2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (621+ words) Legis1 Medicare Insolvency Deadline Nears as Trust Fund Faces 2033 Shortfall The Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves in 2033, leaving the program unable to pay the full cost of Part A hospital benefits from dedicated revenues…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (300+ words) Access to employer-sponsored retirement benefits among private sector workers increased from 65 percent in 2010 to 72 percent in 2025, according to the CRS analysis of approximately 127 million private industry workers. The gains reflect a deliberate legislative push over the past seven years to…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (427+ words) The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced a bipartisan healthcare package on July 22, signaling rare agreement on drug pricing and transparency. The committee approved measures to cap insulin costs, speed up biosimilar approvals, and require hospitals to disclose…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (211+ words) The House passed H.R. 8884 by a vote of 232 to 188 on July 23, advancing legislation that would extend the Social Security Administration's authority to test new approaches through 2031 to connect Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries to work. No Republicans voted against the bill....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (495+ words) Legis1 Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing Ends Lobbying Contract With Whitmer & Worrall Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing terminated its lobbying relationship with Whitmer & Worrall LLC on June 4, according to a lobbying disclosure filed July 21. The relationship represented a significant client engagement…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (266+ words) Congress faces a critical deadline on Medicare counseling services for seniors. The mandatory funding that powers the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) expires on December 31, 2027, halfway through the current five-year state grant cycle. Without congressional action before that date,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (198+ words) Legis1 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Increases its Lobbying Spend Susan G. Komen for the Cure filed a quarter two 2026 lobbying disclosure act filing showing the organization spent $130,000 on federal advocacy during the quarter. The nonprofit lobbying registration reflects ongoing efforts to…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (210+ words) New York Life Insurance Co. is focused on tax treatment of life insurance products and regulations affecting the insurance industry. The company's quarter two lobbying filing disclosure reveals efforts to shape policy around retirement savings systems and insurance company regulations…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (272+ words) Subcommittee Chair Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) emphasized the military readiness implications, stating, "Service members cannot maintain peak readiness if they cannot reliably access the medications they need." Dr. Micah Lansford of Roden-Smith Pharmacy testified that independent pharmacies were pushed out of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) Legis1 American College of Surgeons Lobbies For Healthcare Policy The American College of Surgeons is ramping up its lobbying efforts on healthcare policy priorities, including physician compensation and emergency preparedness regulations. The organization is working with both in-house congressional lobbyists and…...