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Pressed by Sanders, Democrats Aim to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age in Recovery Package
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on February 10, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Sanders Pushing to Expand Medicare by Lowering Eligibility Age in Next Relief Package
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's the right thing to do. It's massively impactful. It's popular."
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To Fight Pharma Greed That Costs 'Human Lives,' Sanders Unveils Bills to Slash Drug Prices
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(Taken Pre-Pandemic) A demonstrator holds a sign at a rally in front of the New York Stock Exchange on November 14, 2019.
"The time is now to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and say enough is...
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Progressives Demand Permanent Repeal of 'Self-Defeating' Paygo Law as Automatic Medicare Cuts Loom
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks during a news conference with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
"It's long past time for Congress to end statutory Paygo permanently. The...
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Seema Verma, then-administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks to the press on November 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
Advocates Sound Alarm Over Quiet Trump Era Move That Could Further Privatize Medicare
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at the Hotel Vermont on March 11, 2020 in Burlington. (Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
'Congress Must End This National Embarrassment,' Says Sanders After CBO Reveals High Drug Prices for Medicare Part D
'No Reason for This—Other Than Greed,' Says Sanders as GAO Shows Medicare Pays Twice as Much as VA for Same Drugs
Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California. (Photo: Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Harold & Carole Pump Foundation)
Medicare Fraudster Who Exploited the Elderly in $1.3 Billion Scheme Embodies 'Grotesque' Corruption of Trump Clemency Orders
Bruce Reed
'Major Test' for Soul of Biden Presidency: AOC, Ilhan Omar Back Effort to Keep Deficit Hawk Bruce Reed Out of White House
Charles Miller, 90, prepares the daily pills his wife will need for the week on January 4, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida. His wife has had a recent stroke and a heart attack, and needs approximately ten different medicines daily which need to be carefully monitored. (Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
High Drug Prices Could Result in Premature Deaths of More Than 1.1 Million Seniors in Next Decade: Analysis
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'Shameless Stunt': Trump Attempting to Raid Medicare Trust Fund to Pay for Drug Discount Cards With His Name on Them
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