Medicare - Washington D.C. Newsletter
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal voices concern over Medicaid cuts and Medicare Advantage
08 Apr 2025 09:28 GMT
… .S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district | … commented on the nature of Medicare Advantage. Referring to it … it is not true Medicare but rather private insurance … the Trump administration to examine Medicare Advantage for "waste, …
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U.S. boosts Medicare payments to insurers by over $25 billion
08 Apr 2025 01:58 GMT
… government will pay private Medicare Advantage plans more money … have faced increasing scrutiny in Washington.
The shares of insurers … , are enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans, and the … they actually are. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, a …
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Trump rejects Biden-era plan to let Medicare cover obesity drugs
07 Apr 2025 20:20 GMT
… first few months in Washington, to greenlight the policy … noting it could address Medicare prescription drug coverage of … future rulemaking. Currently, Medicare is forbidden by law … argued statutory restrictions preventing Medicare from covering the …
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Trump rejects Biden administration plan to let Medicare cover obesity drugs
07 Apr 2025 19:31 GMT
… its first few months in Washington, to greenlight the policy, which … officials argued statutory restrictions preventing Medicare from covering the medications could … Friday also codifies provisions restricting Medicare Advantage plans’ ability to change …
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Washington County ranks 16th in Alabama for highest government transfer income per capita in 2022
07 Apr 2025 14:38 GMT
… and Medicare. Total per capita income excluding government transfers in Washington County … capita) in 2022. In Washington County, reliance on government transfers … Government Transfers by Program in Washington County, 2022
04000800012000Total Per CapitaIncome …
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Trump Scraps Biden’s Proposed Medicare Coverage for Obesity Drugs
07 Apr 2025 13:37 GMT
… ’s move to have Medicare cover anti-obesity treatments. … and recent political shifts in Washington,” they wrote.
In … obesity drugs into indications that Medicare covers. Novo, for instance … anti-obesity treatments for Medicare coverage could increase federal …
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Residents of Wahkiakum County received $15,089 per capita in transfers in 2022, ranking it 13th in Washington
07 Apr 2025 13:03 GMT
… programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, … Comparatively, across all counties in Washington, government transfer payments totaled $83 … Security transfers (retirement benefits), Medicare transfers (healthcare for seniors), …
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Obesity Crisis Meets Policy Standstill as Trump Halts Medicare Expansion
07 Apr 2025 09:59 GMT
… when broader spending cuts dominate Washington’s fiscal priorities.
The Impact … , deputy director of KFF’s Medicare program, emphasizing how financially unreachable … prevention and healthcare economics. Expanding Medicare coverage for anti-obesity drugs …
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“Hands Off!” rally in Washington protests Trump administration policies
06 Apr 2025 18:20 GMT
… The steps of the Washington County Courthouse Saturday afternoon … local demonstration with the Washington County Democratic Committee.
… , No. 1, democracy, medicare, DEI, gay rights, the … Proctor, chair of the Washington County Democratic Committee, estimated …
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Pikachu, New Face Of Resistance, Makes Washington Cameo After Turkey
06 Apr 2025 08:05 GMT
… of protesters marching through Washington's streets on … through downtown. And in Washington, DC, speakers rallied the … always protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for eligible … Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefits to illegal aliens, …