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House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’
House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...
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CMS Innovation Center to end four payment models early
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 12 announced that it will end four payment models early, terminating each ...
Medicare Agency to End Some Demonstration Projects, Cancel $2 Generic Drug Initiative
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to terminate four demonstration projects by the end of 2025, closing out ...
President Trump says he’ll ‘always protect’ Social Security, Medicare benefits — but where will $880 billion in budget cuts come from?
With the House narrowly passing a budget blueprint that calls for at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, fears are being ...
The Social Security Administration is Reducing Its Spending—Here's How It Will Affect Your Benefits
A reduction in Social Security Administration spending shouldn’t lessen your checks, but it may interrupt benefits and make it harder to contact the agency.
President Trump and Medicare: 3 Things You Should Know
Trump has supported the resolution but has also said numerous times that he won't touch the country's largest social programs ...
Not Happy With Your Medicare Plan in 2025? Here's What to Do
There's a reason older Americans are commonly drawn to Medicare Advantage plans. Not only do Medicare Advantage plans put a ...
Congress plans to slash spending. Cooper says Medicaid is threatened. Here’s what we know.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper warned about potential cuts to programs like Medicaid after House Republicans passed a budget ...
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Medicare spending on diabetes drugs surged over 5 years, US report shows
Feb 26 - Medicare spending on some diabetes drugs, including popular treatments such as Ozempic, surged nearly five-fold to $35.8 billion between 2019 and 2023, a U.S. government watchdog's report ...
Explainer-What US social spending programs could be hit in Trump tax cuts?
President Donald Trump's Republicans are trying to pass a tax cut extension that would reduce federal revenue by about $4.5 trillion over the next decade, while cutting about $2 trillion in spending ...
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Medicare Part D Spending Trends for Type 2 Diabetes Medications
Medicare Part D spending on diabetes drugs increased 364% from 2019 to 2023, driven by GLP-1 and SGLT-2 inhibitors. Metformin spending decreased by 5%, contrasting with the surge in other diabetes ...