Medicare
Medicare is the US federal health insurance program for people 65 and older and some younger people with disabilities.
303 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare bill, with Harry Truman, July 30, 1965)
The earliest story we hold is from Nov 2, 2021.
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Week of Dec 25, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023: 10 left, 12 center, 4 right, 13% of the sources that published that week · 34 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 47 | 17% |
| Jan 2, 2023 - Jan 8, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 9, 2023 - Jan 15, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 16, 2023 - Jan 22, 2023 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 9% |
| Jan 23, 2023 - Jan 29, 2023 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 17% |
| Jan 30, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3% |
| Feb 6, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 352 | 43% |
| Feb 13, 2023 - Feb 19, 2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4% |
| Feb 20, 2023 - Feb 26, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 27, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 73 | 24% |
| Mar 6, 2023 - Mar 12, 2023 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 229 | 33% |
| Mar 13, 2023 - Mar 19, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 20, 2023 - Mar 26, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 27, 2023 - Apr 2, 2023 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2% |
| Apr 3, 2023 - Apr 9, 2023 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 6% |
| Apr 10, 2023 - Apr 16, 2023 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4% |
| Apr 17, 2023 - Apr 23, 2023 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 73 | 19% |
| Apr 24, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 1, 2023 - May 7, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3% |
| May 8, 2023 - May 14, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 15, 2023 - May 21, 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2% |
| May 22, 2023 - May 28, 2023 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 14% |
| May 29, 2023 - Jun 4, 2023 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 59 | 12% |
| Jun 5, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Jun 12, 2023 - Jun 18, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 19, 2023 - Jun 25, 2023 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 7% |
| Jun 26, 2023 - Jul 2, 2023 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 7% |
| Jul 3, 2023 - Jul 9, 2023 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 118 | 24% |
| Jul 10, 2023 - Jul 16, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 17, 2023 - Jul 23, 2023 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4% |
| Jul 24, 2023 - Jul 30, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1% |
| Jul 31, 2023 - Aug 6, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 7, 2023 - Aug 13, 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3% |
| Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 20, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 21, 2023 - Aug 27, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 3, 2023 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 155 | 30% |
| Sep 4, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 11, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4% |
| Sep 18, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | under 1% |
| Sep 25, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Oct 2, 2023 - Oct 8, 2023 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Oct 9, 2023 - Oct 15, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 16, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4% |
| Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 30, 2023 - Nov 5, 2023 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3% |
| Nov 6, 2023 - Nov 12, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 13, 2023 - Nov 19, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 20, 2023 - Nov 26, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 27, 2023 - Dec 3, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 4, 2023 - Dec 10, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 11, 2023 - Dec 17, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 18, 2023 - Dec 24, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 25, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 13% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
115 left · 121 center · 93 right: 329 sources on the spectrum, across 303 linked stories.
Everything else47 updates in 2023 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Medicare that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 28– 29New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won't pay34 articles · 26 sources10 left, 12 center, 4 right
- Oct 3– 4Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate26 articles · 22 sources8 left, 12 center, 2 right
- Sep 30Federal judge won't block Medicare from negotiating drug prices6 articles · 6 sources1 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Sep 26– 30Will My Social Security Check Be Held if the Government Shuts Down Tonight? What to Know10 articles · 8 sources3 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Sep 22– 26How a federal government shutdown may affect Social Security and Medicare8 articles · 4 sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Sep 15Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost10 articles · 10 sources3 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Aug 29Biden targets diabetes drug Jardiance, blood thinner Eliquis, 8 others for Medicare price talks41 articles · 23 sources7 left, 11 center, 5 right
- Aug 28– 3010 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions117 articles · 64 sources22 left, 32 center, 8 right
- Jul 6– 8Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi has full FDA approval now and that means Medicare will pay for it106 articles · 57 sources16 left, 30 center, 8 right
- Jul 6– 7FDA grants full approval for Alzheimer's drug that has shown to modestly slow cognitive decline16 articles · 9 sources2 left, 6 center, 0 right
Stories that name Medicare
- Nov 2Ady Barkan, activist who fought for health-care rights, dies at 39 from ALS17 articles · 11 sources7 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Oct 20U.S. wraps up fiscal year with a budget deficit near $1.7 trillion, up 23%7 articles · 4 sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Oct 19California tech CEO convicted in COVID-19 and allergy test fraud case sentenced to 8 years in prison5 articles · 5 sources1 left, 1 center, 3 right
- Sep 27– 28How a government shutdown could affect student loan payments18 articles · 10 sources3 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Sep 27– 28What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained22 articles · 10 sources3 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Aug 11Insurers won’t cover new Alzheimer’s treatment for some customers12 articles · 7 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jul 23– 24Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims14 articles · 14 sources3 left, 7 center, 4 right
- Jun 28– 29Jury says health clinic in Montana Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims36 articles · 19 sources4 left, 10 center, 5 right
- Jun 23Biden to sign executive order expanding access to contraception19 articles · 12 sources2 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Jun 3Buzzworthy: Honeybee health blooming at federal facilities across the country46 articles · 22 sources8 left, 11 center, 3 right