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GRANDparents Should Pay Attention to Medicare Proposals

Analysis of Romney Medicare Proposals Sounds Loud Warning that Nation’s Seniors Need to Hear

Governor Romney on Oct. 3: ‘So If You’re 60 or around 60 or Older, You Don’t Need to Listen Any Further;’ Report Released in Advance of Vice-Presidential Face-off Makes Clear Why Seniors Need to Listen More Closely as Medicare Is Debated

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The proposed House budget undermines Medicare and Medicaid

In April the House of Representatives passed a budget plan that calls for big cuts in both Medicare and Medicaid – two programs that people who are 65-plus rely on for their health insurance. Here’s what’s at stake if the House budget proposal becomes law:

First, Medicare: Today, Medicare provides guaranteed health benefits to everyone [...]

Healthcare for All

The Affordable Care Act

As advocates who follow in the footsteps of earlier generations to fight for good causes, Friday’s decision on the Affordable Care Act by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals feels familiar. Most major pieces of social legislation have been challenged in the courts, including the Social Security Act in the 1930s [...]

Closing the Medicare Prescription Drug Doughnut Hole

It seems like a bad dream: Your prescription drug coverage stops just when you need it the most. But sadly, it’s been a reality for millions of people with Medicare. When the Medicare prescription drug program (Part D) was created in 2003, it included a large gap in coverage that’s known as the “doughnut hole.” [...]