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  1. Medicare: From 1965 to Part D

    Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law in 1965, creating health insurance for Americans 65 and older through Part A hospital coverage and Part B medical coverage. Congress extended eligibility to certain disabled people in 1972. The 2003 Medicare Modernization Act added Part D prescription-drug coverage, which began in 2006. Medicare remains public insurance, though beneficiaries may receive benefits through private Medicare Advantage plans. #Medicare

  2. Trump’s Drug Pricing Policy Could Drive Up Prices in South Korea and Other Overseas Markets — BigGo Finance

    New research suggests that the “Most Favored Nation” drug pricing policy being pursued by President Donald Trump to…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #AstellasPharma #Biogen #BrighamandWomen'sHospital #DonaldTrump #Medicare #MostFavoredNationdrugpricingpolicy #Roche #TheLancet #ThomasHwang
    europesays.com/korea/154307/

  3. "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  4. "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  5. "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  6. "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  7. "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  8. In my rural state of #Vermont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.

    Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma

    Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  9. In my rural state of #Vermont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.

    Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma

    Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  10. In my rural state of #Vermont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.

    Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma

    Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  11. In my rural state of #Vermont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.

    Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma

    Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  12. In my rural state of #Vermont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.

    Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma

    Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  13. 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

  14. ARHOME future uncertain after feds deny renewal

    JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have verbally denied Arkansas’ request to renew…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #arhome #arkansas #Health #Legislature #Medicaid #Medicare #waiver
    newsbeep.com/us/802345/

  15. ARHOME future uncertain after feds deny renewal

    JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have verbally denied Arkansas’ request to renew…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #arhome #arkansas #Health #Legislature #Medicaid #Medicare #waiver
    newsbeep.com/us/802345/

  16. The Trump administration is proposing AI systems to determine Medicare coverage, with AI companies paid based on how much they deny. CMS Administrator Dr. Oz is behind the proposal. Email Congress now to block it.
    act.indivisible.org/sign/trump #Medicare #HealthcarePolicy #AI #DrOz

    Please boost.

  17. Retiring at 62 With $1.5 Million Means Navigating a $6,000 Annual Gap and Three Years Without Medicare

    Almost weekly, like clockwork, someone asks themselves if they have enough money to retire, but they won’t be…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #incomegap #Medicare #PersonalFinance #privatehealthinsurance #retirement #RetirementPlans #withdrawal #withdrawalrate
    newsbeep.com/us/551734/

  18. So, one of my favorite teachers, #BernieReim, was in a terrible car accident. He is on #Medicare, and, well, he has a long way to go to recover, and Medicare isn't going to cover a lot of the costs.

    As an instructor, Bernie let me do all my team exercises solo (I didn't want the jocks I had been paired with to bring my grade down, and didn't want to do all the work for them), listened to my sharing about the math involved in astrology (which is how I learned to hand-calculate logarithms), and also let me submit a painting of a galaxy as a final project! In addition to teaching #Astronomy, Bernie is a regular on WMPG, and also volunteers at the local observatory.

    Please share and donate if you can. Bernie is a good human, and only has his friends and community for support!

    IG Post from #WMPGScience

    "Hi friends!

    For those who have been long time listeners, your beloved co-host Bernie has been in a terrible car accident that almost cost his life. He is now looking at several months of recovery and his dear friend has started a gofundme to support his rehab journey. Sharing this news for those who are wondering where we are on the airwaves. Dm me if you would like to visit, he loves visitors!"

    cc: @actuallyautistic

    gofundme.com/f/help-bernie-rec

    #Stargazers #MutualAid #GoFundMe #GFM #Fundraiser #GoodHumans

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. #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

  22. #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

  23. #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

  24. #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

  25. #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

  26. #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

  27. #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

  28. #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

  29. #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

  30. #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

  31. #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

  32. #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

  33. @cdarwin right on! Let's make no mistakes #WeThePeople knew that this was all lies, #AmericanVoters just wanted to believe it anyway. #MAGAts want cruelty, they want fascist rule, they want to oppress women (especially independent successful ones), they want cheap eggs more than rule of law and unity. They know that they will risk #SocialSecurity, #Medicaid, #Medicare, and #AffordableCare. #MAGAts care more about their Christian fairy tales and punishing 'sinful' liberals and legal immigrants than losing their civil rights.
    They want America to turn into a Christo-fascist state. That's what they voted for and that's, I am afraid, what we will get it in abundance together with all the billionaire grifters, government corruption, exploding national debt, deteriorating live expectancy, environmental destruction, and government overreach we simply can't quite yet imagine. #IQTestFailed #WTFisWrongUSA