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White House Slams Manchin-GOP Push for Social Security, Medicare Commissions
The TRUST Act is a ploy to gut Social Security and Medicare behind closed doors, says one progressive advocacy group.
House Republican Bill Would Force Massive Cuts to Medicare Benefits
The bill would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, including its $35 insulin cap and other drug cost reduction measures.
Government Allows Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare to Pocket Overcharges
Audits, investigations and whistleblower lawsuits allege that the overcharges cost taxpayers billions per year.
Republicans Want to Raise Retirement Age to 70 as Life Expectancy Is Falling
This would shorten the retirement window to a mere six years, if the latest life expectancy average holds.
GOP Plan to Cut Social Security and Medicare Is Disliked Among Republican Voters
If the GOP tries to force cuts to Social Security via the debt ceiling, it would be against their own base’s wishes.
White House Warns GOP Not to Tie Debt Ceiling to Social Security Cuts
“In exchange for not crashing the United States economy, you get nothing,” one Democrat said. “You don’t get a cookie.”
Privatization Scam Threatens to Replace Traditional Medicare Altogether by 2030
Medicare Advantage serves private health insurers and investors at the expense of the public interest.
Industry Lobbyists Worry as Sanders Takes Over Powerful Senate Health Panel
Health care industry lobbyists are particularly concerned about how Sanders will wield the committee's subpoena power.
Big Pharma and GOP Open About Plans to Obstruct Medicare Drug Price Reforms
While the reforms are less ambitious than what progressives wanted, they could still have a significant impact on costs.
Insurance Industry-Backed Alternative to Medicare “Is Stealing Our Tax Dollars”
New audits show that Medicare Advantage has collected millions in overcharges from patients over a three-year period.