Targeting 'Medicare For All' Proposals, Trump Lays Out His Vision For Medicare
5 years, 3 months ago

Targeting 'Medicare For All' Proposals, Trump Lays Out His Vision For Medicare

NPR  

Targeting 'Medicare For All' Proposals, Trump Lays Out His Vision For Medicare Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Updated at 4:30 p.m. ET President Trump gave a speech and signed an executive order on health care Thursday, casting the "Medicare for All" proposals from his Democratic rivals as harmful to seniors. Trump spoke extensively about his administration's health care achievements and goals, as well as the health policy proposals of Democratic presidential candidates, which he characterized as socialism. Sponsor Message The executive order he signed had previously been titled "Protecting Medicare From Socialist Destruction" on the White House schedule but has since been renamed "Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation's Seniors." "Every major Democrat in Washington has backed a massive government health care takeover that would totally obliterate Medicare," he said.

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'Obamacare' hits record sign-ups, but an uncertain future looms under Trump
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1 day, 20 hours ago

'Obamacare' hits record sign-ups, but an uncertain future looms under Trump

India Today  

A record 24 million people have signed up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama's landmark health legislation, as the programme awaits an uncertain future under a Republican-controlled White House and Congress. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski told the Alaska Beacon last week that Congress would “need to continue these premium tax credits," in an interview …

'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan
1 month ago

'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NBC News’ Kristen Welker took on Donald Trump’s talk of “concepts of a plan” for health care in a sit-down interview with the president-elect on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press.” “Sir, you said during the campaign you had concepts of a plan. Do you have a fully developed plan?” asked the host of “Meet the Press.” …

Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Everyone knew what Donald Trump and the Republicans had in mind for health care when they were about to take power eight years ago, because they had announced their intentions repeatedly — and loudly. Pressed on specifics, he famously said during his televised debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that he had “concepts of a plan.” Prominent …

Fact check: What are Trump’s plans for US economy, immigration, abortion?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fact check: What are Trump’s plans for US economy, immigration, abortion?

Al Jazeera  

US president-elect made lots of promises about immigration, education, healthcare and abortion during his campaign, but what details do we know? If he follows through, the price increases on consumer goods “could more than offset the benefits” of Trump’s other proposed tax changes, Garrett Watson, a Tax Foundation senior policy analyst, said. There are persistent labour shortages in plumbing and …

How health care could change under the new Trump administration
2 months ago

How health care could change under the new Trump administration

NPR  

How health care could change under the new Trump administration toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and coming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — potentially increasing the uninsured rate, while imposing new barriers to abortion and other reproductive care. Trump said in an …

Here's where Harris and Trump stand on three big health care issues
2 months, 1 week ago

Here's where Harris and Trump stand on three big health care issues

NPR  

Here's where Harris and Trump stand on three big health care issues toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP As the 2024 election heads into its final weeks, the direction of policies affecting the health of millions of Americans is at stake. “But I think that because the negotiated prices won't go into effect until 2026, no one will miss them.” Harris …

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on healthcare
3 months ago

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on healthcare

LA Times  

The fate of the Affordable Care Act. It’s little surprise, then, that both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump have pledged to bring down the cost of prescription drugs and protect Medicare. But in a campaign season that has been light on detailed proposals on health policy — which has often taken a back seat to other issues …

Kamala Harris Releases Report On Donald Trump's Health Care Agenda
3 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris Releases Report On Donald Trump's Health Care Agenda

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Kamala Harris presidential campaign just released a new health care plan. In his September debate with Harris, he said he only has “concepts of a plan.” Meanwhile, Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, has indicated recently Republicans would try to pursue a “deregulatory agenda” that, among other things, would not place people “into the same insurance …

GOP Plans For Obamacare Finally Becoming Clear
3 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP Plans For Obamacare Finally Becoming Clear

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Vance said Trump had in mind a “deregulatory agenda so that people can choose a health care plan that fits them.” Americans have different health care needs, Vance explained, so it makes sense to “promote some more choice in our …

Your tax dollars are funding a $64 billion scam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Your tax dollars are funding a $64 billion scam

Raw Story  

They’re competing unfairly with Medicare, and you and I are paying for it. These giant insurance companies ripped off our tax dollars last year to the tune of an estimated $140 billion over and above what it would’ve caused us if people had simply been on real Medicare, according to a report from Physicians for a National Health Program. If …

Harris isn’t pushing Medicare for All anymore. Progressives say that’s OK.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris isn’t pushing Medicare for All anymore. Progressives say that’s OK.

