President Trump has released his budget, and it puts programs for vulnerable Americans on the...
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For-profit kidney dialysis: Profits before people
In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver takes on the kidney dialysis industry...
AHCA and the Medicare Trust Fund
The solvency of the Medicare (Part A Hospital Insurance) Trust Fund turns in large part on...
If Republicans destroy the ACA, will they give us Medicare for...
David Leonhart makes the case in The New York Times that if Republicans destroy the ACA, they may...
Medicare for all controls spiraling health costs
It may be some time before Democrats in Congress can drive health care policy–or any policy...
Social Security payroll contribution key, but cuts proposed
Last week, the Associated Press reported that President Trump’s team is considering ending or...
Justice Department sues UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage for fraud
At the end of March, the U.S. Justice Department joined a lawsuit brought by a whistleblower...
New poll shows major support for expanding Medicare and Social...
A new poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for the National Committee to Preserve Social...
Do we really need commercial health insurance?
For anyone who questions the value of commercial health insurance and wants to understand how to...
ACA repeal means higher costs for people with Medicare
There has been a lot of focus on the implications for working people of the Republican...