Medicare

by Brett Rowland   Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare. Spending on net interest hit $514 billion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2024. That’s more…

The federal government is expected to have to spend more servicing the country’s massive national debt this year than it will spend on defense or Medicare as interest payments skyrocket, according…

by Newt Gingrich   In the last few weeks, House Subcommittees have conducted important hearings on President Joe Biden’s implausibly named “Inflation Reduction Act” and its assault on Medicare. The law is an assault on Medicare because…

The Biden administration on Tuesday revealed a list of ten drugs subject to price negotiations between Medicare and major pharmaceutical companies. Negotiations between drug manufacturers and Medicare will begin later in 2023, but the…

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When people retire, they lose their employer-sponsored health insurance. But as long as they don’t retire before age 65, most people should have access to Medicare. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people over…

Social Security is toast. So is Medicare. Too many of us old people live longer, so there are not enough working people to support us. Soon both Social Security and Medicare will be broke. Our politicians don’t have the guts…

Medicare Delays a Full Crackdown on Private Health Plans The New York TimesCMS to raise Medicare Advantage pay rates by 3.3% in 2024; phase in risk adjustment changes FierceHealthcareBiden Administration to Move Forward With Changes to…

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosIn a Hail Mary bid to dent Republican credibility on the economy, Democrats are escalating attacks related to Social Security and Medicare in a final midterm stretch dominated by signs of a growing red…

“Congress is considering a bill that will strip $300 billion from Medicare — money seniors rely on for their medicine, their treatments, their cures.” That’s the key claim in a series of advertisements running across Nevada and…