Everyone in the home-based care industry is trying to catch their breath after what appears to be a significant blow to the American health care system,

The so-called "One, Big Beautiful Bill," spanning over 900 pages, includes the largest cuts to Medicaid in the program's 50-plus years. What to know.

When that happens, seniors will face an automatic 23 percent cut in their Social Security benefits. Medicare will reduce payments to hospitals by 11 percent. These cuts are not theoretical. They're baked into the law. If nothing changes, they will be made.

Now, though, the Republican budget bill includes $880 billion in cuts, largely to Medicaid, and Tuesday’s revelation confirms that Medicare cuts will be automatically triggered if the bill passes.

The issue has gained attention from lawmakers in recent years trying to cut Medicare costs, with the Republican-controlled House passing legislation in 2023 to require Medicare Part B payments for ...

Earlier this year, the White House reiterated Trump's promise not to make any cuts to Medicare - but the budget bill he is now directly encouraging Congress to support does exactly that.

Just because Medicare cuts seem far-fetched under this mechanism, it doesn’t mean Medicare won’t still be impacted under the reconciliation bill, said Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Ph.D., an ...