of millions of Americans at risk. “Republicans need to stop their cruel…

People for the American Way issued the following news release:. People For the American Way is excited to announce that it is making its Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears project data more accessible to wider audiences with a new user-friendly web tool allowing users to sort case information by judge and issue area. * “Ruling by ruling, Trump judges are chipping…

The American Hospital Association issued the following statement by President and CEO Rick Pollack on 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision on the Affordable Care Act:. Because of the Affordable Care Act, 20 million people have health insurance, millions with pre-existing conditions have access to the care they need and new and innovative models of care have…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement:. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v U.S. involving the legality of the Affordable Care Act. The Oregon Department of Justice is led by Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, and serves as the…

Chris Pappas, D- New Hampshire, issued the following statement following the 5th Circuit Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality:. “The Affordable Care Act provides lifesaving health care and critical protections for people across New Hampshire. In his first 100 days in office, Congressman Pappas took to the House floor to reaffirm his…