Sens. propose spending cap affecting Soc. Sec., Medicare
Social Security, Medicare and virtually every other federal program would face the budget ax under legislation unveiled Tuesday aimed at forcing Congress to dramatically cut spending over the coming decade.
GOP suggests health cost shift to elderly
Ryan’s plan would put people now 54 and younger in a different kind of health care program when they retire, unlike the Medicare that their parents and grandparents have known. Instead of coverage for a set of benefits prescribed from Washington, they’d get a federal payment to buy private insurance from a choice of government-regulated plans.
Health overhaul unpopular, but not as feared
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Attacked as a rationing scheme and praised as a lifesaver, President Barack Obama’s health care law remains as divisive and confusing as ever....
Obama directs FDA to help reduce drug shortages
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President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to reduce drug shortages, action he says will help...
Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems
By Stephen Ohlemacher
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President Barack Obama’s offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises...
House GOP releases documents on health care deals
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
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The White House played political hardball with drug industry honchos to get a 2009 deal that helped keep health care overhaul legislation...
Social Security idea could cut benefits
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Just as 55 million Social Security recipients are about to get their first benefit increase in three years, Congress is looking at reducing...
Medicare open enrollment starts Nov. 15
“A lot can happen in a year,” said Deborah Banda, state director of AARP Massachusetts. “You may have been diagnosed with a new medical condition, changed medications, or moved. There may also be changes to your Medicare plan. Now is the time to take a close look at your medical needs – including prescription drugs – and make sure you have the Medicare plan that’s best for you.”
Don’t wait for federal benefit checks in the mail
By Stephen Ohlemacher
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Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and...
Federal funding finally frees up Home Care wait list
The funding released was half of what the home care program lost in the early summer, when the supplemental federal funds were delayed by Republican members in the House of Representatives.
