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Nov. 26, 2024
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Proposed Rule by HHS to Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs in Medicare and Medicaid
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 22, 2024
NEWS: Senator Bernie Sanders and President Joe Biden Hold Event in New Hampshire to Discuss Lowering Prescription Drug Costs in America
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 25, 2024
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Calls on U.S. Senate to Approve Contempt Resolution for Steward CEO
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 24, 2024
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing with Novo Nordisk CEO on Outrageous Ozempic and Wegovy Prices
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 20, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Lead HELP Committee Hearing on Outrageous Ozempic and Wegovy Prices with Novo Nordisk CEO
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 17, 2024
Sanders Hosts Experts Discussion and Announces New Information on the Production and Pricing of Blockbuster Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 11, 2024
Tweet - "It is immoral that families are being evicted, having their heat disconnected, or having their wages garnished because of crippling medical debt while the health care industry made more than $100b in profits last year."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 15, 2023
Baldwin, Sanders, Wyden Lead Colleagues Pushing Biden Administration to Continue Strengthening Protections Against "Junk" Insurance Plans
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2023
NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell More Than 120 Colleagues in House and Senate Reintroduce Medicare for All
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders and Jayapal to Hold Town Hall on Medicare for All at U.S. Capitol
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 4, 2023
NEWS: Sanders and Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Cut Drug Prices in Half
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 8, 2023
NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 21, 2022
Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2022
Tweet - "The United States has the most dysfunctional, inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive health care system in the world. It's time for Medicare for All."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2022
NEWS: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All with 14 Colleagues in the Senate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 12, 2022
PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicare for All
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 9, 2022
Tweet - "We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation but with worse health outcomes for our people. Does that make sense to anyone? It's time for Medicare for All."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Secretary Becerra, Secretary Walsh, and Secretary Yellen - Van Hollen, Hassan Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Effort to Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 15, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner & Kaine Join Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Limit Junk Health Plans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner & Kaine Join Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Limit Junk Health Plans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 31, 2022
Tweet - "The American people are asking: who does Congress represent? 84% of the American people support expanding Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing care. We must deliver."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Hon Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Require Medicare To Pay For Rapid Covid Tests
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Menendez, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Require Medicare To Cover Costs For Rapid COVID-19 Tests
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services-Kildee Calls for Reversal of Medicare Part B Premium Increases
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 11, 2022
Sanders Statement on Medicare Limiting Coverage for Alzheimer's Drug
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 26, 2021
Tweet - "This pandemic makes it clear how dysfunctional our healthcare system is. Not only do we pay the highest prices in the world, we can't even produce the number of doctors and nurses that we desperately need. Let us not give up the struggle for Medicare for All."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 16, 2021
Tweet - "Unless action is taken soon Medicare premiums will skyrocket in order to cover a questionable Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, that costs $56,000 a year. That is insane. We must stop this premium hike on 57 million seniors now. Time is running out."
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2021
Data for Progress - Voters Are Right: It's Time to Expand Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Senator Baldwin Urges House and Senate Leadership to Prioritize Maternal Health in Next Recovery Package
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 15, 2021
Letter to Michel Vounatsos, Chief Executive Officer of Biogen - Welch to Biogen CEO: "How did Biogen Justify a $56,000 list price?"
Sen. Peter Welch
May 11, 2021
The Washington Post - We Must Fix the Gaping Holes in Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 6, 2021
Rep. Sewell Introduces Legislation to Protect Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services for Rural and Underserved Communities
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 3, 2021
The Guardian - Big Pharma doesn't want us to expand Medicare. We have to fight them
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 28, 2021
NEWS: New GAO Study Finds U.S. Pays Two to Four Times More for Prescription Drugs than Other Nations
Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Medicare At 50 Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 25, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden - NEWS: Senators Ask Biden to Include Medicare Expansion in American Families Plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 18, 2021
Sanders-Commissioned CBO Report Finds Medicare Part D Pays Nearly Three Times More than Medicaid for Prescription Drugs
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 5, 2021
Welch and McKinley Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address "Orphan Drug' Loophole in the 340B Program
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 19, 2021
Thompson, Welch, Johnson, Schweikert, Matsui Reintroduce the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 28, 2020
Welch Priorities Signed Into Law As Part Of Omnibus Government Funding Bill
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 28, 2020
Welch Priorities Signed Into Law As Part Of Omnibus Government Funding Bill
Sen. Peter Welch
Dec. 9, 2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Rosen Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling for Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Coverage
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - Rep. Cisneros Stands Up for Reproductive Rights and ACA Amid Supreme Court Nomination
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 24, 2020
LaHood, DelBene, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Healthcare
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Murray, HELP Dems to Azar: Rescind Rule Undermining Health Care Protections, Including for LGBTQIA+ Patients, In Light of New SCOTUS Decision
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 26, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 15, 2020
Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 15, 2020
Markey, Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Admin. for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Democrats and Republicans Urge the Trump Administration to Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Politician
Nov. 26, 2024
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Proposed Rule by HHS to Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs in Medicare and Medicaid
