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Medicare
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KFF Health News: Democrats’ Election Rout Is Poised To Dramatically Reorder Federal Health Policy
November 04, 2026: (iStock/Getty Images) Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy — setting the stage for oversight investigations, a legislative push to Read More >
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KFF Health News: Medicare Drug Plans Are Hiking Premiums While Trump Claims Victory on Medicine Prices
October 30, 2026: (Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News) Millions of Medicare enrollees who buy stand-alone prescription drug plans will see their average monthly premiums rise by 50% in 2027, a new analysis finds. But enrollees can avoid the averag Read More >
Medicaid
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KFF Health News: Democrats’ Election Rout Is Poised To Dramatically Reorder Federal Health Policy
November 04, 2026: (iStock/Getty Images) Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy — setting the stage for oversight investigations, a legislative push to Read More >
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KFF Health News: Trump’s Personnel Agency Says It Will Remove Some Identifying Info as It Sweeps Up Medical Records
July 22, 2026: The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management said in a notic Read More >
Social Security
Fair Trade
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Trade, Tax Reform and the Federal Budget
August 07, 2017: Victory In This Round Of Attacks On Our Health Care Both the US House and US Senate have recessed for the month of August. Thanks to your hard work, we are cautiously enjoying a victory over an effort to repeal the Affordable Car Read More >
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Join the National Call-In Day Against TPP
September 08, 2016: Despite immense, bipartisan opposition, the White House is more determined than ever to force a post-election, "lame-duck" vote on the TPP. That is the unique moment in the political calendar when representatives that are re Read More >
State Issues
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KHN: Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in Pandemic
September 17, 2021: Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases. Read More >
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Seniors stand ready to support pro-worker legislation in 2021
January 11, 2021: Lessons learned from 2020: We need access to affordable health care, reliable internet access, and our pensions protected. https://www.thestand.org/2021/01/seniors-stand-ready-to-support-pro-worker-legislation-in-2021/ Read More >