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Key union pulls support for moving 250K NYC retirees to Medicare Advantage – Gothamist

The leader of New York City’s public school teachers union said the union is withdrawing its support for Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing effort to switch retired city workers from traditional Medicare to private Medicare Advantage plans, a change some retirees say would weaken their health care benefits. The announcement by Michael Mulgrew, president of the […]

Reversing course, teachers union president Mike Mulgrew opposes changes to Medicare

In a surprising about-face, Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Teachers Union, withdrew his support for controversial changes to health care for thousands of city retirees following a crushing defeat for his allied candidate in last week’s union elections. Sunday’s policy reversal came on the heels of stiff opposition from city union leaders representing Mulgrew […]

NYC teacher retirees toss out union crew over Medicare coverage

The city’s retired educators, infuriated by proposed changes to the health care system, defeated a union candidate allied with powerful United Teachers Union President Michael Mulgrew. The United Caucus retirees chapter, which Mulgrew is associated with, sent a notice to supporters on Saturday saying that unofficial results showed he was defeated in a recent election […]

James Biden associate Keaton Langston pleads guilty to $51M Medicare fraud

WASHINGTON — A former business partner of James Biden has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare of $51 million through a testing company with ties to Biden’s brother. Keaton Langston, 39, admitted to using pharmacies, durable medical equipment companies and financially-interested laboratories to bill for unnecessary tests and orders. Department of Justice […]

U.S. Spending On Interest Tops National Defense, Medicare

Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare. Spending on net interest hit $514 billion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2024. That’s more than spending on both national defense ($498 billion) and Medicare ($465 billion). Medicare is the federal […]

Joe Biden’s ‘Made in China’ Inflation Reduction Act Gives Billions to China, Cuts Medicare, Kills American Jobs

The following content is Americans want limited government. When Donald Trump released a video in which he said, “Biden’s pro-China economic plan is putting America last and destroying our country,” mainstream media enlisted establishment apologists to fact-check Trump. He insisted that Biden’s statements were not true. Surrender the store to Chinese dictator Xi Jinping. We […]

Interest costs on the national debt just surpassed spending on defense, Medicare

Brenda O’Connor Juanas, SVP of UBS Wealth Management, and John Wronski, Founder of Wronski Group, discuss earnings season and provide market outlook for 2024 on Morning with Maria. interest payments Rising national debt It just exceeds spending on defense and Medicare, worrying policy experts who warn that this could undermine the stability of the U.S. […]