Politico  

“When you juxtapose the possibility of disappointment with the possibility of a loss of democracy, I think that I would choose a health policy that doesn’t exactly fit my desires every time,” said Gillian Mason, interim executive director at Healthcare-NOW, an advocacy group that supports a single-payer system. Still, Mason said sticking to centrist Democratic health policy “would be a …

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden says he’s focused ‘intensely’ on lowering drug costs

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration was focused “intensely” on lowering health care costs and took aim at “MAGA” Republicans who he said are intent on dialing back Medicare coverage for millions of Americans. “Let’s protect the lower prescription drug costs for everyone” Already, the legislation caps the price of insulin at $35 for disabled …

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington
1 year, 9 months ago

Healthcare coverage for millions in U.S. will turn on a debate emerging in Washington

LA Times  

President Biden used his State of the Union speech to bait Republicans into a fight over Medicare. Biden’s plan will “ask the wealthiest to pay a little more to ensure that this program is around for at least 25 more years for our seniors who need it,” White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters in unveiling the spending plan …

Agonizing choices as Dems debate shrinking health care pie
3 years, 3 months ago

Agonizing choices as Dems debate shrinking health care pie

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are debating how to divide up what could be a smaller serving of health care spending in President Joe Biden’s domestic policy bill, pitting the needs of older adults who can’t afford their dentures against the plight of uninsured low-income people in the South. Health care is foundational to Biden’s $3.5 trillion domestic policy bill, which touches …

Trump Announces Phony New Health Care 'Plan'
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump Announces Phony New Health Care 'Plan'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump really, really wants to fool voters into thinking he has a plan to make the health care system great again. In Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, Trump signed executive orders he claims address two of the biggest concerns Americans have about the health care system: coverage for people with preexisting conditions and surprise medical …

Where’s your health care plan, Mr. President? (opinion)
4 years, 3 months ago

Where’s your health care plan, Mr. President? (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: John Avlon is a CNN’s senior political analyst. It’s going to be great — “everybody’s going to be taken care of”… there will be insurance for everybody … no one will lose coverage … “there will be no cuts” to Medicaid … and “no one will be worse off financially.” Those are just some of the repeated promises …

The Campaign Against 'Medicare For All' Is Spending Millions. Progressives Not So Much.
5 years ago

The Campaign Against 'Medicare For All' Is Spending Millions. Progressives Not So Much.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The most hotly debated policy in the Democratic presidential primary is “Medicare for All” ― a plan to move all Americans onto a single, government-run health insurance plan. The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future ― an industry front group representing private health insurers, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies ― has spent at least $1 million in television …

Warren vows no middle class tax hike for $20T health plan
5 years, 2 months ago

Warren vows no middle class tax hike for $20T health plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren on Friday proposed $20 trillion in federal spending over the next decade to provide health care to every American without raising taxes on the middle class, a politically risky effort that pits the goal of universal coverage against skepticism of government-run health care. The details of Warren’s “Medicare for All” plan aim to quell criticism that …

“Medicare for All” is giving Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg headaches.
55 years ago

“Medicare for All” is giving Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg headaches.

Slate  

Something was different in September 2017 when Sen. Bernie Sanders held a press conference to unveil his latest version of single-payer, or “Medicare for All,” legislation. As of now, among the contenders who have even a microscopic chance of winning, only Sanders and Warren still support single-payer health care legislation, the former more effusively than the latter. Warren’s most notable …

Health Care: See Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand
5 years, 3 months ago

Health Care: See Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand

NPR  

Health Care: See Where The 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand Enlarge this image Photo illustration: Getty Images and Renee Klahr/NPR Photo illustration: Getty Images and Renee Klahr/NPR Editor's Note on April 8, 2020: With the Democratic primary now down to one candidate, we're no longer updating the below graphic. Health care helped propel Democrats to victory in a wave of elections …

President Trump promises a "phenomenal" health plan. What might that mean?
5 years, 4 months ago

President Trump promises a "phenomenal" health plan. What might that mean?

Salon  

While many Capitol Hill Republicans want to avoid a repeat of the Affordable Care Act repeal debate, President Donald Trump keeps promising a health plan that will be “phenomenal” and make the GOP “the party of health care.” Last month, Medicare chief Seema Verma said, “We’re actively engaged in conversations” on what to do. Still, Gremminger points to other administration …

Biden health plan aims far beyond legacy of ‘Obamacare’
5 years, 4 months ago

Biden health plan aims far beyond legacy of ‘Obamacare’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Wrapping himself in the legacy of “Obamacare,” Joe Biden is offering restless Democrats a health care proposal that goes far beyond it, calling for a government plan almost anybody can join but stopping short of a total system remake. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet who is proposing a limited public option focused on areas with little insurer competition, calls …

Kamala Harris’ new health plan draws critics from all sides
5 years, 5 months ago

Kamala Harris’ new health plan draws critics from all sides

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris released a health care proposal on Monday that sought to bridge the Democratic Party’s disparate factions. “This new, have-it-every-which-way approach pushes the extremely challenging implementation of the Medicare for All part of this plan ten years into the future, meaning it would not occur on the watch of even a two-term administration,” said Biden’s deputy campaign …

Kamala Harris’ ‘Medicare for all’ plan includes a role for private health insurance
5 years, 5 months ago

