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  1. How does Mr Trump feel about helping Americans?

    President Donald Trump made these remarks during an Easter luncheon at the White House on April 1, 2026. The event was closed to the press, but a video stream of the speech was briefly broadcast live on the White House social media accounts before being taken down. During the remarks, Trump stated: "Don't send any money for daycare, because the United States can't take care of daycare. That has to be up to a state. We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We have 50 states. We […]

    quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/0

  2. What I want to know is how on earth did a mafia Don, a religious cult, a white nationalist movement and a bunch of #TechBro billionaires take over our freaking US government including #SCOTUS⁉️ An assortment of moronic chaos monkeys they are…bent on 1) self enrichment, grift and corruption; 2) accelerating armageddon and the end of the world; 3) purging the country of all non-white races and non Christian religions; and, 4) ensuring the rule and continuing enrichment of tech founders, VCs and investors. How the AF did we get here? Not to mention these Aholes are sucking up to Putin, N. Korea’s Kim and Xi in China. #Trump loves dictators, authoritarians & monarchs - and he’s willing to sell his soul to be like them. Putting his face & name on everything, renaming the globe on a whim. #Republicans are delusional…and dangerous to our health & wellbeing. #TrumpRegime destroying children’s health, Cancer research, the safety net, #SNAP & #Medicaid. Going after #Medicare & Social Security next. #USPol #USPolitics

  3. Trump-shaped ecstasy pills can be fatal, Dutch drug institute warns - I’d 🤣 but…turns out it’s not just pills. #TrumpRegime policies can be and often ARE fatal. Think #ICE murders of citizens, #DOGE cuts that have killed thousands, #SNAP reductions, and of course, the #HHS public health policies of brainwork #RFKjr. FFS, kids are dying of measles, after it was once eliminated. Next, the #repubilcans are going to go after #Medicare and #SocialSecurity. Cruelty IS the point with #Trump. politico.eu/article/donald-tru

  4. #California & #Minnesota won't recive more than $1 billion in federal #Medicaid payments "until the states take more steps to investigate questionable claims."

    The admin is also "imposing a 6-month moratorium on enrolling new hospice & home #healthcare providers in #Medicare..."

    #MyThoughts
    Medicare too... and #hospice (of all things) and #homehealth... this is not about looking for fraud. The #TrumpAdmim is being cruel -- withholding money because it can.

    #USA
    --

    axios.com/2026/07/21/trump-med

  5. 3/ It looks like the reason #Ohio is pausing the Home Waiver program provider enrollment is because of a recent hit piece by right-wing The Daily Wire.

    The next day, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee wrote to the director of Ohio’s Medicaid program questioning the validity of paying family caregivers following a critical report by a conservative website.

    It should be noted, the home waiver programs saves Federal and State Medicaid programs around $100K per patient getting nursing home level care at home vs warehoused in a nursing home, run substandard by a venture capital firm and private equity. Most of the labor is free.

    nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump

    Daily Wire: dailywire.com/news/medicaid-mi

    Congress letter oversight.house.gov/wp-content

    One of the home health companies on the list, ZNC Health Care, has a state audit.
    ohioauditor.gov/Auditsearch/Re
    #Ohio #Medicaid #HomeHealth #Medicare

    All home waiver providers get a yearly review, including documentation, billing, etc. Public Consulting Group does them now.

    ohiohcbs.pcgus.com/

  6. 2/ Ohio to pause enrollment for home health, nursing home care at home (waiver program) and hospice providers for six months while existing providers undergo a program integrity review. Provider types impacted:

    16 - other accredited Home Health Agency
    25 - Personal care
    26 - Home care attendants
    38 - Non-agency nurse all specialties
    44 - Hospice
    45 - Waiver organizations
    55 -Waiver individual provider
    60 - Medicare Certified Home Health

    #Ohio #Medicaid #HomeHealth #Medicare

    governor.ohio.gov/media/news-a

  7. Trump Says It Out Loud: GOP Prioritizes War Over Healthcare, Childcare, and Survival

    Trump openly dismisses healthcare and childcare as scams, revealing a GOP agenda that prioritizes war over people and shifts the burden to struggling states.

    #childcare #EconomicJustice #federalBudget #gop #healthcareCuts #Inequality #medicaid #Medicare #militarySpending #ProgressivePolitics #RedStates #socialSafetyNet #statesRights #Trump wp.me/p1OjMZ-oOc
  8. Social Security and Medicare Face Major Changes in 2026 – What You Need to Know

    As reported by AARP, both Social Security and Medicare saw important changes starting January 1, 2026. These updates affect monthly benefits, premiums, taxes, and eligibility rules—making 2026 a critical year for retirees, near-retirees, and working seniors to review their finances.

