BRIEF-Joe Biden Says My Plan To Extend Medicare For Another Generation - NYT

* JOE BIDEN SAYS MY PLAN TO EXTEND MEDICARE FOR ANOTHER GENERATION- NYT

* BIDEN SAYS MEDICARE NEGOTIATIONS, COMBINED WITH THE LAW'S REBATES FOR EXCESSIVE PRICE HIKES, WILL REDUCE THE DEFICIT BY $159 BILLION - NYT * BIDEN SAYS THE BUDGET I AM RELEASING THIS WEEK WILL MAKE THE MEDICARE TRUST FUND SOLVENT BEYOND 2050 WITHOUT CUTTING A PENNY IN BENEFITS - NYT

* BIDEN SAYS GOVERNMENT TO GET RID OF THE $35 PER MONTH CAP FOR INSULIN AND REMOVE THE CURRENT $2,000 TOTAL ANNUAL CAP FOR SENIORS- NYT * BIDEN SAYS MY BUDGET PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE MEDICARE TAX RATE ON EARNED AND UNEARNED INCOME ABOVE $400,000 TO 5 PERCENT FROM 3.8 PERCENT - NYT

* BIDEN SAYS BUDGET WILL ALLOW MEDICARE TO NEGOTIATE PRICES FOR MORE DRUGS AND BRINGING DRUGS INTO NEGOTIATION SOONER AFTER THEY LAUNCH - NYT * BIDEN SAYS BUDGET WILL MAKE SURE MONEY GOES DIRECTLY INTO MEDICARE TRUST FUND, PROTECTING TAXPAYERS' INVESTMENT AND THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM - NYT Source text link: https://nyti.ms/3mkKYIX