Don’t look now, but the Republican tax bill will cut $25 billion from Medicare next year

November 16, 2017 "America First", Donald Trump, health care, law, medicaid, Medicare, News, obamacare, politics, ron-johnson, susan-collins

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Republicans May Use Cuts in Entitlement Programs to Reduce Deficit

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 Medicare, News, United States Politics and Government

The possibility appeared more likely after the Congressional Budget Office warned that the tax bill could set off a rule that would make cuts to Medicare over the next decade.

The road to single-payer is being paved by two centrist Democrats

October 17, 2017 health care, Medicare, News

Once upon a time, when single-payer was considered a pipe dream and it was far from certain that Obamacare would become law, the idea of a “public option” represented the greatest realistic hope for progressives seeking to expand access to health care. The House version of health reform included a weak public option, but it was ultimately abandoned because conservative Senate Democrats wouldn’t support it.

Now, nearly a decade later, two centrist Democrats have off...

The GOP health care bill will make it harder for rural hospitals to keep their doors open

September 21, 2017 health, health care, medicaid, Medicare, News

As Congress continues to debate the last-ditch Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the deadline to permanently renew funding for rural hospitals faced with high costs and limited resources may go unnoticed.

Hundreds of qualifying rural hospitals rely on payments provided by the Medicare Dependent Hospital (MDH) and the Low Volume Hospital Adjustment (LVHA) programs, both of which expire on September 30. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) introduced the Rural Hos...