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Health care advocates and experts on retirement talked about the projected increase in Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles, as well as the possible impact on state budgets and seniors.

The Health Futures Council at Arizona State University hosted a panel discussion produced by Zócalo Public Square focusing on the impact of an aging population on the U.S. health care system…

Panelists talked about the challenges and benefits of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA). PPSA is a section of the Affordable Care Act that requires drug and medical device companies …

Businessmen and politicians agreed that rising health care costs were one of the main factors driving long term deficits in the U.S. They discussed ways to make the health care system more e…

Norm Ornstein and other health care experts discussed the role of the new health care law in the outcome of the 2010 midterm elections. Ed Howard moderated. Topics included the individual ma…

Panelists spoke about health care reform legislation, the potential impact of new health care regulations on the economy, and the overall effect on the national debt.

John Rother talked about the AARP announcement of its 2009 Advocacy Agenda, new polling which looks at the depth of the current economic situation, and how the situation affects housing and …

The economic proposals of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama were examined in a panel discussion on the economic options of the next president with a budget deficit and an economy weaken…

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) 1987, also known as the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act, was passed 20 years prior to this panel discussion. The panelists talked about the history, …

Officials of AARP announced their 2007 legislative agenda. Topics included health care, economic security, and Social Security. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Lisa Alecxih announced the release her study that shows that over the past 20 years, a significant number of senior citizens, particularly among the “oldest old,” persons 85 and older, have …

The participants announced the release of a Council report titled, “Creating Livable Communities.” The report identifies barriers to developing communities where it is easy for the disabled…

Officials from the AARP provided an overview of the group’s legislative agenda for 2006. They said Congress should revise the 2003 Medicare law to allow the Department of Health and Human Se…

The Alliance for Health Reform held a news conference on the quality of Medicare services. Participants talked about the release the report by Sheila Leatherman and Douglas McCarthy, Quality…

Participants talked about the prescription drug approval process, evidence-based research methods, the state of the pharmaceutical industry, and the impact of status quo procedures on Americ…

In the first panel, federal officials talked about Social Security and the impact of the federal budget deficit. They said the Social Security trust fund reserves will last until 2042. In th…

AARP Legislative Affairs Director John Rother talked about proposed changes to Social Security. In full-page ads this week, the AARP warns that turning Social Security into a program where b…

AARP Policy and Strategy Director, John Rother talked about a study comparing prescription drug prices, the new Medicare Discount Care, and other topics. Afterwards, he answered questions fr…

Mr. Novelli announced the American Association of Retired Persons' new Rx Watchdog Project to monitor the prices of prescription drugs, the pricing policies of drug manufacturers, and the ef…

Former Connecticut Congresswoman, democrat Barbara Kennelly is the current President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. She was a guest along with John Rothe…