On Feb. 25, Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., voted in favor of a House budget resolution that calls for sharp cuts in spending across a vast array of government areas. Medicaid is among the programs that ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., have drawn large crowds during their “fighting ...

About 60% of federal spending is mandatory — appropriations are automatic. About 27% is discretionary spending, and about 13% pays federal debt interest. On mandatory spending, more than half is for ...

I have questions concerning the deduction of money from my Social Security benefit amount as relates to the sale of ...

Donald Trump keeps saying he has no intention of slashing Social Security, but…he and his mini-me, Elon Musk, won’t stop ...

Readers take issue with columnists who see some good in DOGE cost-cutting. Letters reflect the views of individual readers.

The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” ...

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., posted a TikTok video Feb. 20 saying he had "breaking news" about the fate of Medicare coverage for telehealth visits, which allow patients to see health care providers ...

“This is going to be the future of medicine,” Gudibanda said. But the concept is new, an outgrowth of hospital-at-home ...

Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks.

By KENNETH KAUS This is in response to the commentary “Quick cuts hurt needy the most” (March 10). There’s no definitive evidence that $880 billion is being taken directly from Medicare to fund tax ...