Saturday, December 6, 2025

Tag: Medicare

Make drug price cuts visible: Biden-era law delivers savings for 15...

A new round of Medicare drug price negotiations shows the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act while exposing an ongoing political fight over who deserves credit for lowering drug costs.

AI death panels or cost control? Medicare pilot hands denials to...

Federal pilot in Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington will pay private A.I. firms a cut of “savings,” prompting warnings of “AI death panels” and the “very worst of private insurance.”

Denying coverage with AI: CMS’s new Medicare model

Funneling money to for-profit companies by rewarding them for denying health care coverage through using unproven, manipulable AI models is not the answer.

McConnell dismisses voter concerns as Senate GOP advances sweeping Medicaid cuts

Republican leaders push forward a plan that would slash coverage for millions, despite warnings of political backlash, mass protests, and deadly consequences.

GOP healthcare bill would strip insurance from 16 million to fund...

Republican budget proposal would double uninsured rates in many states and lead to over 50,000 preventable deaths each year, healthcare workers warn.

Blaming the poor while the rich sneak off with the welfare

Republicans say they only want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. To do this they're wasting lives, defrauding their constituents, and abusing the privilege of leadership.

How Medicaid helps to empower Americans and build a stronger nation

Americans fervently support Medicaid, in part because so many depended on it at one time or know someone who survived because of it.

National Day of Action to demand health care, not profit

A discussion about the current healthcare crisis in the United States and why it is imperative that people organize now for a solution, such as national improved Medicare for all.

Medicare for All returns to Congress as GOP pushes Medicaid cuts...

As Sanders and progressives reintroduce Medicare for All with growing support, Republican lawmakers propose historic Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

Trump executive order hands Big Pharma a major win by delaying...

Order pushes for four-year delay in Medicare price talks for most prescription drugs, echoing pharma lobby demands and risking higher costs for patients.

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