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Why GOP Medicaid Work Requirements Are Such an Awful Idea

The House Republicans' debt ceiling bill includes drastic cuts to federal programs that seniors and other vulnerable Americans rely on. But it also imposes work requirements on lower income people who receive health coverage through Medicaid. Under the GOP plan, Medicaid patients would have to work at least 80 hours per month or lose their coverage. We spoke to the National Committee's senior health policy expert, Anne Montgomery, about why this is such a harmful proposal.

Walter Gottlieb2023-04-27T12:43:18-04:00April 24th, 2023|Kevin McCarthy, Medicaid, Medicaid Budget, Republicans|

President Biden’s New Medicare and Medicaid Chief can be a Champion for Older Women

It’s a historic week for Medicare and Medicaid – and for American women. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as

NCPSSM2021-05-28T12:20:25-04:00May 27th, 2021|EH Reading Room, Eleanors Hope, President Biden, women|

Trump Administration Couldn’t Resist Taking Parting Shots at Medicaid on Its Way Out

None of the programs that provide seniors with financial and health security are better off after four years of the Trump

NCPSSM2021-01-22T10:54:32-04:00January 15th, 2021|Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid, President Biden, President Trump|

Let’s Protect & Expand Medicare and Medicaid as They Turn 55

President Johnson signs Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965 On this 55th anniversary of Medicare and

Walter Gottlieb2020-07-30T10:30:58-04:00July 30th, 2020|Congress, Medicaid, Medicare, Trump|

The Week Brings Good & Bad News for Medicaid

Let’s start with the good news. Yesterday, voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved the expansion of Medicaid in their state (59% to 41%), bucking

NCPSSM2018-11-08T11:35:12-04:00November 18th, 2017|affordable care act, healthcare, Medicare|

Trump Budget Shatters President’s Promise on Social Security, Medicaid

The President's promise not to touch Social Security was officially revealed to be a sham today. Trump's proposed 2018 budget slashes $64 billion from

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:01:34-04:00May 23rd, 2017|Budget, Medicare, Social Security|

House GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid, Weaken Medicare & Put Seniors’ healthcare at Risk

The National Committee strongly condemns the American Health Care Act (AHCA) just passed by the House, which needlessly puts the healthcare of

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:01:46-04:00May 4th, 2017|affordable care act, healthcare, Max Richtman, privatization|

Democrats Challenge Price over Medicare and Medicaid Funding

Democrats concerned about seniors, children, the disadvantaged and disabled took HHS Nominee Tom Price to task in his first day

NCPSSM2018-11-08T12:27:23-04:00January 19th, 2017|Medicare|

National Committee President Rallies Crowd at Day of Action to Protect ACA, Medicare and Medicaid

Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, joined other advocates, politicians, and everyday

NCPSSM2018-11-08T12:27:55-04:00January 17th, 2017|healthcare, Max Richtman, Medicare|

A Dangerous New Year for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid

At a family gathering over the holidays in Florida, the conversation inevitably turned to politics. Some of the seniors at

NCPSSM2018-11-08T12:28:44-04:00January 4th, 2017|baby boomers, healthcare, Medicare, Part D, privatization, Social Security|

Republican Senators Say Now’s the Time to Cut Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid

A group of freshman GOP Senators has decided the time is right to launch a frontal assault on funding for Social

NCPSSM2018-05-15T13:13:20-04:00October 3rd, 2016|Budget, entitlement reform, Medicare, Social Security|

New Medicaid Rules Designed to Put Care Over Profit

CMS has announced tightened Medicaid rules for private insurance plans that administer most Medicaid benefits for the poor. The Obama administration says

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:07:10-04:00April 27th, 2016|Aging Issues, Disability, healthcare, privatization|

Cutting Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security in the 113th Congress

Max Richtman, NCPSSM President/CEOWill the New Congress Save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid or Cut Benefits? The Middle Class wants to know.Members

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:19:29-04:00January 7th, 2013|Budget, entitlement reform, healthcare, Max Richtman, Medicare, Social Security|

NCPSSM Talks to the White House about Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid

National Committee President/CEO, Max Richtman, attended a White House meeting today with labor and progressive leaders in advance of this week's lame

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:19:58-04:00November 13th, 2012|Budget, Max Richtman, Medicare, Presidential Politics|

