Medicaid & Medicare
An explosive story in today’s Washington Post examines how a cancer clinic in New York will be turning away more than 5,000 Medicare patients due to sequestration cuts. The 2% sequestration cuts to Medicare Part B payments to doctors and … Continue reading
Allies of the pharmaceutical industry appear to have misrepresented the views of certain advocacy groups by listing them as supporters of a big lobbying push that they actually oppose. Some liberal healthcare advocates are charging the drug industry with artificially … Continue reading
If Medicare’s prescription drug program had the power to leverage discounts with drug companies, it could save taxpayers and consumers billions of dollars. Recently there has been increased talk in Congress about ways to lower costs through rebates and negotiated discounts … Continue reading
Health Care for America Now activists are gathering across the country today to oppose proposals that address our nation’s fiscal challenges by cutting benefits for current and future Medicare beneficiaries instead of making the 1% pay their fair share. Instead … Continue reading
By Ethan Rome – Executive Director, Health Care for America Now We already knew House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan can’t give up on his dream of ending Medicare as we know it to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest … Continue reading
Paul Ryan released his budget today. It assumes that Obamacare will be repealed, but we all know that’s not going to happen. This budget is a colossal waste of time, which the Republican Party has turned into a science. So … Continue reading
According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, private insurance companies are being overpaid by taking advantage of medical billing codes that allow them to receive extra payments from the government for serving sicker-than-average patients. Medicare could have … Continue reading
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a bill to eliminate tax loopholes for the richest Americans and large corporations. Eliminating these loopholes could help to prevent the automatic program cuts from taking effect – cuts that … Continue reading
Washington, DC – Here is a statement from Ethan Rome, executive director of Health Care for America Now, on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s anticipated decision to fully participate in Obamacare’s Medicaid provisions and extend benefits to 307,000 New Jerseyans: … Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s health care law had no more vocal critic than Gov. Rick Scott. His state led the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, filed minutes after Obama signed it into law. Scott had a personal stake in … Continue reading
Health Care for America Now partner groups joined with more than 100 other labor and activist organizations to rally against cuts to health care spending that may take effect on March 1. These budget cuts will kick in automatically if … Continue reading
Calling it a “compassionate, common-sense step forward,” Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said he would support a potentially massive expansion of the Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. The announcement was a dramatic move for the Republican governor, … Continue reading