‘Medicaid and food stamps are easy targets’: House bill makes unprecedented cuts to Medicaid and SNAP
Major changes may come when the bill goes to the Senate Source link Jessica Hall
The current Republican tax bill could cut $500 billion from Medicare — ‘This bill just gets more and more cruel’
Medicare provides health insurance for about 68 million older adults and people with disabilities. Source link Jessica Hall
Family caregivers struggle the most in these states. What’s being done to help?
There’s a caregiving crisis in the U.S., and it could get even worse — depending on where you live. Source link Jessica Hall
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A new ‘senior bonus’ could give older adults a $4,000 tax break. Here’s who would qualify.
President Trump campaigned on a pledge to eliminate taxes on Social Security — but this isn’t that. Source link Jessica Hall
Social Security freezes program that processes numbers and cards for over 3 million people: report
Social Security has halted the Enumeration Beyond Entry program for some workers, report says. Source link Jessica Hall
Here’s how many ‘dead people’ really collect Social Security
Less than one-third of 1% are erroneously reported deaths that need to be corrected, according to the Social Security Administration Source link Jessica Hall
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Dr. Oz dodges questions on Medicaid cuts during Senate confirmation hearing
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services faced questions from the Senate Finance Committee on Friday. Source link Jessica Hall
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Social Security Administration weighs cutting phone support for claims, deposits: report
Sources said the agency would direct seniors and disabled individuals to online services and in-person field offices. Source link Jessica Hall
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As baby boomers turn 80, there aren’t enough doctors to treat ‘emergency levels’ of dementia patients
‘Dementia neurology deserts’ already exist in 20 states. The future looks even more bleak. Source link Jessica Hall
Social Security Administration announces ‘massive’ reorganization, ‘significant’ job cuts
The Social Security Administration announced a “massive” reorganization and “significant” job cuts on Thursday that critics said could increase customer-service wait times and make it more difficult to detect fraud. Source link Jessica Hall