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• KFF Health News: Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up.

  May 15, 2026: Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry. No surprise. About 60% of American adults are “w Read More >

• KFF Health News: A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs – What Older Americans Should Know

  May 06, 2026:   (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month. It’s a notable shift for Medicare, which has long Read More >

• KFF Health News: New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.

  April 16, 2026: Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least a month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government Read More >

• KFF Health News: How To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services

  July 15, 2025: Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe burn, or a spinal cord injury, among other conditions. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are o Read More >

• KFF Health News: To Keep Medicaid, Mom Caring for Disabled Adult Son Faces Prospect of Proving She Works

  July 10, 2025: Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice — to give up guardianship of her son so she could work as his caregiver Read More >

• KFF Health News: Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

  July 03, 2025: President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, threateni Read More >

• Medicaid Bridgade in July 4th Parade!

  July 08, 2019: Watch the July 4th Medicaid Brigade! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://wisconsin.retiredamericans.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/07/final-vid.mp4"][/video] Read More >

• Medicaid – An Overview

  June 27, 2019:   For more information on Medicaid visit: https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicaid-at-50-the-elderly/ https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/medicaid/seniors.htm https://www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/medicaid- Read More >

• Fighting for Medicaid Expansion to Support Families and Seniors

  June 23, 2019: [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://wisconsin.retiredamericans.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/06/Medicaid_Expansion.mp4"][/video] Read More >

• Fighting for Medicaid Expansion in 2019!

  June 10, 2019: We are living in strange and difficult political times. We are in the process of fighting strong anti-union, anti-democratic forces in the state and national government. This is a critical time for workers and retirees to be unite Read More >