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Growing Medicare Privatization Is Boosting Big Insurance Profits, Report Shows
Seven for-profit companies saw their combined revenues from taxpayer-backed programs soar by 500 percent since 2012.
Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Kill Consumer Finance Protection Agency
The case could threaten not only the existence of the CFPB, but also programs like Medicare.
Following Intense Scrutiny, Regulators Overhaul Inspections of Hospice Providers
The new rules, effective immediately, include directives for inspectors to evaluate the abuse and neglect of patients.
Report: Credit Scores Are Lower in the South, and Medical Debt Could Be to Blame
A new analysis finds a link between areas with low average credit scores and high amounts of medical debt.
Mike Pence Calls for Privatizing Social Security in Fox News Interview
Privatizing Social Security would disproportionately impact people of color and low-income earners, research shows.
White House: The GOP’s Current Agenda Would Add $3 Trillion to National Debt
The administration says the GOP doesn’t actually care about the national debt, but rather wants to slash welfare.
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.