After taking control of Congress and the White House, Trump broke his promises not to cut or undermine Medicare or its benefits with the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This bill directly targets Medicare, reducing eligibility, restricting access to its benefits, and reducing funding, in ways that would harm individuals eligible for
The House passed Republicans’ unpopular “Big, Beautiful Bill” by a razor-thin margin of 215-214, sending the legislation to the Senate for review. Deficit hawks support steeper cuts while increased the deficit by trillions. Moderates complain the bill is a “handout to the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the nation’s poor.” This bill will result
Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is Robert Kennedy Jr. He is a conspiracy theorist and admitted heroin addict without any medical education, health care administration, or government experience. He fumbled questions about Medicare and Medicaid during his confirmation hearing, making basic factual errors about the biggest programs he would
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate TV personality and unsuccessful Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, MD, as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Before being endorsed by Trump, Oz praised the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, saying that everyone should have insurance, or have it provided for them. He has publicly admired
In a new plan called “Medicare at Home,” Vice President Harris proposed expanding Medicare to cover in-home senior care — aiming to help the “sandwich generation” of adults caring for aging parents while raising their children at the same time. Harris wants Medicare to cover long-term care, including in-home aides. “Medicare will cover home care for the first time
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