    Below is a clear breakdown of the six biggest Social Security and Medicare changes in 2026, and what they mean for you.

    1. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Increases to 2.8%

    Thanks to rising inflation, Social Security beneficiaries received a 2.8% COLA for 2026, up from 2.5% in 2025.

    What this means:

    The average monthly retirement benefit increases by about $56 Average benefit rises from $2,015 to $2,071 per month Applies to Social Security retirement and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

    This adjustment helps benefits keep pace with higher everyday costs like groceries, housing, and healthcare.


    2. Medicare Premiums and Deductibles Rise Sharply

    Medicare enrollees are seeing noticeable increases in 2026, especially for Part B.

    Key Medicare changes for 2026:

    Medicare Part B monthly premium: $202.90 (up from $185 in 2025) Part B annual deductible: $283 (up from $257) Medicare Part A inpatient deductible: $1,736 (up from $1,676)

    These increases mean higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs for many retirees, making budgeting and supplemental coverage more important than ever.


    3. Social Security Tax Cap Increases to $184,500

    Social Security payroll taxes remain 12.4% total:

    6.2% paid by employees 6.2% paid by employers (Self-employed workers pay the full amount)

    What’s new in 2026:

    Maximum taxable earnings increase to $184,500 Up from $176,100 in 2025

    Higher-income workers will pay Social Security taxes on more of their earnings this year.


    4. New Tax Relief for Adults 65 and Older

    A major win for seniors in 2026 is a new federal tax deduction for people age 65+, backed by AARP and passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July.

    Tax relief details:

    Up to $6,000 deduction for eligible individuals Up to $12,000 for married couples Phased out for: Individuals earning over $175,000 Couples earning over $250,000

    This change could significantly reduce taxable income for middle- and upper-middle-income retirees.


    5. Social Security Earnings Test Threshold Increases

    If you collect Social Security before reaching full retirement age (FRA) and continue working, the earnings test still applies.

    2026 earnings test rules:

    $1 withheld for every $2 earned over $24,480 Threshold increased from $23,400 in 2025 Applies only to beneficiaries under FRA (currently between ages 66 and 67)

    Once you reach full retirement age, this earnings limit no longer applies.


    6. Higher Earnings Required to Earn Social Security Credits

    To qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, workers still need 40 lifetime credits. However, the earnings threshold to earn those credits is higher in 2026.

    New credit requirement:

    Earn $1,890 per quarter to receive one Social Security credit Up from $1,810 per quarter in 2025 Maximum of four credits per year

    This change mainly affects part-time workers and those with fluctuating incomes.

    What These 2026 Changes Mean for You

    The 2026 updates to Social Security and Medicare bring a mix of higher benefits, higher costs, and new tax relief. While the COLA increase and senior tax deduction offer welcome support, rising Medicare premiums and taxes mean careful financial planning is more important than ever.

    Key takeaways:

    Retirees get higher monthly Social Security checks Medicare costs continue to climb Working seniors face higher tax caps but better earnings limits Older Americans may benefit from new federal tax deductions

    Final Tip

    If you’re nearing retirement or already receiving benefits, now is a smart time to:

    Review your monthly budget Revisit Medicare coverage options Talk with a tax or financial advisor

    Staying informed ensures you get the most out of your Social Security and Medicare benefits in 2026 and beyond.

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    #healthcarecosts #Medicaid #medicare #Medicare2026Changes #MedicarePartBPremiums #News #retirementPlanning #retirementplanning #seniorTaxRelief #seniorbenefits #SocialSecurity2026 #SocialSecurityCOLA2026 #SocialSecurityEarningsTest #socialsecurity

  9. And who will work in the fields? Children?Folks who have just lost #FoodAssistance and #Medicare?#Protestors who piss off Trump?

    #Trump’s Immigration #Crackdown Hits #CaliforniaFarms

    #Farmworkers hid in fields on Tuesday as word spread that ICE agents were conducting raids in California’s breadbasket, an activist said.

    By Bernard Mokam and Pooja Salhotra
    June 11, 2025, 9:08 p.m. ET

    Excerpt: " 'The #Trump administration is ramping up its immigration crackdown, with a focus on workplaces with undocumented #laborers, such as #farms, #restaurants and #construction sites. Estimates show more than eight million undocumented #immigrants work in the United States.

