Medicare News
Coverage of Medicare, healthcare for seniors, and government spending. Includes conservative commentary and opinion with reporting from The Daily Signal.
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Put Patients First and Fix Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage—a popular system of competitive private health plans—can be greatly improved. Congress can do so by expanding benefit options for patients and enhancing the quality of patient care. Working closely with the White House and foregoing partisan bickering, bipartisan cooperation can make that happen. Most Medicare patients are enrolled in Medicare Advantage for obvious…Robert Moffit -
Sen. Roger Marshall: Dr. Oz Will Save Medicare, Strengthen Medicaid, Secure a Healthier America
Medicaid and Medicare are on a path that should concern all Americans, but with the right leadership, we can turn their trajectory around. On its current course, Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for seniors, will fall off a financial cliff in as little as a decade—maybe even sooner. Meanwhile, Medicaid, the program that pays…Sen. Roger Marshall -
Seniors Support Medicare Options as Proposed by House Republicans
Medicare, the huge government health program that serves 66 million senior and disabled citizens, is at a crossroads. With huge demographic and fiscal challenges straight ahead, there are two dominant approaches at hand. One focuses on improving and modernizing the program by building on the best features of Medicare’s popular system of competing private health…Robert Moffit -
Medicare Drugs on Chopping Block
The Biden administration is expected to announce, by Sept. 1, the first 10 prescription drugs it will target in its newly authorized drug price “negotiation” regime. Under the Inflation Reduction Act (more properly dubbed the Innovation Reduction Act), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will announce the 10 drugs under Medicare Part D that…Grace-Marie Turner -
No Time to Waste: Securing a Better Medicare for America’s Seniors
Medicare, the huge federal health program serving 65 million seniors and disabled citizens, is America’s most difficult entitlement challenge. Sticking with the status quo not only threatens seniors’ access to care but also guarantees large and growing financial burdens for beneficiaries and taxpayers alike. That is why The Heritage Foundation is hosting a public forum…Robert Moffit -
Pence Pushes ‘Commonsense’ Reforms to Social Security, Medicare
Former Vice President Mike Pence called for “commonsense” reforms to Social Security and Medicare during remarks to college students at Washington and Lee University. “If we act in this moment with the support of this generation, we can introduce commonsense reforms that will never touch anyone who is in retirement, or anyone who will retire…Mary Margaret Olohan