Will Democrats send millions of seniors cash vouchers to buy Medicare?
Senate Democrats are weighing sending millions of seniors up to $1,000 cash vouchers so they can purchase new Medicare benefits next year. Democrats want to produce tangible benefits in people's lives ahead of next year's midterms.
Will Democrats expand Medicare for dental and vision benefits?
Senate Democrats are seeking to expand Medicare so it covers dental, vision, and hearing benefits in their party-line social spending package, which they will press through the reconciliation process requiring only a simple majority vote.
Will seniors get cash vouchers in social spending plan?
See more stories on Insider's business page. Senate Democrats are weighing issuing millions of seniors up to $1,000 in cash vouchers in the $3.5 trillion social spending plan so they can purchase new Medicare benefits next year while they're set up, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Will Senate Republicans Sunset Social Security and Medicare if they win?
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell flatly said that, if the Republicans win control of the Senate, sunsetting Social Security and Medicare “would not be a part of our agenda.”
Roll-call votes on significant Medicare legislation
Are individual members of Congress working to preserve Medicare as we know it, or to weaken this key component of the social safety net? We’ve selected key votes, revealed how each member of Congress voted and then told you how we think they should have voted.
House of Representatives
04/10/2014 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024.
United States Senate
11/25/2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Where was the Medicare bill signed?
President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare Bill at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. For decades Democrats have fought for the simple idea that everyone should have some basic security in health care.
What are the Democrats committed to?
Democrats are committed to preserving and protecting the Affordable Care Act and the peace of mind it has brought to millions of Americans, and they will fight all attempts by the Trump administration to repeal the law and take health care away from tens of millions of Americans.
How many Americans have health insurance in 2010?
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more than 20 million Americans have gained health care coverage and the uninsured rate has been cut almost in half.
How many states have expanded Medicaid?
The Affordable Care Act has also allowed states to expand Medicaid to help even more Americans get covered. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid, and Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment has risen 26 percent.President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act into law.
How many kids are covered by CHIP?
In 1997, Democrats passed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which currently covers 8 million kids. But it took nearly a century to extend that basic measure of security to all Americans.
How many presidents have pushed for health reform?
In all, seven presidents pushed for health reform over the years. We have finally made real the principle that every American should have access to quality health care, and no one should go bankrupt just because they get sick — and we’ll never stop fighting to protect that principle.
Does the Affordable Care Act provide tax credits?
The Affordable Care Act also provides tax credits to small businesses to help offset the costs of employee coverage and tax credits to help families pay for insurance. We are also experiencing health care spending growth at its lowest level in 50 years.
Obamacare on Steroids
Democrats have titled their bill the Obamacare “enhancement” act — and for good reason, because it would effectively put the law on quite the figurative steroids. The bill would stymie recent efforts by the Trump administration to offer more insurance options to consumers, such as short-term, limited-duration insurance and association health plans.
Raiding Medicare (Again)
According to CBO, the vast majority of the savings from drug pricing — a total of $448.2 billion over ten years, to be exact — used to fund the Obamacare bill comes from Medicare.
