Tag Archives: Medicare

One Medicare Trust Fund May Run Dry By As Early As 2022, Analysts Warn : Shots – Health News – NPR

Enlarge this image Funding is shrinking for Medicare’s Part A trust fund, which pays for hospitalization and in-patient care. The funding largely comes from a 1.45% payroll tax paid by employees and employers. pablohart/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption pablohart/Getty Images Everyone involved even tangentially in health care today is consumed by the coronavirus pandemic,… Read More »

Nevada unions don’t trust ‘Medicare for all’ to manage their healthcare

Nevada’s culinary union, an influential force in the state’s upcoming caucuses, just fired a shot across the bow of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign. In flyers, emails, and text messages, the union warned its members that Sanders’s “Medicare for all” plan would “end Culinary Healthcare.” The culinary union has good reason to oppose Sanders’s plan.… Read More »

Medicare for All would provide far more benefits than universal healthcare in other countries

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders frequently points to success stories in other developed countries when pushing for his Medicare for All healthcare plan. “I want to end the international embarrassment of the United States of America being the only major country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, not a… Read More »

After a year on Medicare, advice for journalists on stories that need to be told

The annual Medicare open enrollment period ends soon.  America’s seniors have faced a blizzard of dismaying news about the program. Here are some excerpts from newsworthy stories that you should be aware of. Excerpt: “The federal government recently redesigned a digital tool that helps seniors navigate complicated Medicare choices, but consumer advocates say it’s malfunctioning… Read More »

Sanders interrupted by union protesters against ‘Medicare for all’

LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders’s pitch on “Medicare for all” was partially drowned out by protesters during a speech at a union event. On Tuesday, after the Vermont senator, 77, received a question from a Frontier Communications employee about if his plan would change her healthcare coverage, members of the audience began cheering and clapping… Read More »