6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (244+ words) rawstory. com Dr. Oz's 'ridiculous' claims about health insurance on Fox News leave analyst aghast President Donald Trump's top health care chief revealed during a recent Fox News interview that he apparently doesn't know how health insurance works, according to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (45+ words) Administration officials working with Vice President JD Vance have expanded their efforts to weed out fraud, moving on from Medicare to unemployment insurance in all fifty states. According to Wall Street Journal reporting, acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling sent a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (442+ words) The Trump administration is considering enacting a policy that would automatically funnel seniors into for-profit Medicare Advantage plans'which critics say would set Medicare on the path to full-scale privatization. The default enrollment scheme was floated in the far-right Project 2025 agenda…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1211+ words) Nearly two decades ago, progressives fought to include a so-called public option " a government-run health plan " in the broad health care overhaul known as Obamacare. That effort failed, defeated by heavy lobbying from the insurance industry and opponents who decried…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (444+ words) Republicans bet their 2026 electoral strategy on tax season, hoping bigger refunds would sell voters on their signature legislative achievement, but the fine print reveals a bait-and-switch: flashy "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime" promises mask confusing rules…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (216+ words) Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman warns that the GOP's proposed health care plan would make insurance far less affordable for most Americans. Writing on Substack, Krugman explained that while the plan superficially replaces government subsidies with direct payments, Republicans are unlikely…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (326+ words) Predatory, short-term insurance plans are waiting in the wings to scoop up desperate Americans losing their insurance this year, but consultants say most people should steer clear of them. "Their coverage is so full of holes that five states have…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (295+ words) "Sticky issues" are plaguing a long-awaited new crypto legislation released Monday by the Senate Agriculture Committee " something President Donald Trump has referred to as a top priority. The discussion draft portion is expected to change how the government regulates cryptocurrencies…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (652+ words) With the second-longest federal government shutdown dragging on and Americans concerned about soaring health insurance premiums and coverage losses, Congressman Ro Khanna on Thursday again made the case for Medicare for All. On CNBC's "Squawk Box," co-host Joe Kernen made…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (162+ words) President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that his deal with Pfizer would slash drug prices by "300% or more," a mathematically impossible claim. The agreement, according to CNBC, trades a three-year suspension of tariffs for the pharmaceutical giant's pledge to build U. S. manufacturing…...