    "Last Friday, federal immigration agents swept through the garment district of Los Angeles, setting off protests that have rattled sections of downtown L.A. and have spread to a number of cities across the country.

    "For #farmworkers — about 42 percent of whom are undocumented, according to the Agriculture Department — the escalation in arrests has created widespread fear.

    " 'Children are terrified,' Ms. Romero said. 'They don’t want to go to school because they don’t know if their parents will be home when they come back.'

    "Local leaders have rebuked the escalation, which could bring hardship to one of California’s agricultural corridors. The #CentralValley — which grows #almonds, #grapes, #walnuts and #cherries, among other crops — produces a quarter of the nation’s food, worth an estimated $17 billion a year, according to federal data.

    " 'These actions are completely unjustified and harmful,' said Mayor Luis McArthur of Oxnard. 'They create chaos in our city without contributing much to public safety. Furthermore these actions undermine the very principles of #DueProcess.'

    "The raids this week represent the first organized immigration enforcement from the new Trump administration to hit California’s agricultural region, which covers about 40 percent of the state, Ms. Romero said. A handful of federal operations have been conducted in other rural communities in recent weeks. Last month, federal agents pulled over a bus in #AlbionN., and detained 14 immigrants who worked at a nearby farm. In April, three children and their mother were detained at an upstate New York dairy.

    "Rural migrants are particularly vulnerable to immigration enforcement because they stand out in towns that are often racially homogenous, said Will Lambek of Migrant Justice, an advocacy organization for farmworkers in #Vermont, where eight dairy workers were detained in April.

    "In California, Ms. Davalos said the agents could have made more arrests had the community been less prepared. Once a volunteer spotted officers in the area, an alert was sent through a network of support.

    "Federal agents were denied entry to at least nine farms in the Central Coast, Ms. Davalos said. Some growers parked their vehicles in front of their gates. Employees also obscured their cars.
    'We demonstrated the power of brave, nonviolent #resistance to #ICE’s tactics of #terror,' Ms. Davalos said, lamenting what she described as politically driven attempts to reach a deportation quota. 'At the end of the day, they’re seizing our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers.'

    "If federal immigration enforcement activities continue, #FoodProduction will become increasingly difficult, and food prices could rise, warned Bryan Little, senior director of policy advocacy at the California Farm Bureau."

    Read more:
    nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/trum

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/NFWuO

    #ResistICE #Authoritarianism #ImmigrationCrackdown #ICERaids #TrumpIsANazi #AuthoritarianRule #ImmigrantsFeedUs #NoHumanIsIllegalOnStolenLand #HungerGames #EatTheRich #ThisIsFascism #Project2025

  10. CW: Foul language due to Republican MEDICARE & tax cuts; also POLITICS

    Breaking my #NoPolitics Rule to say FUCK YOU VERY MUCH, Trump you shithead & you Republican ASSHOLES

    🖕🏻 #Medicare CUTS (not just #Medicaid cuts, which are bad enough) will fund those fucking #TaxCuts for the shitty 1% who don't fucking NEED tax cuts!

    So all you moronic seniors (and poor white trash who'll wonder where their health coverage went) who voted for him:

    PLAY STUPID GAMES, WIN STUPID PRIZES

    msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio

  11. For decades, American Big Pharma has been scheming to undermine Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), which has given Australians access to some of the cheapest medicines in the developed world. Their goal? Higher profits at the expense of affordable healthcare. They’d love to see Australia adopt a US-style privatised system, where individuals are forced to pay exorbitant prices for the same medicines we get for just a few dollars.

    #BigPharma #PBS #AffordableHealthcare #Australia #Medicare #HealthcareForAll #PharmaGreed #PublicHealth #Auspol #LNPfail

    abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/beh

  12. #WISCONSIN (statewide) U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) @baldwin.senate.gov U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~20% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~22% of total population in #Medicare ~5% of total population Uninsured

  13. #WI08 Tony Wied (R) ~6% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~20% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~24% of total population in #Medicare ~4% of total population Uninsured

  14. #WI07 Tom Tiffany (R) ~7% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~20% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~25% of total population in #Medicare ~6% of total population Uninsured

  15. #WI06 Glenn Grothman (R) ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~18% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~25% of total population in #Medicare ~4% of total population Uninsured

  16. #WI05 Scott Fitzgerald (R) ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~11% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~25% of total population in #Medicare ~2% of total population Uninsured

