Jan 02 5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress By Donna Cassata, Associated Press On Tuesday at noon, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic agenda. Continue reading
Jan 02 Medicare launches revamp for treatments of heart attacks, hip fractures By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The cardiac and hip fracture experiments are the latest development in a big push under the Obama administration to reinvent Medicare. Continue reading
Dec 28 Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S. By MARIA ZAMUDIO, for the Associated Press Just under 400,000 American retirees are now living abroad, according to the Social Security Administration. Continue reading
Dec 21 Column: What can we do to protect Medicare and Social Security? By Philip Moeller "What about all of that money that we put into these programs during our working lives?" asks one reader. Continue reading
Dec 08 How plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act could affect Medicare By Philip Moeller There continue to be loud drumbeats from Congressional Republican leaders that they will repeal the Affordable Care Act and also consider significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid. Continue reading
Dec 01 Don’t forget to do some last minute Medicare shopping By Philip Moeller Journalist Phil Moeller answers your Medicare and Social Security questions. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:11 Sen. Thune on Wilbur Ross, Trump’s trade policy and entitlements By PBS News Hour On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as his choice to head the Department of Commerce. Hari Sreenivasan asks Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a leading Senate Republican, about how Ross’ business dealings will be evaluated for potential… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 10:41 Will Tom Price take a ‘surgical approach’ to revising Obamacare? By PBS News Hour Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga) is an orthopedic surgeon and a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act. He's also President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown… Continue watching
Nov 23 Column: Under a President Trump, Medicare reforms are a matter of when, not if By Philip Moeller Donald Trump's victory has put our entire health care system in play, if not up for grabs. Will Trump and a Republican Congress follow through on pledges to end the Affordable Care Act? How might ACA changes affect Medicare?… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 12:22 Senior advisor says Trump is open to listening on climate, Medicare By PBS News Hour Continue watching