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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d

A former OMB official said the change could mean "750,000 fewer people would receive benefits in the next decade... and 80,000 fewer widows and children would receive benefits due to loss in eligibility of a spouse or parent"

A Meryl Kornfield/Lisa Rein scoop

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Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 3d

In addition to blocking important enrollment simplifications for the Medicare Savings Programs, the #Medicaid cost shifts to states will likely lead to other cuts affecting low-income people on Medicare including cuts to long-term care especially home- and community-based care.

Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · 4d

The OBBBA doesn’t reduce standard Medicare benefits, but it pauses a rule easing the path for low income seniors to get crucial help with costs. Millions will miss out.

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One way the "beautiful bill" does touch Medicare

Millions of poor seniors lost an easier path to help with costs

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · 4d

The OBBBA doesn’t reduce standard Medicare benefits, but it pauses a rule easing the path for low income seniors to get crucial help with costs. Millions will miss out.

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One way the "beautiful bill" does touch Medicare

Millions of poor seniors lost an easier path to help with costs

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Sep 7

Without a doubt.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Aug 14

The very idea of retirement was created 90 years ago today, when FDR signed Social Security into law. So was the era of social insurance. Today the program is at a crossroads.
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Social Security turns 90 today, and the program is at a crossroads

Financial solvency and customer service crisis both need attention

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 24

My latest for the NYT - the coming long term care collision. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/b...

Retirees, Get Ready to Need Long-Term Care. Here’s What to Know.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 23

This (gift link)👇
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The Bond Market Is Waking Up to the Fiscal Mess in Washington

With the U.S. economy close to full capacity, more borrowing adds inflationary pressure, and so could lead the Fed to keep rates higher for longer.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 22

@kff.org has an updated summary of Medicaid provisions in the "big beautiful bill." www.kff.org/tracking-the...

Tracking the Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Reconciliation Bill | KFF

KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use their...

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Amber Christ @amberchrist.bsky.social · May 22

Medicare was supposed to be left untouched in the budget reconciliation. But that's not the case. Read more from @nataliekean.bsky.social & Julie Carter on how Medicare enrollees will be harmed. And call your lawmakers - the House is set to vote soon! 866-426-2631 justiceinaging.org/broken-promi...

Broken Promises: Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Would Cut Medicare - Justice in Aging

The OBBBA takes direct aim at Medicare, gutting eligibility and restricting access to benefits, while also cutting Medicaid in ways that would harm people who are dually eligible for both programs. Fo...

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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · May 22

Thread: Latest House GOP reconciliation bill language again makes the draconian #Medicaid cuts harsher. For example, mandatory work requirements now will take effect 12/31/26 instead of 1/1/29 and states have option to implement them earlier (1/x)

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 21

Take away people already working, attending school or caregiving, and vey few Medicaid recipients are left. www.brookings.edu/interactive/...

Figure 2: Work status for adults receiving Medicaid, 2023

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 21

The plot thickens.

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Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says

Some $500 billion in cuts to Medicare could be avoided if Congress instructs the White House budget office to disregard the reconciliation package’s debt impact.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 21

The Advantage industry already covers more than half of Medicare enrollees, and is projected to cover 2/3 by 2034. @georgejoseph94.bsky.social @theguardian.com

George Joseph @georgejoseph94.bsky.social · May 21

New @theguardian.com investigation: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes bonuses to slash hospitalizations for elderly residents.

Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage:
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Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers

A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 8

Robert Johnson would be pleased.

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · May 7

You want to see government efficiency? Check out the Social Security Administration before Elon and the DOGE bros showed up. They could have learned something...

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Opinion | What Social Security Could Teach DOGE About Efficiency

It spends only around 0.5% on overhead, compared with 20% for private insurers.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 2

This thread by @kathleenromig.bsky.social sums up very well why "flat funding" for the Social Security Administration actually is a harmful cut.

Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · May 2

Don’t be fooled by the claims in the “skinny budget” that Social Security is being protected.

The Trump Admin is continuing to cut the Social Security Administration and harm the older & disabled people who rely on it to access their benefits. 🧵

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · May 2

Some SSA field offices have lost half of their staff at the same time DOGE is forcing more people to visit the offices to transact business. How's that going to go? www.npr.org/2025/04/26/n...

Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up

Social Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 29

I guess this December Bezos/NYT interview hasn't aged all that well: "But Mr. Bezos said he believed that Mr. Trump had “grown” over the past eight years. “What I’ve seen so far is he is calmer than he was the first time — more confident, more settled,” he said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/b...

Jeff Bezos, a Past Trump Foe, Is Optimistic About a Second Term

The Amazon founder said he saw signs of a “calmer” Donald J. Trump on the eve of his return to the White House.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 23

Does anyone think Tesla's fortunes will improve if Musk just gets back to running the company? His toxic personal brand *is* the problem. The only solution left is to merge with another car maker and buy him out. Hello, institutional shareholders?

Dave Winer @scripting.com · Apr 23

Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks.

Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks

Reality is catching up with Elon Musk.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 22

What leadership looks and sounds like.

Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · Apr 19

Beautiful tribute from former Social Security Commissioner @martinomalley.bsky.social on the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City domestic terrorist attack.

168 people were murdered on April 19, 1995, including SSA employees serving the public. We will always remember.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 18

Let the resurrections begin!

Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 18

In the newsletter: Weaponizing Social Security data. retirementrevised.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...

Trump's latest Social Security move is chilling

Adding immigrants to the "master death file" amounts to weaponization of critical data.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 10

In the newsletter: If the SSA can't take your call or speak with you in person about a benefit claim problem, is that tantamount to a benefit cut? open.substack.com/pub/retireme...

How to navigate the chaos at the Social Security Administration

Customer service at the Social Security Administration has been bad for years - and now it’s getting worse.

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Mark Miller @retirementrevised.bsky.social · Apr 6

In the newsletter: a few thoughts for retirement investors following a stomach-churning week in the stock market. open.substack.com/pub/retireme...

Weekend thoughts on the stock market

When the stock market goes through a stomach-churning drop, retirement investors are naturally inclined to want to do something about it.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Mar 24

Leland Dudek, Acting Putz In Charge at Social Security, admits that the rushed cutbacks will, alas, create “opportunities for scammers,” and there will be more “victims of fraud” …via @emilypeck.bsky.social

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Driving the news: Acting commissioner Leland Dudek said the changes in question would usually take two years to implement, but will be made in two weeks instead, the two sources said on condition of anonymity due to fears of retaliation.

Dudek also said the changes, happening so fast and with little public understanding, will create opportunities for scammers, one of the sources said.
There will be individuals who will be victims of fraud as a result of the changes, Dudek said, according to one attendee. He said in the past Social Security had been too "thoughtful" in considering beneficiaries before making changes.

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