Posted on 11 February 2023. Tags: Biden, GOP, Medicare, Republicans, Social Security
When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security, the GOP howls of protest during his State of the Union address showcased a striking apparent turnaround for the party that built a brand for years trying to do just that.
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Posted in Health, Finance & Work, Features
Posted on 09 February 2023. Tags: Biden, Healthcare, Medicare, Social Security, state of the union
President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his State of the Union address to a politically divided Congress for the first time, calling for permanent fixes on policy priorities like unaffordable health costs.
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Posted in Health, Features
Posted on 27 September 2022. Tags: Biden, COVID, Pandemic, United States
“I’m never going to raise the white flag and surrender. We’re going to beat this virus. We’re going to get it under control, I promise you.”
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Posted in Health, Features
Posted on 23 March 2022. Tags: Biden, caregivers, elderly, family, nursing home reform
When the Biden administration announced a set of proposed nursing home reforms last month, consumer advocates were both pleased and puzzled.
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Posted in Family Care, Healthy Lifestyle
Posted on 03 March 2022. Tags: Biden, nursing homes, state of the union
The Biden administration has identified core impediments to better nursing home care in its proposed overhaul of the industry, but turning aspirations into reality will require a complex task.
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Posted in Health, Family Care, Features
Posted on 16 February 2022. Tags: Biden, Build Back Better, Congress, Corporate Tax Cuts, Medicare, benefits, dental, vision
I have a simple proposal to make to the U.S. Congress. A budgetary swap, on behalf of the elderly and disabled Americans: repeal the corporate tax cuts in the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), and add back into the budget the Medicare dental, vision, and hearing benefits.
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Posted in Features, Pushback