Show threadNonilexMar 21, 2025

Dudek first made his threat to close down the #SocialSecurity Administration during a Bloomberg News interview Thurs night.

Such a dramatic move would be unprecedented in the agency’s history & would immediately begin halting benefit payments for millions of Americans.

#law #Trump #Musk #DOGE #YourMoney #PayrollTax #InfoSec #privacy #benefits #senoirs #survivors #disability #FICA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-20/social-security-says-doge-ruling-could-force-agency-to-shut-down

Social Security Says DOGE Ruling Could Force Agency to Shut Down

The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries caught in the middle of the legal battle.

Bloomberg
NonilexFeb 25, 2025

As #GOP Eyes #Medicaid Cuts to pay for #Trump’s Agenda, States Could be Left With Vast Shortfalls

#Republicans have proposed lowering the #federal share of #costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the #AffordableCareAct’s major provisions.

#law #USpol #HealthInsurance #health #medicine #senoirs #children #LowIncome #poverty #HealthcareInequity #inequity
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/medicaid-cuts-republican-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=9ED408CD-0835-4780-ABA7-FEBCBDF24F48

Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

The New York Times