Medicaid: The Forgotten Issue – Huffington Post

By Max RichtmanPresident and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare10/22/12Originally posted on Huffington Post As we enter the final

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:20:15-04:00October 23rd, 2012|Max Richtman|

Medicare, Medicaid and the Supreme Court Ruling

Here are just a few photos from our grassroots activists who were at the Supreme Court today's health care reform ruling…and the

NCPSSM2017-07-10T16:21:40-04:00June 28th, 2012|Aging Issues, entitlement reform, Medicare|

Super Committee’s Rejection of Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Is Not a “Failure”

Statement from Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Washington D.C.) ? Today, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select

NCPSSM2018-05-15T16:23:21-04:00November 21st, 2011|Max Richtman, Medicare, Social Security, Super Committee|

Biden: The Wealthy Will Pay Their Fair Share into Social Security

In Thursday night's State of the Union address, President Biden put himself unequivocally on the side of American seniors and the programs they rely on. He redoubled his commitment to protecting Social Security after confronting congressional Republicans in last year’s speech.

Walter Gottlieb2024-03-08T13:24:33-04:00March 8th, 2024|Congress, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

The Spending Deal & Seniors: How Do Older Americans Fare in Agreement to Keep Gov’t Open?

What's good and bad for seniors in the current spending deal on Capitol Hill? Our director of government relations and policy, Dan Adcock, tells us about how much funding crucial programs for older Americans are likely to receive for the rest of this fiscal year.

Walter Gottlieb2024-02-01T21:27:28-04:00January 31st, 2024|Budget, Congress, Medicare, Social Security|

Sorry, Slate Magazine, We Don’t Need to ‘Radically Rethink’ Social Security

Conservative think tanks and publications have been very busy this fall pumping out propaganda designed to undermine Social Security. Of course, the conservative movement has been working to weaken or eliminate the program since the 1980s, and its messaging seeps quite seamlessly into the mainstream media narrative about Social Security. A recent opinion piece in Slate magazine is the latest example of anti-Social Security propaganda from the political right.

Walter Gottlieb2024-01-05T16:01:17-04:00November 22nd, 2023|Boost Social Security, Congress, Equal Time, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Social Security|

Marking the First Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act

President Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law one year ago today. It was the first time Congress

NCPSSM2023-08-11T16:45:07-04:00August 16th, 2023|Congress, Democrats, Don't Cut Pills Cut Profits, Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices|

NCPSSM-Endorsed Candidate Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

The National Committee-endorsed candidate in the pivotal Wisconsin State Supreme Court race prevailed in yesterday’s elections. Judge Janet Protasiewicz bested her opponent, Daniel Kelly, by 10 points on Tuesday, changing the complexion of the court. Liberals will now be in the majority for the first time in some fifteen years.

Walter Gottlieb2023-04-05T10:50:47-04:00April 5th, 2023|Boost Social Security, GOP, Medicaid, Medicare, Politics, Republicans, Social Security|

White House Budget Would Boost Medicare, Help Seniors in Myriad Ways

President Biden’s bold 2024 budget proposal puts him squarely on the side of working Americans in their ongoing struggle for retirement and health security. The new White House budget would keep the Medicare Part A trust fund solvent until 2050.

Walter Gottlieb2023-03-10T11:50:52-04:00March 9th, 2023|Budget, Congress, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Prices, President Biden|

Republicans Are Playing With Fire – and Seniors’ Earned Benefits – By Risking Default

Today’s breaching of the debt ceiling by the U.S. government is making seniors’ advocates nervous. The federal government is now on track to default on its financial obligations (including the ability to make Social Security and Medicare payments) as early as June --- unless Congress raises the debt ceiling, which it has done 78 times since 1960. As CNN's Jake Tapper put it, "Republicans are vowing to cut future spending before agreeing to pay bills that are already due."

NCPSSM2023-02-03T12:32:29-04:00January 19th, 2023|Budget, Congress, Debt, Kevin McCarthy, Medicaid, Medicare, President Biden, Social Security|

The Warnock-Walker Runoff Isn’t Just About the Size of the Democrats’ Senate Majority

While it’s true that a runoff win by Senator Raphael Warnock would give the Democrats a 51-50 majority, there is more at stake for Georgia voters – especially seniors. They need Senator Warnock to remain in the Senate to fight for their vital Social Security and Medicare benefits – and to continue advocating for lower prescription drug prices.