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House Committees Mark Up Medicare Bills That Aim for Improvements, but Have Unintended Consequences
This week, the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees met to review bills that aim to reduce...
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CBO Report on Distributional Effects of the Budget Act Finds Richest Gain and Poorest Face Cuts
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the reconciliation bill passed by...
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Medicare Rights Experts Highlight the Value and Impact of Medicare Savings Programs
The Medicare Rights Center’s New York Policy experts have released a new paper focused on helping people gain access to...
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Congressional Budget Office Final Score: Reconciliation Bill Increases Deficit by 3.4 Trillion; Causes 10 Million to Lose Health Insurance
This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated cost estimates of the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
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Part D Benefit Restructuring Reduces Out-Of-Pocket Exposure, Changes Risk to Prescription Coverage Access and Choice
Prescription drug coverage in Medicare, provided via private health insurance plans under Part D, covers more than 53 million Americans....
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Polling Shows Most People Are Worried About Significant Cuts to Medicaid Spending
Recent KFF polling tracks public opinion regarding the latest budget reconciliation bill, examining the views of the general public, as well...
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CBO Analysis Shows Medicaid Cuts Would Terminate Coverage for Millions, Including People with Medicare
This week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a Congressional agency that conducts independent analyses of economic and budget issues,...
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“100 Days” Poll Shows Rising Concerns About Public Health Systems
Recent polling shows increasing concerns regarding the trustworthiness and efficacy of the public health system. The polling, conducted by Harvard’s...
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Threats to the Social Security Administration and to Benefits Continue to Raise Alarm
Despite the Trump administration’s promises that Americans’ Social Security benefits will not be cut, as we discussed last week, the...
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Medicare Rights, Partners Ask SCOTUS: Preserve Preventative Care Requirement in Braidwood
Last week, Medicare Rights Center joined with other members of the Chronic Illness and Disability Partnership and the Center for...
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