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• KFF Health News: Congress Looks To Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals

  August 06, 2025: WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for veterans like him to use their benefits elsewhere. Sager, a Marine Corps and Arm...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Chronically Ill? In Kennedy’s View, It Might Be Your Own Fault

  August 01, 2025: On a recent weekday evening, Ashly Richards helped her 13-year-old son, Case, with homework. He did math problems and some reading, underscoring how much he’s accomplished at his school for children with autism. Richards has heard Trump administ...Read more >

• FRAUD ALERT: Phone Scammers Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

  July 28, 2025: Law enforcement officials and the Federal Trade Commission are warning about a new Medicare fraud scheme targeting seniors. Scammers are exploiting recent changes to Social Security and Medicare—introduced by Elon Musk’s Department of Governm...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.

  July 24, 2025: President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care, Trump risks pushing more Americans int...Read more >

• South Carolina Alliance Hosts Its Biennial Convention

  July 18, 2025: The South Carolina Alliance hosted its biennial convention on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, in conjunction with the South Carolina AFL-CIO Convention. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond and Alliance Field Manager Tommy McLaughlin spoke du...Read more >

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

  July 18, 2025: 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 rep...Read more >

• Study Debunks Pharmaceutical Industry’s Claims That Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Would Harm R&D

  July 18, 2025: A new study by Bentley University debunks the pharmaceutical industry’s claims that the Medicare drug price negotiation law would harm innovation and research. Drug research and development (R&D) spending actually increased after it passed desp...Read more >

• As the Older Americans Act Turns 60, Future of Programs Seniors Rely On Are Under Siege

  July 18, 2025: Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA). On July 14, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law. Now, at a time when 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, the Administration has proposed a budget that significant...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 offered in a variety ...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. Now, another pr...Read more >