New letters urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand Medicare and Medicaid to include FDA-approved anti-obesity medications.

Medicare is big business, recently providing healthcare coverage to 68 million people. Before the 2024 election, fully 94% of surveyed seniors said it was very or extremely important to protect Medicare,

President Donald Trump’s pause on federal grants and loans has agencies and individuals scrambling as the fallout continues.

Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order from President Joe Biden that sought to lower the price of drugs.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who has long been an advocate for healthcare access, condemned the apparent shutdown of Medicaid systems that looks to affect health coverage for millions of Americans

Millions in Wisconsin have prescription drug coverage through Medicare Part D or the Medicare Advantage plan, according to KFF. As of Jan. 1, those people are now eligible for a spending cap on their plan's approved prescriptions.

Unclear if sweeping executive order will affect Medicaid and other federal assistance programs for older Americans.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Social Security, Medicare and food stamps would not be affected by the decision to freeze federal aid. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on the Trump administration’s first White House press briefing and whether Medicaid could be among the programs affected.

In another bold executive action, President Donald Trump has authorized a broad freeze on $3 trillion in federal funds until his administration completes a full spending review. According to a two-page memo from Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Matthew J.

Nothing in this memo should be construed to impact Medicare or Social Security benefits,” the memo from the Office of Management and Budget reads.

The White House ordered a pause on all Federal grants and loans but left Social Security and Medicare off the list.

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