The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Federal Aid In Limbo: Trump Administration Freezes Loans And Grants

This freeze will affect a wide range of initiatives, including domestic infrastructure projects, energy programs, diversity-related efforts, and foreign aid. However, Social Security and Medicare benefits are exempt from this pause, as are any forms of "assistance provided directly to individuals."

International Business Times · Jan 28, 2025

How Australia’s ‘unfair’ dental system – and the way $1.3bn is spent – is driving inequality and leaving millions of people behind

Half of all government spending on dental care goes to private insurance rebates – meaning those without often skip treatment until things get worse

The Guardian - AU · Jan 27, 2025

Want To Retire at 62? See if You Can Answer These Seven Questions

Ready to stop working at 62, but aren't sure if you can make it happen? If you answer yes to these questions, retirement may be on the horizon.

Kiplinger · Jan 27, 2025

Trumponomics: Grocery bills will soar

Trump thinks he won by talking about the economy — and now he gets to wreck it and enrich his billionaire pals

Salon · Jan 24, 2025

Fact check: Can Trump really erase Biden’s ‘health legacy’?

Trump’s early health moves suggest he aims to dismantle Biden’s drug cost and insurance expansions. What’s next?

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025

If you have Medicare, here’s what you’ll pay for health care in 2025

The most significant Medicare change for 2025 will be the new $2,000 cap for prescription drugs.

Fortune · Jan 24, 2025

Lessons learned, Medicare and attack lines: nine key takeaways from Albanese’s first major speech in 2025

Prime minister flips the script on Peter Dutton as he outlines Labor’s election pitch at the National Press Club

The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2025

Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

How Republicans could pay for Trump agenda and how it could hit your wallet

Trump promised to cut taxes and government spending but also fund lofty proposals like mass deportation

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Call Center Workers Continue Union Push After Biden Administration Drops Fight

Officials withdrew a rebid of a $6.6 billion contract requiring “labor harmony” 25 days after the $5 billion corporation holding it filed suit.

Capital & Main · Jan 22, 2025