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New Bill Would Tax Higher Earners To Cover Social Security, Medicare
The Social Security and Medicare Fair Share Act proposes targeting payroll tax loopholes for high-income earners.
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Gallego backs Medicare, Social Security bill targeting high-income earners
Sen. Ruben Gallego has thrown his support behind legislation that would extend Medicare and Social Security funding for 75 ...
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House Republican Bill Would Cut Medicaid Funding to States Providing Own Health Coverage to People Who Are Undocumented
The Affordable Care Act expanded access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage for millions of people and has driven ...
Republicans’ budget would cut services Americans rely on most
Readers discuss the Republican budget bill and safety net services, such as Medicare and Social Security.
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As Congress sorts through federal funding bill, focus is on tax cut extension and Medicaid
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has an instruction to cut a minimum of $880 billion in spending. One of the biggest ...
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Bill targets wealthy to save Social Security from looming cuts
A new bill would tax income over $400K to help fix Social Security’s funding gap and avoid 17% benefit cuts by 2035.
More bulk billing is fine. But what the health system really needs this election is genuine reform
Not enough is being said by the major parties in the election about critical health care reforms needed to address access, affordability and funding problems.
Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must
As leaders of the agencies that oversee the largest welfare programs in the nation, we fear that welfare has become a trap of ...
Most controversial Medicaid cuts left out of reconciliation text
A House committee releases its plan to reduce the deficit by $880 billion to pay for President Donald Trump’s legislative ...
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Rural hospital infrastructure bill first step toward better health care
A bill directing a survey of capital needs among ... If Congress follows through on its promise to slash Medicaid and Medicare funding, it could be disastrous for rural Coloradans.