Musk, Medicare and Social Security

White House insists Musk cuts to Social Security, Medicare won’t affect benefits
Elon Musk alleged that up to $700 billion in entitlement spending could be “waste and fraud,” raising alarm among Democrats.
White House says Trump won’t cut Social Security, Medicare after Musk remarks
The White House on Tuesday asserted President Trump would not cut Social Security or Medicare after tech billionaire Elon Musk’s comments about the need to examine entitlement spending
Musk muddies Trump’s messaging on Social Security and Medicare
The popular entitlement programs came with a warning label from Republican senators not to slash benefits as Democrats look to make the episode a wedge matter.
White House says Musk cuts to Social Security and Medicare won’t affect benefits
Officials on Tuesday reiterated allegations of "waste and fraud" in entitlement programs as the administration said that no cuts will be made to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.
New Social Security policy could cut off entire benefit for some: Here’s how
A change in the way Social Security handles overpayments could eliminate monthly benefits for some recipients, the agency announced last week. On Friday, the agency announced it was reinstating a plan to take 100% of a beneficiary’s monthly check until an overpayment is repaid.
8 Types of People Not Eligible To Receive Social Security Benefits
Around 68 million Americans (for the most part, retirees) get Social Security benefits in one form or another, which is likely to get bigger as more people enter the system and those
Will Trump Keep His Promise Not to Cut Social Security?
Key Points President Trump has promised not to cut funding to Social Security. But one of his key Social Security plans could push the program closer to insolvency. Trump risks cutting Social Security even if it’s unintentional.
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Busted: Medicare Advantage lobbyists spending millions ahead of Dr. Oz hearing
The watchdog group Public Citizen on Tuesday released a research brief about the hundreds of millions of dollars Medicare ...
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House Spending Bill Excluded Fix for Medicare Physician Fees. What's Next?
Now that the House has passed a spending bill that doesn't include a reversal of the 2.83% cut to the Medicare physician fee ...
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Musk Suggests Billions in Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
The billionaire head of DOGE also baselessly suggested immigrants were being lured to the US by these programs.
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CMS deletes Medicare Advantage vision statement, signaling another shift from health equity
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wiped away the agency’s stated intentions for the future of Medicare ...
Medicare Deserves Attention From DOGE and Congress
Medicare Advantage, highlighted by many reformers, already provides an example of a popular quasi-private alternative to ...
Elon Musk, DOGE shift slashing target to Social Security, Medicare
Elon Musk has talked about cutting programs like Social Security and Medicare, at odds with what President Donald Trump and ...
Musk Suggests His Team Will Scrutinize Social Security and Entitlement Spending
In an interview with Larry Kudlow, Elon Musk claimed that fraud in Social Security and other major programs was “the big one ...
Elon Musk's DOGE team doubling to 200 employees amid federal workforce cuts elsewhere