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Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things. pic.twitter.com/gAxsu4TQ1r — The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) July 4, 2026
Why does it seem like every person who worked a paid job in the military, who never experienced physical combat, is on disability?! They can't all be thieves can they? They can't all just take money from working Americans and think that is OK right? https://t.co/DPEohYOOeh pic.twitter.com/LCZ5hdZUuM — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 5, 2026
Inflation is a silent tax—and the most painful way to finance government promises. Your representatives may finally grab the feared “third rail” of U.S. politics. When the Social Security and Medicare trust funds run out in the early 2030s, the law is clear: Benefits must be slashed. That would mean a roughly 24 percent cut …
BLOOD IN THE WATER. 🩸 Trump administration just proposed a 0.09% "increase" for 2027 Medicare Advantage rates. In the world of medical inflation, a 0.09% bump isn't a "flat rate", it’s a brutal funding cut. The reaction was instant:$UNH: -9% 📉$HUM: -13% 📉$CVS: -9% 📉 pic.twitter.com/wU1qBIAtfI — Lia Holmgren (@Liathetrader) January 27, 2026 Breaking: Trump Administration proposes keeping steady the rates …
Over 1 million stolen identities of Americans were used to make false Medicare claims, stealing $14.6 billion dollars from American taxpayers – $14.6 billion in false claims – Pakistani executives charged in Illinois for $703 million scheme using stolen Medicare data – DOJ charged 324 defendants including 96 licensed medical professionals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists – …
Our country needs to do something about the skyrocketing costs for Medicare for seniors. We are getting an 11% increase in our premiums yet a 2.8% COLA. This doesn’t come close to covering costs for most seniors. Please help us here @realDonaldTrump cc: @Scavino47 @StephenM pic.twitter.com/8n7os47Wcz — Farm Girl Carrie 👩🌾 (@FarmGirlCarrie) October 25, 2025 …
The machinery of denial is moving into healthcare. Six states — Texas, Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Washington — will hand prior authorization for Medicare to private firms armed with AI. Every claim will be filtered through algorithms trained to say no, and the companies get paid a slice of the money they save. Profit …
UnitedHealth Group is not just under review. It is under federal criminal investigation, and the scope keeps growing. What started as questions over Medicare Advantage billing has now expanded into OptumRx’s prescription management services and the way the company reimburses physicians. “The investigation is looking at how OptumRx negotiates drug prices and reimburses pharmacies,”reported Bloomberg,noting …
Yesterday, there were a lot of rumors floating around about the ban on Medicaid for illegal aliens being stripped from the bill. Thankfully, that's not true. It's very much in the bill we just passed. You can look it up below. Page 602. Section 77109.https://t.co/9B54AyrRBo — Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) July 1, 2025 But that …
UnitedHealth Group is having its worst year in over a decade. The stock is down 39% year to date. That’s not a dip. That’s a collapse for a company that used to be the ballast of the healthcare sector. The selloff started in April after the company slashed its 2025 earnings forecast. It hasn’t recovered. …
🚨 RED ALERT 🚨 – Social Security and Medicare are both just 8 Years from Insolvency, according to the latest Trustees report. This is getting URGENT. pic.twitter.com/AEroNn3cgD — Marc Goldwein (@MarcGoldwein) June 18, 2025
🚨BREAKING: Dr. Oz, the new administrator of Medicare, says they’ve already found BILLIONS in fraud. “If you thought USAID was bad… this will make you shiver.” pic.twitter.com/NGCe90a1WD — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) April 25, 2025
Burry has quietly loaded up on Molina Healthcare (MOH) now a top 3 holding. While markets spiral on tariff fears, MOH is up +18.5% YTD. Taking advantage of the increase in Medicare rates. pic.twitter.com/pyB7XUArkM — Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ (@burrytracker) April 11, 2025
This is an absolute outrage. Pharmaceutical companies are price-gouging taxpayers through Medicare, and it’s happening right under our noses. Tetrabenazine, a drug that costs just $75 per prescription, is being billed to Medicare at a staggering $2,600—34 times the regular price. In 2022 alone, Medicare paid out $141 million for this drug, with $133 million …
In an Official release on the White House website, the Trump admin debunks the claims he is ‘gutting’ or cutting Social Security or Medicare. The Trump Administration will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits. President Trump himself has said it (over and over and over again). Elon Musk didn’t say that, either. The press is lying again. Here is Musk’s direct quote: “The waste and …
It’s just a matter of where and how much Musk will cut our Social Security and Medicare benefits now. BREAKING: @RepGregLopez says outside the first meeting of the DOGE Caucus that "there will be some cuts" to Social Security and Medicare. HANDS OFF OUR EARNED BENEFITS! pic.twitter.com/NFYjA6hdEo — Social Security Works ❌👑 (@SSWorks) December 17, …
