total #Medicare spending is ~4% of GDP

*3% of GDP. That is what Musk's net worth represents.

At the height of his fortune, Rockefeller's net worth was 1.4% of GDP

#RedditAppUsers #BlueskyAppUsers

We The People USA have the same plan as always: Avoid teaching and pointing out Bible verse "1 John 3:17" being relevant to #SocialSecurity + #Medicare ! #WePeople on meme apps can't address #Bible book literacy! #EveryGodDamnProblem

https://www.salon.com/2026/06/13/gop-has-a-new-plan-to-kill-off-medicare-and-social-security/

GOP has a new plan to kill off Medicare and Social Security - Salon.com

Trump has repeatedly vowed to defend these landmark safety-net programs. It was another lie

Salon.com

Three disabled tankers. Three dead sailors. Meanwhile, Republicans are eyeing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. EX POST!™ asks two questions tonight: How far is too far abroad, and why are ordinary Americans always asked to pay the bill? @EXPostNewsMedia

#Iran #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Politics #WorldNews

"At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting this week, members of the group’s House of Delegates are sending a direct message to their leaders: Call out Kennedy, even if it costs us in the pocketbook.

That message was stated most clearly in the election of Sandra Fryhofer, an internist from Atlanta and uncompromising Kennedy critic, as AMA president-elect."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/ama-doctors-physicians-rfk-vaccines-00957489

#healthcare #PublicHealth #AMA #physicians #medicaid #medicare #vaccines #lgbtq #transgender #USpol

America’s doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr.

The American Medical Association has sought a working relationship with the health secretary. Members saw moral compromise.

Politico

Report finds high denial rates at UnitedHealth, two other Medicare Advantage plans

The nation’s largest for-profit Medicare Advantage insurers denied pre-approval requests for post-hospital care 51% to 80% of the time, the study says. The industry says the findings paint a flawed picture.

https://www.startribune.com/report-finds-high-denial-rates-at-unitedhealth-two-other-medicare-advantage-plans/601855968

#TopNews #News #MedicareAdvantage #UnitedHealth #Medicare

These private Medicare plans denied specialized care at highest rates

Large private health insurance companies routinely denied requests to get rehabilitation or other post-hospital specialized care, federal agency says.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/06/11/private-insurers-deny-older-american-requests-medicare/90505322007/

#TopNews #News #Medicare #MedicareAdvantage #Humana

This looks like a thinly-veiled attempt by the government to prevent fraud. All it will do is increase the administrative burden to patients seeking healthcare.

#auspol #medicare

And there it is folks: #MikeJohnson & Fat Loser are coming for your SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE/MEDICAID.

He's coming after American earned benefits & calling them 'entitlements' to swindle them from retirees "to fix the deficit" they caused.

#trump #socialsecurity #Medicare #medicaid

#USPol #Medicare

From NBC News.com: Medicare Advantage plans denied prior authorization requests at unusually high rates, HHS report finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/medicare-advantage-plans-denied-prior-authorization-requests-unusually-rcna349467

Medicare Advantage plans denied prior authorization requests at unusually high rates, HHS report finds

UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health and Humana had the highest denial rates for long-term care requests, according to a report from the agency’s inspector general.

NBC News