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• Drug Price Spikes Are Hurting Consumers and Medical Providers, Senators Told

  December 09, 2015: The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on off-patent drug price spikes on December 9, 2015. Americans spent $374 billion on prescription drugs last year. Witnesses provided insight into the causes of these drug price Read More >

• End of Life: Medicare Will Cover Discussions

  December 08, 2015: A September 2015 Kaiser study showed that 89% of Americans surveyed support the idea that doctors should have end of life discussions with their patients. Further, 81% also believed that Medicare should cover those discussions. Read More >

• Republicans in U.S. House and Senate Plan Ways to Cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

  November 06, 2015: [caption id="attachment_912" align="alignleft" width="150"] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after a weekly policy luncheon. From left Read More >

• WI Alliance Executive Director Billy Feitlinger to retire.

  June 01, 2015: After almost 11 years, I have decided to retire as the WIARA Executive Director.  It has been the most enjoyable and rewarding job that I have had over the last 40 years.  I have had the good fortune to have met and worked wi Read More >

• Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion

  May 08, 2015: The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and re Read More >