This Week in Medicare. House GOP Budget Plan Targets $880B in Medicaid, Medicare Cuts. Hospital groups, health care industry leaders denounce the major cost reductions in federal

U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew said he voted for the 2025 House budget resolution, which calls for steep cuts without specifying how they will be achieved, although he had reservations.

In Washington, they're talking about cutting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security for the first time in generations.

I’m turning 65 in July and not receiving my Social Security check. Last week I tried to open a “My Social Security” account to enroll in Medicare online and discovered that my Social Security account is blocked.

House Republicans just unveiled a budget plan that includes massive spending cuts— $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Social Security? Safe. Medicare? Also safe. But Medicaid? Not so much.

Note: Because Toni recently received more reader queries about creating a My Social Security account after the account is blocked, we are rerunning the following column from April of 2024.

Dan Bishop, a former House lawmaker, said he expects the White House to avoid cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. contribute billions of dollars per year in federal taxes, state and local taxes, Social Security, and Medicare.

Immigrants were claiming 54 percent less in benefits from the federal government than native-born American citizens, including Medicare and Social Security, a study released Tuesday showed. The United States government spent about $3.