| Nov. 26, 2024
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Proposed Rule by HHS to Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs in Medicare and Medicaid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 22, 2024
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NEWS: Senator Bernie Sanders and President Joe Biden Hold Event in New Hampshire to Discuss Lowering Prescription Drug Costs in America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 25, 2024
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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Calls on U.S. Senate to Approve Contempt Resolution for Steward CEO
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 24, 2024
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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing with Novo Nordisk CEO on Outrageous Ozempic and Wegovy Prices
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 20, 2024
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Lead HELP Committee Hearing on Outrageous Ozempic and Wegovy Prices with Novo Nordisk CEO
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 17, 2024
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Sanders Hosts Experts Discussion and Announces New Information on the Production and Pricing of Blockbuster Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 11, 2024
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 15, 2023
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Baldwin, Sanders, Wyden Lead Colleagues Pushing Biden Administration to Continue Strengthening Protections Against "Junk" Insurance Plans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 17, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell More Than 120 Colleagues in House and Senate Reintroduce Medicare for All
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 12, 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders and Jayapal to Hold Town Hall on Medicare for All at U.S. Capitol
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 4, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders and Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Cut Drug Prices in Half
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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NEWS: In Remarks to Advocates, Sanders Proposes Major Expansion of Community Health Centers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 21, 2022
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Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 13, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 12, 2022
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PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Opening Statement at Hearing on Medicare for All
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 12, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All with 14 Colleagues in the Senate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 9, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 15, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 14, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 31, 2022
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 25, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services-Kildee Calls for Reversal of Medicare Part B Premium Increases
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 11, 2022
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Sanders Statement on Medicare Limiting Coverage for Alzheimer's Drug
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Dec. 26, 2021
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Dec. 16, 2021
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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."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 23, 2021
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Data for Progress - Voters Are Right: It's Time to Expand Medicare
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 17, 2021
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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
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 15, 2021
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Letter to Michel Vounatsos, Chief Executive Officer of Biogen - Welch to Biogen CEO: "How did Biogen Justify a $56,000 list price?"
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| May 11, 2021
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The Washington Post - We Must Fix the Gaping Holes in Medicare
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 6, 2021
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Rep. Sewell Introduces Legislation to Protect Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services for Rural and Underserved Communities
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| May 3, 2021
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The Guardian - Big Pharma doesn't want us to expand Medicare. We have to fight them
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 28, 2021
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NEWS: New GAO Study Finds U.S. Pays Two to Four Times More for Prescription Drugs than Other Nations
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 25, 2021
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden - NEWS: Senators Ask Biden to Include Medicare Expansion in American Families Plan
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 25, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Medicare At 50 Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 18, 2021
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Sanders-Commissioned CBO Report Finds Medicare Part D Pays Nearly Three Times More than Medicaid for Prescription Drugs
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 5, 2021
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Welch and McKinley Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address "Orphan Drug' Loophole in the 340B Program
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 19, 2021
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Thompson, Welch, Johnson, Schweikert, Matsui Reintroduce the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Dec. 28, 2020
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Welch Priorities Signed Into Law As Part Of Omnibus Government Funding Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Dec. 28, 2020
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Welch Priorities Signed Into Law As Part Of Omnibus Government Funding Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Dec. 9, 2020
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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
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 8, 2020
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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
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 24, 2020
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LaHood, DelBene, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Healthcare
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| July 7, 2020
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 26, 2020
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Markey, Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 15, 2020
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Sanders, Gillibrand, Booker, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Harris Introduce Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 4, 2020
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services - Manchin, Capito Lead Bipartisan Call for Equal Telephone-Based Health Services Reimbursements
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 21, 2020
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader , Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Over 150 Members Urge Rejection of GOP Efforts to Repeal Protections for Vulnerable Families, Shove Them Off Medicaid Amid Pandemic
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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PBS "News Hour" - Transcript: Bernie Sanders on pandemic health coverage and supporting Joe Biden
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 10, 2020
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Sanders, Jayapal Unveil Emergency Legislation to Provide Health Care for All During Pandemic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 3, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Eshoo Leads Energy and Commerce Democrats in Calling for Extending Open Enrollment Periods for HealthCare.gov and Medicare
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to Health Insurance Executive - Duckworth, Durbin to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 at No Additional Cost to Patients
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Van Hollen, Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for COVID-19 Without Cost-Sharing Requirements
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to Gregory Adams, Chairman and Ceo, Kaiser Permanente; Karen Lynch, President, Aetna, and Evp, Cvs; Gail K. Boudreaux, President & Ceo, Anthem; Bruce D. Broussard, President and Ceo, Humana; David Cordani, President and Ceo, Cigna Corporation; Scott P. Serota, President and Ceo, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association' David S. Wichmann, Ceo, United Health Group - Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 without Cost Sharing Requirements - Murphy, Senate Democrats to Major Health Insurers: Fully Cover Testing, Treatment for Covid-19 without Cost Sharing Requirements
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 5, 2020
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House Passes $8.3 Billion in Emergency Coronavirus Funding
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| March 2, 2020
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CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 1, 2020
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CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Join Democratic Colleagues In Fighting To Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions In FY21 Budget
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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PBS "NewsHour" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 12, 2020
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CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2020
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CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2020
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CBS "Face the Nation" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 7, 2020
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New Hampshire Democratic Primary Debate
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Kennedy, Cooper Lead Rejection of Trump Medicaid Plan
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 29, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Publicly Commit To Protecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Alez Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Schakowsky Slams New Trump Rule To Impose Restrictions On Reproductive Health Care
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 7, 2020
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PBS "NewsHour" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 23, 2019
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Tweet - "87 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured. Tens of thousands die each year because they don't have insurance. 500,000 go bankrupt a year due to medical bills. It's not enough to tinker around the edges. We must pass Medicare for All."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 4, 2019
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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Protect Access to Medical Ventilators
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| Nov. 4, 2019
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Rep. Sewell Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Ambulance Services
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 21, 2019
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PBS "NewsHour" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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