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 22, 2024
NEWS: Senator Bernie Sanders and President Joe Biden Hold Event in New Hampshire to Discuss Lowering Prescription Drug Costs in America
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 25, 2024
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Calls on U.S. Senate to Approve Contempt Resolution for Steward CEO
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 24, 2024
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing with Novo Nordisk CEO on Outrageous Ozempic and Wegovy Prices
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 20, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Lead HELP Committee Hearing on Outrageous Ozempic and Wegovy Prices with Novo Nordisk CEO
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 17, 2024
Sanders Hosts Experts Discussion and Announces New Information on the Production and Pricing of Blockbuster Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 11, 2024
Tweet - "It is immoral that families are being evicted, having their heat disconnected, or having their wages garnished because of crippling medical debt while the health care industry made more than $100b in profits last year."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 15, 2023
Baldwin, Sanders, Wyden Lead Colleagues Pushing Biden Administration to Continue Strengthening Protections Against "Junk" Insurance Plans
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2023
NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell More Than 120 Colleagues in House and Senate Reintroduce Medicare for All
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders and Jayapal to Hold Town Hall on Medicare for All at U.S. Capitol
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 4, 2023
NEWS: Sanders and Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Cut Drug Prices in Half
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 8, 2023
NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 21, 2022
Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2022
Tweet - "The United States has the most dysfunctional, inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive health care system in the world. It's time for Medicare for All."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 12, 2022
NEWS: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All with 14 Colleagues in the Senate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 12, 2022
PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicare for All
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 9, 2022
Tweet - "We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation but with worse health outcomes for our people. Does that make sense to anyone? It's time for Medicare for All."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Secretary Becerra, Secretary Walsh, and Secretary Yellen - Van Hollen, Hassan Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Effort to Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 15, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner & Kaine Join Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Limit Junk Health Plans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Warner & Kaine Join Senate Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Limit Junk Health Plans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 31, 2022
Tweet - "The American people are asking: who does Congress represent? 84% of the American people support expanding Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing care. We must deliver."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Hon Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Require Medicare To Pay For Rapid Covid Tests
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Menendez, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Require Medicare To Cover Costs For Rapid COVID-19 Tests
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services-Kildee Calls for Reversal of Medicare Part B Premium Increases
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 11, 2022
Sanders Statement on Medicare Limiting Coverage for Alzheimer's Drug
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 26, 2021
Tweet - "This pandemic makes it clear how dysfunctional our healthcare system is. Not only do we pay the highest prices in the world, we can't even produce the number of doctors and nurses that we desperately need. Let us not give up the struggle for Medicare for All."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 16, 2021
Tweet - "Unless action is taken soon Medicare premiums will skyrocket in order to cover a questionable Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, that costs $56,000 a year. That is insane. We must stop this premium hike on 57 million seniors now. Time is running out."
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 23, 2021
Data for Progress - Voters Are Right: It's Time to Expand Medicare
Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Senator Baldwin Urges House and Senate Leadership to Prioritize Maternal Health in Next Recovery Package
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 15, 2021
Letter to Michel Vounatsos, Chief Executive Officer of Biogen - Welch to Biogen CEO: "How did Biogen Justify a $56,000 list price?"
Sen.Peter Welch
May 11, 2021
The Washington Post - We Must Fix the Gaping Holes in Medicare
Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 6, 2021
Rep. Sewell Introduces Legislation to Protect Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services for Rural and Underserved Communities
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 3, 2021
The Guardian - Big Pharma doesn't want us to expand Medicare. We have to fight them
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 28, 2021
NEWS: New GAO Study Finds U.S. Pays Two to Four Times More for Prescription Drugs than Other Nations
Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 25, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Medicare At 50 Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 25, 2021
Letter to Joseph R. Biden - NEWS: Senators Ask Biden to Include Medicare Expansion in American Families Plan
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 18, 2021
Sanders-Commissioned CBO Report Finds Medicare Part D Pays Nearly Three Times More than Medicaid for Prescription Drugs
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 5, 2021
Welch and McKinley Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address "Orphan Drug' Loophole in the 340B Program
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 19, 2021
Thompson, Welch, Johnson, Schweikert, Matsui Reintroduce the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 28, 2020
Welch Priorities Signed Into Law As Part Of Omnibus Government Funding Bill
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 28, 2020
Welch Priorities Signed Into Law As Part Of Omnibus Government Funding Bill
Sen.Peter Welch
Dec. 9, 2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Rosen Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling for Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Coverage
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the Hon. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member - Rep. Cisneros Stands Up for Reproductive Rights and ACA Amid Supreme Court Nomination
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 24, 2020
LaHood, DelBene, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Healthcare
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Murray, HELP Dems to Azar: Rescind Rule Undermining Health Care Protections, Including for LGBTQIA+ Patients, In Light of New SCOTUS Decision
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 26, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Denounce HHS Proposal to Permit More Discrimination in Health Care, Weaken Protections
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 15, 2020
Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 15, 2020
Markey, Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Seema Verma, Admin. for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Democrats and Republicans Urge the Trump Administration to Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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