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Tag: Republican budget

As Americans ration care, health insurers rake in record $71.3 billion...

Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.

Republican budget shifts wealth to the top as workers pay the...

New congressional analysis reveals massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans while working families shoulder cuts, tariffs, and rising costs under GOP economic plans.

Bernie Sanders: Republican tax plan ‘is the Robin Hood principle in...

"At a time when the middle class is shrinking and over 40 million Americans are living in poverty, this budget must be defeated."

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The increase, the largest since 2023, arrives alongside a projected $6.60 rise in the Medicare Part B premium and a debate over how the adjustment is calculated.