Federal Government Shuts Down Over Health Care Subsidies
October 2, 2025
The federal government is currently in a shutdown triggered by a lack of bipartisan agreement on government funding and access
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Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provide critical health coverage and financial protections to millions of older adults, people with disabilities, and families with low incomes. Together, these programs help pay for hospital and outpatient care, prescription drugs, long-term services and supports, and other essential needs. The Medicare Rights Center opposes harmful cuts and structural changes that would undermine access to care, increase costs, or reduce benefits. We support policies that strengthen and protect these programs for current and future generations.
States Already Cutting Medicaid, Massive Federal Cuts Yet to Come
October 2, 2025
The budget reconciliation bill, HR 1, contained drastic cuts to states’ Medicaid funding and coverage. While most of these cuts
Federal Funding Deadline Looms
September 25, 2025
Legislation funding the federal government expires September 30. Congress must pass another spending bill by then to avoid a shutdown,
Congress Must Preserve Access to Affordable Marketplace Coverage
September 11, 2025
Unless Congress acts soon, critical tax credits that help over 22 million people buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans
Growing Economic Challenges for People with Medicare
September 4, 2025
A new report from KFF examines Medicare beneficiary finances and health care costs. While satisfaction with the program remains high,
A Vision for Medicare Sustainability
August 21, 2025
Medicare Rights Center continues to push for common-sense changes in policy, thinking, and practice to ensure that Medicare meets its
CBO Report on Distributional Effects of the Budget Act Finds Richest Gain and Poorest Face Cuts
August 14, 2025
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the reconciliation bill passed by
Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premiums Expected to Skyrocket
August 7, 2025
Insurers with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans have submitted their rates for 2026 and they show a massive spike
Medicare and Medicaid: 60 Years of Health Care Reform
July 30, 2025
On this day 60 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law, creating a national health insurance program for
Congressional Budget Office Final Score: Reconciliation Bill Increases Deficit by 3.4 Trillion; Causes 10 Million to Lose Health Insurance
July 24, 2025
This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated cost estimates of the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Federal Government Shuts Down Over Health Care Subsidies
October 2, 2025
The federal government is currently in a shutdown triggered by a lack of bipartisan agreement on government funding and access
States Already Cutting Medicaid, Massive Federal Cuts Yet to Come
October 2, 2025
The budget reconciliation bill, HR 1, contained drastic cuts to states’ Medicaid funding and coverage. While most of these cuts
Federal Funding Deadline Looms
September 25, 2025
Legislation funding the federal government expires September 30. Congress must pass another spending bill by then to avoid a shutdown,
Congress Must Preserve Access to Affordable Marketplace Coverage
September 11, 2025
Unless Congress acts soon, critical tax credits that help over 22 million people buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans
Growing Economic Challenges for People with Medicare
September 4, 2025
A new report from KFF examines Medicare beneficiary finances and health care costs. While satisfaction with the program remains high,
A Vision for Medicare Sustainability
August 21, 2025
Medicare Rights Center continues to push for common-sense changes in policy, thinking, and practice to ensure that Medicare meets its
CBO Report on Distributional Effects of the Budget Act Finds Richest Gain and Poorest Face Cuts
August 14, 2025
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the reconciliation bill passed by
Affordable Care Act Marketplace Premiums Expected to Skyrocket
August 7, 2025
Insurers with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans have submitted their rates for 2026 and they show a massive spike
Medicare and Medicaid: 60 Years of Health Care Reform
July 30, 2025
On this day 60 years ago, Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law, creating a national health insurance program for
Congressional Budget Office Final Score: Reconciliation Bill Increases Deficit by 3.4 Trillion; Causes 10 Million to Lose Health Insurance
July 24, 2025
This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated cost estimates of the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act