Health

Health Reform Medicare Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Trends

Report

Federal Rule on Medicare Savings Programs Will Cut Red Tape for Older Adults and People With Disabilities

May 3, 2024 | Farah Erzouki

Older adults and people with disabilities who have low incomes often face challenges accessing affordable health care. Medicare Savings Programs offer them significant help with the costs of Medicare premiums and cost sharing.

Inflation Reduction Act Will Reduce Medicare Drug Costs, Not Cut Benefits

August 10, 2022

Blog

Medicare Advantage Payment Changes Would Have Little or No Effect on Beneficiaries

March 6, 2023

Report

Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees Need Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefits

December 8, 2020

Report

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Would Strengthen, Improve Medicare

May 3, 2023 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Strengthening Medicare Financing

December 14, 2020 | Paul N. Van de Water

New on this Topic

Blog

2024 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports Hold Few Surprises

May 7, 2024

Report

Medicare Is Not “Bankrupt”

February 13, 2023

Statement

2022 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports Show Small Improvement in Outlook

June 3, 2022

Statement

2021 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports Show Modest Effect of Pandemic and Recession

August 31, 2021

Blog

ACA Suit Threatens Disruption, Loss of Protections for Tens of Millions of Medicaid, Medicare Beneficiaries

September 29, 2020

Statement

2020 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports Do Not Reflect Effects of Pandemic and Recession

April 22, 2020

Policy Basics

Medicare provides health coverage to people aged 65 and older and to younger adults with permanent disabilities.

We analyze proposals that would affect Medicare (such as replacing its guarantee of coverage with a premium-support voucher) to evaluate their impact on beneficiaries. We also monitor Medicare’s finances and work to ensure that proposals to strengthen its financial health do not unduly burden beneficiaries, such as by slashing benefits or shifting costs to them.

Health

Federal Rule on Medicare Savings Programs Will Cut Red Tape for Older Adults and People With Disabilities

Inflation Reduction Act Will Reduce Medicare Drug Costs, Not Cut Benefits

Medicare Advantage Payment Changes Would Have Little or No Effect on Beneficiaries

Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees Need Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefits

President Biden’s 2024 Budget Would Strengthen, Improve Medicare

Strengthening Medicare Financing

New on this Topic

2024 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports Hold Few Surprises

Medicare Is Not “Bankrupt”

2022 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports Show Small Improvement in Outlook

2021 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports Show Modest Effect of Pandemic and Recession

ACA Suit Threatens Disruption, Loss of Protections for Tens of Millions of Medicaid, Medicare Beneficiaries

2020 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports Do Not Reflect Effects of Pandemic and Recession

Policy Basics

Federal Payroll Taxes

Previewing the Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports

House-Passed Health Plan Would Speed Medicare Trust Fund’s Depletion by Two Years

Sabotage Watch: Tracking Efforts to Undermine the ACA

“Egregious” Employment Tax Evasion Grows as IRS Enforcement Funding Shrinks

False Claims That the Medicaid Expansion Is Causing Waiting Lists

House GOP Health Plan Would Accelerate Depletion of Medicare Trust Fund by Four Years

House Republican Health Plan Would Weaken Medicare

Projected Health Spending Falling — Even with ACA’s Coverage Expansions

GOP Repeal Plan Shortchanges Funds to Replace ACA, Threatens Medicaid and Medicare

ACA Repeal Would Leave Inadequate Resources for Replacement and Put Medicaid and Medicare at Risk