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Report: Social Security Benefit Cuts Would Be Devastating for Americans

More than half (56 percent) of Americans surveyed in a new analysis from Nationwide Financial agreed that they would “not be able to survive” if they even lost half of their monthly Social Security payment. The survey showed that beneficiaries are having a hard time making... Read more

Americans Struggle to Access COVID Vaccines

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. has said that Americans who want COVID shots will be able to get them. However, some older Americans have reported going to local pharmacies to receive a COVID vaccine only to discover that Medicare currently won’t cover the cost. The Food ... Read more

HHS Secretary Grilled About Medicaid, CDC Firings, and Vaccines During Contentious Hearing

During a tense hearing on Thursday, members of the Senate Finance Committee pressed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his position on a number of issues, including Medicare drug price negotiation, vaccine skepticism, recent firings at the Centers for Disease Control and P... Read more

KFF Health News: Social Security Praises Its New Chatbot. Ex-Officials Say It Was Tested But Shelved Under Biden.

John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he had called the Social Security Administration, where the questions often aren’t generic and the callers tend to be older, disabled, or otherwise vulnerable Americ... Read more

KFF Health News: Breaking Down Why Medicare Part D Premiums Are Likely To Go Up

Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage. Such drug plans are used by millions of people who enroll in what is called original Medicare, t... Read more

New Report: Social Security Administration Field Offices Lost An Estimated 20% of Staff This Year

New reporting from Axios detailing the full extent of the Trump Administration’s workforce cuts in Social Security Administration field offices was published Thursday and shows how this is affecting Americans across the country. Axios analyzed a new report “Social Security... Read more

Social Security Administration Struggles to Provide Customer Service Amid Fallout from DOGE Cuts

Months after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired thousands of experienced, hardworking Social Security Administration (SSA) workers, the agency is having trouble keeping up with calls to its 1-800 number, according to a report from the Washington Post. ... Read more

Tell Your Representative to Vote YES to Keep Field Offices Open

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Tell Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts

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