by Shared Content | Nov 24, 2022 | Medicare Articles
The numbers in parentheses are each state’s rank in 1959, 1990 and 2016. The rise of New York is striking; so is the relative decline of Oklahoma and Kansas, both of which had higher life expectancy than New York as recently as 1990.How does all this bear on...
by Shared Content | Nov 23, 2022 | Medicare Articles
So Republican plans to cut Medicare and Social Security would impose widespread hardship, with some of the worst impacts falling on red-state, noncollege whites — that is, the party’s most loyal base.Why, then, does the party want to do this? We needn’t take claims...
by Shared Content | Nov 22, 2022 | Medicare Articles
WASHINGTON — The Medicare program could easily become solvent if regulators cracked down harder on fraudsters and profiteers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, said Wednesday....
by Shared Content | Nov 19, 2022 | Medicare Articles
AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Chicago, where one of the most exciting victories for progressives and the Latinx and immigrant communities in today’s midterm elections took place, as Democratic state Representative Delia Ramirez won her Illinois election for...
by Shared Content | Nov 18, 2022 | Medicare Articles
Democrats, including President Joe Biden, have said the midterm election may shape two government programs retirees rely on, Social Security and Medicare.This content was originally published here.
by Shared Content | Nov 17, 2022 | Medicare Articles
President Joe Biden speaks about protecting Social Security and Medicare and lowering prescription drug costs in Hallandale Beach, Florida, on November 1, 2022. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – President Biden and his fellow Democrats...