Medicare

  1. Mitt and The Million Gaffes

    Posted by Kate Blocher

    With his continuing series of gaffes, former Governor Romney has shown himself to be out of touch with the American public. But his most recent blunder, when he said he was not concerned about the very poor, was his most tactless remark to date.

  2. Silver Linings in the Health Care Ruling

    Posted by Ron Pollack

    For those of us who have followed in the footsteps of earlier generations and fought for progress for years, Friday's decision on the Affordable Care Act by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals feels familiar.

  3. Thank you health reform: How Seniors benefit in 2012

    Posted by Erin Kelly

    For Medicare beneficiaries, there was a host of good news from the federal government last week. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), premiums for prescription drug coverage will not rise in 2012, more seniors are now receiving preventive care thanks to the Affordable Care Act, and beneficiaries who have reached the doughnut hole are receiving a 50% discount on prescription drugs.

  4. Band Aids for Broken Arms?

    Posted by Justin Kolikof

    Earlier this week, I came across a pretty good – and really funny – piece in the New York Times. In the post, Nicholas Kristof points out the absolute absurdity of the House Republican budget plans by explaining that they probably haven't "gone far enough."

  5. Technology for Change: Families USA Twitter App

    Posted

    Our first-of-its-kind Twitter tool is giving health care advocates a new, innovative, and powerful way to engage elected officials in the fight to protect our health care rights. And progressive allies are helping to spread the word.

  6. Seniors Breathing a Sigh of Relief

    Posted by Eileen Falk

    Hundreds of thousands of older Americans breathed a sigh of relief this year, and millions more will in the next few years. The “doughnut hole,” a gap in Medicare coverage of prescription drugs, has caused so many older Americans pain. But now, it is finally closing.

  7. Ryan’s Budget: So extreme, even a Conservative Republican could oppose it

    Posted by Eileen Falk

    The buzz from Capitol Hill has extended nationwide as House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s budget moves to the Senate for a special vote this week. His budget proposes to not only repeal the Affordable Care Act, but also to turn Medicare into a voucher system. This system would force seniors to purchase privatized health care, it would end the program as we know it, and it would shift costs to consume

  8. Guess who's not celebrating older Americans month?

    Posted by Erin Kelly

    May is Older Americans Month. But opponents of health reform don’t seem to be celebrating it. Instead of supporting older Americans by ensuring that they’ll live a healthy life, they are asking seniors to save more money now so that they can bear the brunt of their future health care costs.