Sweeping changes to Medicare may soon be on the horizon, thanks to new legislation advanced by House Republicans. Dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," this massive legislative pack ...

This is because Congress is bound by the statutory Pay-As-You-Go (“PAYGO”) Act, which requires any spending to be offset by automatic cuts, to avoid deficit spending. The automatic Medicare ...

Shuttered facilities would threaten health care access for older adults and all community members alike.In short, though ...

The CBO said the GOP’s megabill would lead to $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. Two days later, 215 House Republicans voted for it anyway.

If enacted, this deficit increase would trigger mandatory sequestration cuts under PAYGO. Notably, unlike Social Security and low-income programs, Medicare is not exempt from these potential cuts.

“Because of the size of the deficits, because of the PAYGO, or Pay as You Go Act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO ...

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Unlike sequestration, PAYGO reductions hit earlier in the payment ... reductions in their worst-case scenario planning. The Medicare Economic Index (MEI) tells a story that every practice owner ...