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Sanders pushes for Medicare expansion as GOP leader signals willingness to discuss
Sanders has long championed expanding Medicare as part of a broader fight for universal healthcare. On the Senate floor, he criticized the government’s misplaced priorities, arguing that seniors ...
House Votes to Extend Medicare Telehealth
The House of Representatives voted 217-213 to pass a continuing resolution (CR) on March 12, 2025, preventing the government ...
What New Government Funding Bill Means for Medicaid, Medicare
Republicans unveiled the new continuing resolution bill this weekend in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown Friday.
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
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The GOP’s Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicaid. Most Oppose That Idea, Poll Finds.
The latest KFF poll was published as Republican lawmakers in Congress appear intent on making major spending cuts to the ...
Elon Musk, DOGE shift slashing target to Social Security, Medicare
Elon Musk has talked about cutting programs like Social Security and Medicare, at odds with what President Donald Trump and ...
US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency overseeing Medicare should divest financial ties to healthcare and ...
GOP Medicaid cuts could leave N.J. hospitals with ‘catastrophic’ losses — and harm sick kids
From children with chronic illnesses to nursing home residents, the proposed cuts could upend lives and jeopardize health ...
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Russell says federal spending bill could be devastating for Medicaid in CT
Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell raised concerns in Washington, D.C. about potential Medicaid and Medicare cuts in a ...
6 month extension of Medicare coverage for telehealth included in funding bill passed by U.S. House
"I fought to secure this extension to ensure that senior citizens and those on Medicare can continue accessing telehealth ...