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President Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Essential Programs
This week, President Trump released his proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which includes drastic cuts to essential services...
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VERIFIED: Millions Would Lose Health Coverage Under the American Health Care Act
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new estimates for the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which was passed earlier...
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Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs Too High for Some
The Commonwealth Fund released a report this week examining out-of-pocket expenses for people with Medicare. Fifty-six million people—17% of the...
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Why Medicaid Cuts Would Be Bad for Older Adults and Their Families
A recent article on Next Avenue, a PBS website, highlights an often-overlooked aspect of the American Health Care Act’s proposed...
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Legislation to Make Prescription Drug Pricing Transparent Reintroduced
This week, a bipartisan bill was reintroduced in Congress that aims to curb rising pharmaceutical costs through transparency. Senators John...
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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study Comparing People with Medicaid to Uninsured and Those with Private Insurance
Last week, the Commonwealth Fund released a study comparing the experiences of working-age adults with various insurance statuses over the...
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35 Organizations Join Together to Provide Recommendations to CMS on the “Welcome to Medicare” Package
The Medicare Rights Center and over 30 other national and state organizations, including the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and...
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5 Things You Can Do to Help Stop the American Health Care Act
With the House passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) last week, Congress is one step closer to making...
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Why the American Health Care Act Is Bad for Older Americans, People with Disabilities, and Their Families
Update: The House passed the American Health Care Act this afternoon by a narrow margin. Read Joe Baker’s statement on...
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New Data Highlights Income and Assets of People with Medicare
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released a brief with updated income and asset information and projections for people...
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