  17. #WI04 Gwen Moore (D) @repgwenmoore.bsky.social ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~36% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~17% of total population in #Medicare ~7% of total population Uninsured

  18. #WI03 Derrick Van Orden (R) ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~21% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~22% of total population in #Medicare ~6% of total population Uninsured

  19. #WI02 Mark Pocan (D) @pocan.house.gov ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~13% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~18% of total population in #Medicare ~4% of total population Uninsured

  20. #WI01 Bryan Steil (R) ~5% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~22% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~23% of total population in #Medicare ~5% of total population Uninsured

  21. #TX21 Chip Roy (R) ~11% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~7% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~22% of total population in #Medicare ~10% of total population uninsured

  22. #TX20 Joaquin Castro (D) @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social ~13% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~19% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~15% of total population in #Medicare ~17% of total population uninsured

  23. #TX19 Jodey Arrington (R) ~11% of total population in #ACA exchange plans ~15% of total population in #Medicaid/CHIP ~18% of total population in #Medicare ~14% of total population uninsured

  24. #FYI #US #USA #disease #diseases #AMA #practitian #practitans #medicalpractice #AmericanMedicalAssociation #ToddUnger #trump #musk #medicare #hostiletakeover

    This is a catastrophy. This costs lives!

    "Lisa Egbert, MD talks about how the latest Medicare payment cut forced her to make the difficult decision to close her practice and what this means for her patients."

    youtube.com/watch?v=O1dVeF7be8g

  25. Just read an article in the Los Angeles Times about hospital #ER wait times...

    > Loma Linda University Medical Center ranked third in the country for how long
    > its patients typically spent at the emergency department, with a median time of
    > nearly seven hours, based on federal data.

    #Canadians are now picking themselves up off the floor, #laughing.

    Here in #Saskatchewan, the literal birthplace of #medicare, we would be absolutely THRILLED if ER wait times averaged "nearly seven hours". Twelve hours is more typical. And that less-than-seven-hours counts as third-worst in the #USA?

    #EmergencyRoom #urgent #UrgentCare #hospital #WaitTime #WaitTimes #wait #canada #SinglePayer #HealthCare #health #medicine #Canadian

  26. Did a #Georgia #Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save #AmberThurman? A #Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.

    Thurman died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s #abortion ban. Sen. Ron Wyden demanded records his committee could review to determine whether the hospital violated the law. “It’s not even a question,” one expert said.

    propublica.org/article/amber-t

    #News #Law #AbortionBan #EMTALA #Medicare #Healthcare #Health #Pregnancy #RoeVWade #SupremeCourt

  27. Better Health raises $3.5M seed round to reinvent medical supply shopping through e-commerce - The home medical supply market in the U.S. is significant and growing, but the way that Americans go... - feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #caffeinatedcapital #healthcareindustry #softwareengineer #roberthurley #unitedstates #oscarhealth #advisors #medicare #medicine #shopify #surgery #health #humana #oscar #pain #port #8vc #tc

  28. Health tech startup Bold raises $7 million in seed funding for senior-focused fitness programs - Virtual health and wellness platforms have grown increasingly popular throughout the pandemic, but a... - feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #occupationalsafetyandhealth #andreessenhorowitz #recentfunding #siliconvalley #startups #articles #exercise #julieyoo #medicare #balance #falling #health #tc

  29. Clever Care Health Plan launches with a holistic healing spin on Medicare Advantage programs - Angling for a slice of the multi-billion dollar Medicare Advantage market with a pitch to integrate ... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #chieffinancialofficer #chiefoperatingofficer #globalfounderscapital #norwestpartners #devotedhealth #brighthealth #cloverhealth #california #healthcare #articles #medicare #partner #health #oscar #tc

  30. WellSet is doing a limited launch in Los Angeles of its alternative medicine booking platform - Alternative and holistic healthcare seekers in the Los Angeles area have a new service they can turn... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #chiefoperatingofficer #broadwayangels #gwynethpaltrow #kleinerperkins #sanfrancisco #pinterest #medicare #massage #newyork #tc

  31. Eargo raises $52M for virtually invisible, rechargeable hearing aids - Eargo wants to become the ultimate consumer hearing brand.
    The company’s small and virtually invisib... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #chiefexecutiveofficer #venturecapital #hearingloss #hearingaid #australia #bluetooth #insurance #startups #medicare #hearing #maveron #health #eargo #nea