For the Sake of their Constituents, Congress Should Increase Medicare Payments and Oppose Deep Cuts to Medicaid

Letters: Medicaid and Medicare are job creators -- especially in rural areas

Pharmacists, physicians, physical therapists, surgical assistants, nurses, surgeons, EMTs and paramedics, and hospital staff — in 2019, there were over 22 million jobs in health care in the United States, and a big chunk of that is thanks to Medicaid…

Times-Tribune Editorial Board: Bresnahan’s Vote Breaks Promises to Avoid Medicaid Cuts

Local paper writes that Bresnahan’s Medicaid flip-flop “will and should define his tenure in Washington” Congressman Rob Bresnahan just got torched by his local paper for breaking his promise not to gut Medicaid and instead voting for the largest cuts in history. The Scranton Times-Tribune Editorial Board writes that Bresnahan’s flip-flop “will and should define his tenure in Washington,” that his arguments to try and justify his vote “defy com…

States scramble to shield hospitals from GOP Medicaid cuts

A respiratory therapist checks on patients in a Chicago hospital in 2022. States are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the looming loss of hundreds of millions in federal funding under the tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed over the weekend. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)This story originally appeared in Stateline. The giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend includes the b…

For the Sake of their Constituents, Congress Should Increase Medicare Payments and Oppose Deep Cuts to Medicaid

Drastic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare proposed by Congress will increase wait times, result in more fragmented or nonexistent care, and cause unnecessary deaths and despair. The post For the Sake of their Constituents, Congress Should Increase Medicare Payments and Oppose Deep Cuts to Medicaid appeared first on MedCity News.

Letter to the Editor: UnitedHealthcare cuts major RI hospitals from network - patients face higher costs - What's Up Newp

If you are one of the thousands of Rhode Islanders with a Medicare Advantage plan through UnitedHealthcare, beware: As of July 1, 2025, the following Brown University Health hospitals are out of network for non-emergency care: Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Miriam Hospital, and Newport Hospital. For the latest updates on this situation, go to Attorney General Neronha’s website. […] The post Letter to the Editor: UnitedHealthc…

For the Sake of their Constituents, Congress Should Increase Medicare Payments and Oppose Deep Cuts to Medicaid – RamaOnHealthcare

Drastic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare proposed by Congress will increase wait times, result in more fragmented or nonexistent care, and cause unnecessary