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An ad says, "Seniors May Qualify For $900 to Cover Groceries Thanks to the "Healthy Allowance" Program." The ad says "Misleading" over it.

No, Standard Medicare Doesn't Cover 'Grocery Benefit Programs'

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 26, 2023 Watch out for ads claiming you get hundreds of dollars in groceries a month.
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Did These GOP Politicians Propose or Endorse 'Sunsetting' Social Security and Medicare?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb. 10, 2023 Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Lindsay Graham, and Joni Ernst have each been the subject of ...
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Did Trump Vow to 'Terminate' Social Security?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug. 10, 2020 The president articulated several different plans for payroll taxes during a press conference at ...
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Medicare at Age 76

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David Mikkelson
April 15, 2014 Obamacare does not require that patients 76 and older must be admitted to the hospital by their ...
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New Medicare Card Telephone Scam

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 28, 2018 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are not calling senior citizens and asking for personal in ...
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Medicare Handbook for 2015

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David Mikkelson
Nov. 2, 2014 Is the government deliberately withholding information on 2015 Medicare premiums until after the ...
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Medicare and Guns

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David Mikkelson
March 26, 2012 Medicare regulations do not require that doctors ask patients whether they own guns.
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Calculator and stethoscope on financial statement concept for finance health check or cost of healthcare

Does the 2017 Republican Tax Bill Cut Cancer Treatments for Medicare Patients?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Dec. 4, 2017 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not mention the health care program, but critics say cancer patie ...
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No, US Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Omar Didn't Vow to Axe Social Security and Medicare

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Snopes Staff
Dec. 30, 2019 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Did Sanders Propose Raising Taxes to 52% on Incomes Over $29,000?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 21, 2020 A popular meme appears to have conflated two different tax proposals from the 2020 Democratic pr ...
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Do Seniors on Social Security Have to Pay for Medicare While 'Illegal Immigrants' Get It Free?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 19, 2019 It's a familiar trope on the internet but remains factually challenged.
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Did Democrats Unveil a Plan for a 42% Sales Tax to Pay for Medicare for All?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct. 30, 2019 An independent think tank did suggest that a 42% value added tax would be one way to pay for Med ...
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Is Amazon Suspending All Deliveries Except Medical Supplies?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 17, 2020 An unclear headline and a paywalled article led to some confusion about Amazon's announcement.
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Did This Cough Syrup Really Contain Morphine and Weed?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2023 "One Night Cough Syrup" was reportedly flying off the shelves in the late 1800s.
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Are Doctors and Hospitals Paid More for COVID-19 Patients?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
April 17, 2020 Questions were raised on cable news about whether hospitals have financial incentives to diagnos ...
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Did President Trump Roll Back Rules Protecting Elderly at Nursing Homes?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 28, 2017 The Trump administration scaled back an Obama-era policy of levying heavy fines against nursing ...
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Elon Musk Called 'Mediocre White Man' by theGrio Columnist?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
March 21, 2024 Social media users were asking whether an op-ed about the billionaire was real.
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Doctor writing a prescription on a prescription pad with an open container of marijuana buds.

Two New Studies Suggest Opioid Prescriptions Drop in States with Legalized Marijuana

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 4, 2018 The findings run counter to political arguments against legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
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A Message from Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 3, 2013 Are monthly Medicare Part B premiums are set to jump to $247.00 in 2014?
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Poison Pill Amendment

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 12, 2014 Poison pill amendment inserted into Health Care Bill by Senator Reid makes proposed bill unamend ...
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