Could the GOP’s economic aid plan fast-track cuts to Social Security and Medicare?
Jul 17, 2017 · Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations Monday, Jul 17 2017 full issue If GOP Plan Passes, Some States Will Likely End Medicaid Expansion Early The program would likely...
Does the Senate Republicans’ plan end Social Security and Medicare?
Jun 26, 2017 · How The GOP Plan Will Affect Health Care In California. The Los Angeles Times looks at what happens if the Republicans' bill passes. Other media outlets also examine the way the bill will impact the state. Los Angeles Times: What …
What would happen to Medicare and Medicaid if Congress reversed Obamacare?
With the nation's attention rightly fixated on President Donald Trump's horrific treatment of immigrant children, House Republicans on Tuesday quietly unveiled their 2019 budget proposal that calls for $537 billion in cuts to Medicare, $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, and four billion in cuts to Social Security over the next decade in an effort to pay for their deficit-exploding tax …
Are Social Security and Medicare imperiled by Rick Scott’s plan?
Mar 23, 2017 · The Republican health plan would allow Americans to put a larger slice of their paycheck into tax-exempt accounts for paying their health-care bills, but while the plan's authors are celebrating ...
How much did the Heroes Act increase?
The Heroes Act provided a 15% increase to the maximum SNAP benefit and additional funding for nutrition programs. The Heroes Act contains $175 billion in new supports for rent, mortgage and utility payments and other housing-related costs.
When will the $600 unemployment be extended?
The $3 trillion Heroes Act extends $600 weekly unemployment benefits through January 2021, whereas the HEALS Act cuts supplemental unemployment benefits to $200 a week through September, when the payment will be combined with state benefits to replace 70% of wages.
House Passes GOP Health Care Bill, But It Still Has a Long Way to Go
House Speaker Paul Ryan walks to the House chamber ahead of a vote on Capitol Hill May 3, 2017. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
Republican Rep. Tom Cole On GOP Health Care Bill
Sure, the Senate is controlled by Republicans, too, but they have an even slimmer majority there with equally fractious divisions. If they lose three votes, the bill goes down.