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US federal health insurance
Congress did not universally end federal taxation of Social Security benefits for 2026 in the sources provided; existing IRS rules that make up to 50% or 85% of benefits taxable for many recipients re...
Undocumented immigrants are generally ineligible for federally funded full health coverage (Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare) and cannot get Marketplace subsidies; federal “Emergency Medicaid” reimburses only...
President Trump publicly claimed extraordinarily large drug-price reductions — citing figures like “500%, 600%, 1,000%, 1,500%” — during July and August 2025 remarks and in subsequent events; fact‑che...
Over the past five years IRMAA income thresholds have inched upward overall, driven by inflation indexing and a statutory two‑year lookback that ties surcharges to past MAGI, producing modest annual t...
Available reporting documents that Dr. Mehmet Oz has publicly promoted supplements and other consumer products — including regular posts touting products sold on iHerb and prior on-air endorsements — ...
A consistent set of reports finds that undocumented (commonly called “illegal”) immigrants paid roughly , and multiple analyses warn that changes in enforcement or data-sharing could reduce compliance...
Estimates for implementing universal health care in the United States vary widely depending on the model: extending coverage under the existing multi‑payer system was estimated to raise the national h...
The Trump administration and its allies pursued a mix of executive actions, private-sector deals and agency directives that lowered some insulin costs for specific groups while leaving statutory caps ...
Hospitals were not paid a fixed sum for each COVID‑19 death; public analyses find , though enhanced Medicare and other reimbursements created complex incentives that critics say could influence coding...
The immediate cause cited by critics is a Department of Education proposal to exclude nursing from the federal definition of “professional degree,” which would affect loan eligibility and forgiveness ...
US senators do not automatically receive free, government-paid lifetime health insurance after leaving office; instead, retired senators may continue coverage through federal programs under specific e...
About 17–18% of the U.S. population is age 65 or older in recent years, rising from roughly 55.8 million in 2020 to about 58–61 million by 2022–2024, and projected to reach roughly 22–23% by 2050 . Co...
To challenge an IRMAA surcharge you normally submit Social Security’s Form SSA‑44 — “Medicare Income‑Related Monthly Adjustment Amount — Life‑Changing Event” — with documentation showing a qualifying ...
Dr. Annette “Dr. Boz” Bosworth is an internal medicine physician who promotes ketogenic diets, publishes books and podcasts, and has a large online following; she markets clinical programs and coined ...
The Medicare Part B annual deductible for 2025 is $257; after beneficiaries pay it once per year, Medicare generally covers 80% of approved Part B services and beneficiaries owe 20% coinsurance unless...
The IRS published inflation-adjusted federal income tax brackets and numerous MAGI-based phaseouts and contribution limits for tax year 2026; key MAGI thresholds that reporters and advisors highlight ...
About 61.2 million Americans were age 65 or older in the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates — roughly 18.0% of the U.S. population (data reported for 2024 and cited across 2025 reporting) . Availa...
Tariff money collected by U.S. importers is deposited into the federal government’s general accounts at the U.S. Treasury and becomes part of federal receipts that Congress must appropriate for spendi...
Medicare fraud manifests unevenly across the country but the public record available in these sources does not provide a single, authoritative per‑state dollar tally; instead, enforcement actions and ...
Penis pumps (vacuum erection devices, VEDs) are widely described as safe, non‑drug treatments that can be used alongside oral PDE‑5 inhibitor drugs such as sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis); ...