Tag Archives: Medicare

On Tuesday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released an annual report that details the program’s long-term funding shortfall and how benefits will have to be cut by 2034 unless Congress acts. The report attributes the program’s issues to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession. Data from the Census …

President Joe Biden is pushing a plan to lower prescription drug costs for Americans covered by the federally-funded Medicare program. Yesterday, the White House released its initiative to lower healthcare costs that include the ability for Medicare to negotiate prices for prescription drugs. In a fact sheet released by the White …

Senate Democrats are talking over a $6 trillion infrastructure package to be passed via reconciliation in case bipartisan efforts backfire. The Democrats are looking to expand President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion jobs and family plans. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders says that “we’ve got to deal with structural problems facing …

House Democrats are asking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to lower the Medicare eligibility age and expand its benefits in the American Families Plan. Congressman Joe Neguse, Representative Pramila Jayapal, Representative Conor Lamb, and Representative Jared Golden are leading Democrats in their efforts to expand Medicare. The …

The Affordable Care Act special enrollment period will be extended for three months to August 15 the Biden Administration announced Tuesday. “As a result of the American Rescue Plan, additional savings will be available for consumers through HealthCare.gov starting April 1,” a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and …

President Joe Biden has picked a former Obama administration official to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Biden announced Friday that he has selected Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, an experienced health policy staffer, as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency oversees Medicare, Medicaid, and …

The Biden administration has written a letter to the Supreme Court asking them to uphold the Affordable Care Act, overturning the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate the law. “Following the change in Administration, the Department of Justice has reconsidered the government’s position,” Edwin Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, wrote in a letter. …