Kamala Harris’ ‘Medicare for all’ plan includes a role for private health insurance

LA Times  

Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris offered new details on how she would pay for “Medicare for all” and her vision for the role of private insurance companies. “The next Democratic president needs a clear, transformative, and achievable vision of how we finally change this broken system for good.” Harris, an early endorser of Sanders’ Medicare for all proposal, keeps many …

Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ after criticism by Biden
5 years, 5 months ago

Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ after criticism by Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders vigorously defended his signature “Medicare for All” proposal Wednesday after criticism from his 2020 rival Joe Biden and called on his fellow Democratic presidential candidates to join him in refusing to accept contributions from the health care industry. Saying he wanted to address “some of the half-truths” and “outright lies” about his single-payer health care plan, …

Joe Biden unveils his alternative to ‘Medicare for all’
5 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden unveils his alternative to ‘Medicare for all’

LA Times  

Joe Biden unveiled a robust plan to expand Obamacare by adding a public program that all Americans could choose, as the former vice president argued Monday that medical insurance can be made universally accessible without scrapping the nation’s current model of delivering healthcare. The Biden plan would provide tens of billions of dollars in new healthcare spending in a bid …

7 Policy Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Presidential Debates
5 years, 6 months ago

7 Policy Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Presidential Debates

NPR  

7 Policy Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Presidential Debates Enlarge this image toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images On Wednesday and Thursday, 20 candidates will take the Democratic debate stage to talk about a wide range of policy topics. It's true that, these being Democratic candidates, there's a lot they all agree on — taking …

Medicare for All gets push from medical students, nurses
5 years, 7 months ago

Medicare for All gets push from medical students, nurses

CNN  

CNN — The American Medical Association is coming under increasingfire for opposing “Medicare for All.” Energized by the growing attention on universal health care in the 2020 presidential campaign and in Congress, medical students, nurses and other activists are expected to rally Saturday at the AMA’s annual meeting in Chicago to urge its leadership to change its position. Nearly two …

Sanders relaunches ‘Medicare for All’ with Dems divided
5 years, 8 months ago

Sanders relaunches ‘Medicare for All’ with Dems divided

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a revamped “Medicare for All” plan on Wednesday, highlighting a divide among Democrats over one of their bedrock 2020 campaign issues — the future of health care in America. Fellow Democratic presidential candidate and co-sponsor Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York also spoke, saying “this has to become the next social safety net.” Four …

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now
5 years, 9 months ago

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now

NPR  

After Mueller Report Memo, Democrats Turn To Health Care — For Now Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 1:40 p.m. The Trump administration's efforts to overturn the law, including the expansion of Medicare, would jeopardize health care for millions of Americans, Democrats say, and could drive voters away from Trump and Republicans in …

How Bernie Sanders is turning ‘Medicare for All’ into a major 2020 liberal litmus test
5 years, 10 months ago

How Bernie Sanders is turning ‘Medicare for All’ into a major 2020 liberal litmus test

CNN  

CNN — In 2016, when Bernie Sanders proposed the idea of getting rid of all private health care insurance in favor of a national system run by the federal government, Hillary Clinton repeatedly mocked both him and the idea. But that poll question – and the broader debate over “Medicare for All” – left out one critical piece of information: …

Beyond 'Bumper Sticker' Slogans: 2020 Democrats Debate Details Of Medicare-For-All
5 years, 10 months ago

Beyond 'Bumper Sticker' Slogans: 2020 Democrats Debate Details Of Medicare-For-All

NPR  

Beyond 'Bumper Sticker' Slogans: 2020 Democrats Debate Details Of Medicare-For-All Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Bernie Sanders is back, but one of his signature policies never left. Sponsor Message At the other, more moderate end of the spectrum, Klobuchar said she's for the broad goal of "universal health care," and did get specific on …

Dems’ choice: Scrap the system or make gradual change?
5 years, 10 months ago

Dems’ choice: Scrap the system or make gradual change?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential contenders are splitting into two camps: those who want to quickly overhaul economic systems that have existed for decades and those who favor more gradual change. He’s pitching an economic and political “revolution,” while she is calling for “systemic change” to everything from health care to who pays for a college education. “The big fight is …

Brown defends Medicare buy-in proposal: ‘Medicare for all will take a while’
5 years, 10 months ago

Brown defends Medicare buy-in proposal: ‘Medicare for all will take a while’

CNN  

Washington CNN — Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown warned Sunday that an effort to establish “Medicare for all” would be protracted and difficult, breaking from other prospective presidential candidates. “I think ‘Medicare for all’ will take a while, and it’s difficult” Brown told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” Brown, who said he is considering running for president, …

It's not Trump who the Democrats have to fear in the 2020 fight over healthcare — it's big pharma
5 years, 10 months ago

It's not Trump who the Democrats have to fear in the 2020 fight over healthcare — it's big pharma

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unlike in 2016, however, which pitted …

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