Articles Tagged: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

U.S. health secretary

In a TV ad airing in Cedar Rapids and across the U.S., a pharmaceutical trade organization claims that proposed legislation to allow the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies on the cost of drugs would mean Medicare patients won’t be able to access the medications they need. But is that true?

Senate Budget Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders said his proposed budget is about “making people understand that government can, in fact, in a democratic society, work for working families, and not just the wealthy and the powerful.”

The measure, sponsored by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, provides a potential lifeline for rural hospitals, which have struggled to stay afloat for years against declining and aging populations.

Crestview Acres has a one-star overall rating, placing it well below average on health inspections, staffing and quality of resident care, records show.