Sanders plans legislation to expand Medicare
(By – ROBERT KING, www.washingtonexaminer.com) Bernie Sanders plans to introduce legislation soon to turn Medicare into a single payer system for
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Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th anniversary in 8 graphs
(By – JASON RUSSELL, www.washingtonexaminer.com) Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 years old on Thursday. Interestingly, if the programs were people they’d be
Read MoreMedicare beyond age 50: Lessons for the future
(By – Thomas P. Miller, American Enterprise Institute) As Medicare reaches age 50, we see periodic signs of limited efforts to
Read MoreOver 50 Years, Medicare and Medicaid Evolve, With a Greater Role for Managed Care
(By – Mary K. Caffrey, www.ajmc.com) With a stroke of a pen, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the
Read MoreMore paying Obamacare fines as subsidies go to people who don’t exist
(By Eric Boehm, watchdog.org) The IRS fined more than 7.5 million Americans who didn’t have health insurance in 2014, even as
Read MoreWays and Means Members Introduce Bill to Reward Quality Care in Medicare Post-Acute Settings
(Source – waysandmeans.house.gov) Today, members of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to strengthen the Medicare program by
Read MoreKeep Medicare Alive and Well: Reforming end-of-life care will benefit Medicare for years to come.
(By – Erin Taylor, www.usnews.com) Soon after signing Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson turned to a couple watching
Read MoreHow to pay for Medicare’s next 50 years
(By – Kelley Holland, www.cnbc.com) Medicare turns 50 on Thursday, and that’s not all the program’s overseers have to celebrate. Before Medicare
Read MoreMedicare and Medicaid Are Unsustainable Without Quick Action
(By – Gail Wilensky, Project HOPE) As we celebrate Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th birthday, it is natural to look back at the
Read MoreMedicare Is Part of the Solution to Rising Health Care Costs
(By – Mark Miller, time.com) Medicare turns 50 on Thursday, riding high in the polls but under attack from presidential candidates proposing
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