One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

On the House floor this morning ahead of the final vote on Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill," House Minority Leader ...

The measure extending tax cuts and slashing the social safety net goes to President Trump for his signature, but the debate ...

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped on Friday that in his view the whole of Ukraine was "ours" and cautioned that advancing Russian forces could take the ...

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security 's trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed ...

FILE – A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Social Security and Medicare programs for older people will both run short of funds to pay full benefits in 2033, three years sooner than last year's estimate for ...

One of the biggest discussions was whether the changes made to Medicare by the previous administration with statutes included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would be kept in place or ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump declared Medicare off-limits several months ago, but Republicans are now considering ways to reduce spending in the program to help pay for tax cuts.

Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.