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Democrats and Medicare costs lies illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Why older adults and taxpayers are paying for Democrats’ lies

By Rep. Brett Guthrie

Broken Medicare payment system illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Congress must fix Medicare’s broken payment system

By Christian Josi

One of the empty beds in the Alliance Healthcare System hospital in Holly Springs, Miss., is seen on Feb. 29, 2024. The medical facility was initially approved by the federal government as a rural emergency hospital in March, 2023, requiring closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. However, they have been denied the status and must now transition back to a full-service hospital. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Inflation, Ozempic predicted to jack up health care costs

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, right, listens as Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the administration's efforts to lower costs during an event at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Harris, Biden team up to hail federal deal for lower Medicare drug prices

By Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about prescription drug costs at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Biden says Medicare drug-price talks will save taxpayers $6 billion in first year

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about prescription drug costs at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

By Amanda Seitz and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Harris-Walz administration and Medicare Advantage illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Harris-Walz administration would continue attacks on Medicare Advantage

By Martin Hoyt

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen's signature is shown on a just printed sheet of bills during a visit to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's (BEP) Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Yellen unveiled the first U.S. currency bearing her signature, marking the first time that U.S. bank notes will bear the name of a female treasury secretary. (AP Photo/LM Otero) **FILE**

Illegal immigrant uses stolen identity to get kidney transplant — on taxpayers’ dime

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - Social Security Administration commissioner Martin O'Malley testifies on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2024, in Washington. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released Monday, May 6, 2024. O'Malley called the report "a measure of good news," but said, "Congress still needs to act in order to avoid what is now forecast to be, in absence of their action, a 17% cut to people's Social Security benefits." (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’

By Fatima Hussein and Tom Murphy - Associated Press

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and a majority support raising taxes on the nation's highest earners to keep Medicare running as is. The new findings, revealed in a March poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, come as both safety net programs are poised to run out of enough cash to pay out full benefits within the next decade. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NRCC whacks Dems on Medicare in new hard-hitting ad that ticks off nation’s economic woes

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower health care costs, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Biden, Trump ducking serious solutions to save Medicare’s hospital trust fund

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Tommy Marshall, 56, of Atlanta, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Atlanta. Marshall who has type 1 diabetes, paid $251 dollars for four to eight weeks worth of medication in November. "Even if you can afford it, just paying that much for something that you know is a massive profit center for the drug company is challenging," said Marshall, a lifelong Democrat. He added of Biden, "If I was a his political consultant I'd be telling him to talk about it constantly." (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

An unused gurney rests in the emergency room hallway outside one of the treatment rooms at the Alliance Healthcare System hospital in Holly Springs, Miss., Feb. 29, 2024. Rural emergency hospitals are starting to gain a small foothold in the United States. They provide 24/7 emergency care and receive more than $3 million in federal money a year. But the catch is there are zero inpatient beds at the facilities. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds

Associated Press

A page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook is displayed on Nov. 8, 2018, in Washington. About half of Medicare Advantage members left their plans by the end of five years, according to a study published in 2023. Most switched to another Medicare Advantage plan, but not necessarily because they liked Medicare Advantage. Returning to Original Medicare can be tricky after you first sign up, because you may not be able to get a Medigap plan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

When you want to leave your Medicare Advantage Plan — but feel stuck

Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Medicare assessment discriminatory

The U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington, Nov. 8, 2018. Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound that are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds will stay out of reach for America's older adults. A decades-old law on the books bans Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Biden to make initial offers in Medicare drug-price negotiation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington, Nov. 8, 2018. Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound that are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds will stay out of reach for America's older adults. A decades-old law on the books bans Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay

By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

This Tuesday, April 3, 2018, file photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay

By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug costs at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Biden’s Christmas present to seniors: Higher drug prices

By Christian Josi

FILE - A page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook is displayed on Nov. 8, 2018, in Washington. Open enrollment for Medicare opens Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, and seniors could have dozens of options to choose from. During the enrollment period, which ends Dec. 7, people will have the opportunity to choose between traditional Medicare and privately run Medicare Advantage plans in their area, as well as prescription drug plans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Annual window to shop for Medicare Advantage plans returns on Sunday

By Tom Murphy - Associated Press