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Medicaid Is a Middle-Class Benefit. Here’s What to Know.

“I never thought that Medicaid would become an issue in my family, but it has.”That was the first line of a note I...

Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on Republican-led proposals that...

Republican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds

As Congressional Republicans weigh major cuts to Medicaid, most voters do not want to see the public health plan’s funding dialed back, according...

Why nursing homes and hospice are so expensive in the U.S.

Baby boomers are about to be the largest generation in American history to hit the long-term care space. Born between 1946 and 1964,...

Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls

House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending,...

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of controversial...

Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been...

RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid

In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a surprising lack of familiarity with Medicare...

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Layoffs start at federal agencies that deal with health, drugs, food, health insurance

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