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(Photo Above: At an Ohio Truth Tour event, an attendee signs the pledge)
Medicare News:
Fact check: Romney’s charge on Obama’s $716-billion Medicare cut. - Los Angeles Times
Obama: Mitt Romney Would Turn Medicare Into Private Voucher System. - Huffington Post
Election News:
Romney embraces his health care plan. - Washington Post
How Will The Election Change Medicaid? - Kaiser Health News
Obama-Romney Debate: Romney Overstates Obamacare’s Effect On Job-Based Health Insurance. - Huffington Post
Social Security:
Social Security, Medicare. - Politico
Murphy tells seniors McMahon a threat to Social Security. - The Day
Full Transcript from Yesterday’s Debate:
TOP NEWS –
Maine Voters Greenlight Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Says Whoa. – KAISER HEALTH NEWS.
- Just hours after Maine voters became the first in the nation to use the ballot box to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Republican Gov. Paul LePage said he wouldn’t implement it unless the Legislature funds the state’s share of an expansion.
The Week Brings Good & Bad News for Medicaid. – ENTITLED TO KNOW.
- A victory for Medicaid expansion in Maine is tempered by Trump administration rules which may clamp down on Medicaid eligibility.
This GOP tax plan provision could be ‘catastrophic’ for seniors. – WASHINGTON POST.
- Many seniors are scared right now that the Republican tax plan, if passed, will eliminate an important deduction that helps them defray the high cost of medical care.
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A very large amount of news articles regarding the President dropping Chained CPI from his budget:
Good News For Social Security Beneficiaries…For a Change. - Entitled to Know.
Obama drops Social Security cut. - The Hill.
Obama hands progressives a win on Social Security. - Chicago Sun-Times.
Obama budget proposal to drop Social Security cuts. - Reuters.
Feeling pressure from the left, Obama backs off of Social Security cuts in budget. - Washington Times.
Obama Budget to Delete Proposal to Limit Social Security. - Bloomberg.
White House drops chained Consumer Price Index for Social Security. - Daily Kos.
Obama’s Budget Drops Big Social Security Cut. - Fire Dog Lake.
GOP’s Social Security disaster: Conservatives just lost their chance to cut benefit. - Salon.
Chained CPI Out of Obama Budget! Victory for the New Populists. - Huffington Post.
How John Boehner Spared Democrats Their Own Civil War. - National Journal.
Today in News!
Social Security:
What to Look for After the Election: Social Security Under Assault. - Huffington Post
Getting Real about Social Security. - CBS News
Medicare:
Medicare drug plans: Steep hikes loom for millions. - CS Monitor
Report warns of boost in cost of Medicare drug plans. - Washington Times
Election 2012:
Analysis: For Romney, some troubling signs among older voters. - Reuters
Mitt Romney Health Care Plan Wouldn’t Slow Rising Costs: Study. - Huffington Post
Will Health Rebate Checks Help Obama? - The National Journal
Politics:
Bipartisan Group of Senators Sound the Sequester Alarm. - The National Journal
Wooing college students and working-class voters, Romney, Obama crisscross battleground Ohio. - Washington Post
It’s not something they teach doctors in medical school. And it’s probably not something you’d know to look for if you were suddenly rushed to the hospital in an emergency. But when a doctor decides to write the words “under observation” on a Medicare patient’s chart, it can have lasting consequences.
You can read our viewpoint (along with allies) on Observation Status here.
(Photo Above: Jon “Bowzer” Bauman at a Truth Tour stop in Marietta, OH speaking about strengthening Social Security and Medicare)
Election News:
Vice Presidential Debate Reaction. - Entitled to Know.
Ryan supported Social Security privatization in 2005. What was that again? - Washington Post.
The Real Difference Between Romney and Obama on Social Security. - The Atlantic.
Social Security News:
Raising the Social Security retirement age hits the poor the hardest. - Washington Post.
Senator calls for Social Security safety measures. - Wall Street Journal.
It’s Up to All of Us to Save Social Security. - Huffington Post.
No, Martha Raddatz, Social Security Is Not “Going Broke”. - Policy Shop.
Politics:
The fiscal cliff. - PBS.
Column: Fiscal cliff can be avoided. Here’s how. - USA Today.
Manhattan Moment: Obama and Biden will turn Medicare into Medicaid. - Washington Examiner.
New addition to our tumblr, daily news! Every morning we will be updating you with interesting Social Security and Medicare articles.
Social Security News:
“Young voters face conflicting visions of Social Security’s future” - Sun Sentinel
“Teaching Social Security, With and Without Prejudice” - The People’s Pension
“Dear Mitt Romney: ‘I Am the 47 Percent’” - Huffington Post
“Obama Revives Social Security Idea: Raise Payroll Tax Cap To Replenish Fund” - Huffington Post
“Health Care Reform To Ease Health Insurance Shopping With Plain-Language Paperwork” - Huffington Post
Medicare News:
“Medicare recipients save $4.5 billion on prescriptions” - USA Today
“The Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan is Bad for Students and Seniors” - Viva Roosevelt
(Photo Above: A visual of the Ryan Plan Coupon or Voucher)
Social Security News:
Our Presidential Debate Scorecard Shows Viewers Were the Real Losers. - Huffington Post.
Obama Campaign Makes Sure You Know Obama Plans to Cut Social Security. - Fire Dog Lake.
Obama Campaign Does Debate Cleanup On Social Security Answer. - Huffington Post.
Medicare News:
The Obama Administration uncovered $430 million in Medicare fraud in a single bust yesterday. - Daily Kos.
A Voucher-Based System for Medicare Is Not a Solution for Health Care. - Huffington Post.
Politics:
Who Destroyed the Economy? The Case Against the Baby Boomers. - The Atlantic.
Translating the Big Topics in the Presidential Debate. - Huffington Post.
Daily News!
Social Security and Medicare:
Truth Tour. - Storify
Linda McMahon Proposed Social Security “Sunset” At Tea Party Forum. - Huffington Post
Romney/Ryan Losing Senior Vote as CouponCare Details Revealed. - Entitled to Know
Poll: Younger Americans More Receptive Than Seniors To GOP Medicare Plan. - Kaiser Health News
Social Security and Medicare Are Good Medicine. - Huffington Post
Medicaid:
When Parents Can’t Enroll in Medicaid, Children Stay Uninsured. - New York Times
Politics:
Romney touts his health-care law, bashes Obama’s law. - Washington Post
Romney cites his healthcare law as proof of his compassion. - Los Angeles Times
(Photo Above: Yesterday National Committee volunteers testified in front of the House Democratic Policy Forum about the importance of strengthening Medicare and the dangers of the Ryan plan)
Social Security News:
Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics. - Los Angeles Times
Paul Ryan Was Never a Moderate on Social Security. - Huffington Post
Medicare News:
Feds Crack Down on Medicare Readmissions. - Fox Business
Pelosi, House Democrats Return to Congress to Blast Romney, Ryan on Medicare. - National Journal
Politics:
Gang of 8 plots secret retreat. - Politico
A few basic misconceptions about Simpson-Bowles. - Washington Post