https://twitter.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1857264348210557058 The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), touted as a win for lowering inflation and reducing healthcare costs, has ignited backlash for diverting nearly $260 billion in projected Medicare savings to fund green initiatives and subsidies. Critics argue this decision undermines seniors’ benefits, potentially leading to increased premiums. Ron Fitzwater, CEO of the Missouri Pharmacy Association, …
Americans who rely on Medicare to pay for hospital stays are often unable to pay the cost of the standard deduction, sometimes producing a financial shock. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine found that almost half of such patients have insufficient funds to pay the $1,600 payment, the standard out-of-pocket cost. …
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new proposal on Tuesday that would require Medicare to cover the costs of long-term care at home. “It’s been a long time – decades – since a presidential candidate put forward a Medicare proposal to help middle income families cope with the crushing cost of home care,” said Tricia …
by confoundedinterest17 Here is Biden/Harrisnomics in one chart! Treasury (interest) payments are growing faster than other government outlays and a larger than the entire Defense outlays. Leading outlays include Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security. Here is Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen symbolically gorging on a foot-long sub. No one spends like unelected government bureaucrats!
Gloria Lee was perplexed when the phone calls started coming in from a representative of her Medicare insurer. Could a nurse stop by her Boston home to give her a quick checkup? It was a helpful perk. No cost. In fact, she’d get a $50 gift card. After several such calls in 2022, Lee agreed. …
In a concerning development for U.S. economic stability, interest payments on the nation’s burgeoning debt have now exceeded expenditures on defense and Medicare combined. Key Points: Interest payments in the first seven months of fiscal year 2024 reached $514 billion, surpassing spending on national defense ($498 billion) and Medicare ($465 billion). Interest costs now exceed …
The Democrat-dominated California state legislature has once again rejected a proposal to create a single-payer health care system — socialized medicine, or so-called “Medicare for All” — due to the high cost amid budget deficits. The idea of a government-run, publicly-funded health care system has tempted left-wing Democrats for decades. In 2016 and 2020, it …
The once lucrative Medicare Advantage business, which has been a significant profit driver for health-insurance giants, is experiencing a decline in profitability due to policy changes and increased medical costs. Key points: Medicare Advantage, a program where the government pays insurers to manage seniors’ care, has seen a drop in profitability due to policy …
The interest on our colossal national debt is the nation’s second-largest expense. And the situation is only getting worse. The nation’s Medicare and defense programs are expensive. But the cost of the national debt surpasses each of them. During the first seven months of fiscal year 2024, the U.S. spent $514 billion on net interest, …
In response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced rate cuts, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks president, commented: “Yesterday, the Biden administration continued their attacks on the private sector option for seniors on Medicare, Medicare Advantage. This is the second cut in two years. This latest round of cuts will cost seniors an extra $33 per …
Health insurers are tumbling after US regulators didn’t boost payments for private Medicare plans. Only once in the past 10 years have final rates not improved from regulators’ initial proposals, according to research from JPMorgan.https://t.co/MIU1gEyqyD by @jtozz pic.twitter.com/uEKgtIlwcS — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) April 2, 2024
via Mike Shedlock: Fact check true: For the first time in history spending on interest will exceed spending on defense. Do We Spend More On Interest Than Defense? The Committee for a Responsible Federal budget did a Fact Check on that question. The answer is yes. During a recent town hall, former United Nations Ambassador and current Presidential …
While premiums and benefits have improved for beneficiaries, the financial mechanisms behind these plans raise concerns. Medicare Advantage companies, funded by the federal government, are incentivized to manage policyholders’ risks, potentially leading to overspending and profit-driven practices. The push for Advantage plans during open enrollment is linked to commission structures favoring brokers, contributing to a …
The nation’s largest health insurance company pressured its medical staff to cut off payments for seriously ill patients in lockstep with a computer algorithm’s calculations, denying rehabilitation care for older and disabled Americans as profits soared, a STAT investigation has found. UnitedHealth Group has repeatedly said its algorithm, which predicts how long patients will need …