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The Percentage of Americans Supporting Government Health Insurance Is Alarming
The percentage of Americans who support “Medicare for All” is now double the percentage who oppose it. Amid skyrocketing grocery and fuel prices and rising healthcare costs, it's not surprising that more people are embracing the idea…
Drake Bell slams actors union over health insurance earnings rules
Actor Drake Bell has publicly criticised SAG-AFTRA over its health insurance requirements after discovering he fails to meet the earnings threshold needed to qualify for coverage. Bell shared screenshots of his account showing covered earnings of…
Drake Bell Blasts SAG-AFTRA After Losing Health Insurance: 'Do Not Become an Actor. Do Not Join SAG'
“Drake & Josh” actor Drake Bell is putting SAG-AFTRA on blast after he revealed he does not qualify for health insurance. On his Instagram Story on Tuesday, Bell posted a screenshot of the SAG-AFTRA health plan website that says…
Drake Bell Slams SAG-AFTRA After Not Qualifying for Health Insurance: 'Do Not Become an Actor'
Drake Bell is calling out SAG-AFTRA after he didn't qualify for health insurance with the actors union. The Drake & Josh alum took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday to share a screenshot of his account on the SAG-AFTRA health plan website, with a…
Senate throws out budget plan to remove health insurance top up for older people
The Senate has rejected the government's controversial budget measure to remove the higher private health insurance rebate for people 65 and older. The opposition, Greens and crossbenchers on Wednesday passed a motion to ditch the bill from the…
Drake Bell Calls Out SAG-AFTRA After Losing Health Insurance & Urges People To 'Not Become An Actor' Or 'Join SAG'
Drake Bell is calling out SAG-AFTRA after revealing he didn't have health insurance because he didn't qualify. The Drake & Josh alum took to social media to share a screenshot from the actors' guild website where it read, “You do not qualify…
Drake Bell slams Sean Astin and calls out SAG after being denied health insurance
Drake & Josh star Drake Bell has slammed the Screen Actors Guild after not qualifying for health insurance, as he did not meet the 'minimum eligibility requirements'. Bell rose to fame in the early 2000s after starring in Nickelodeon's hit sitcom…
Drake Bell blasts SAG-AFTRA after not qualifying for health insurance
Drake Bell has called out the leadership team at SAG-AFTRA after he failed to qualify for health insurance. Taking to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, the former child star posted a screenshot of his account on the labour union's website. 'You do…
Dr. Oz: Duplicate Medicaid-Obamacare fraud enrollment stockpiled $1.5 billion
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration temporarily suspended periodic data matching in federally funded health insurance programs, which Oz described as a “routine cross-reference check to make sure Americans aren't funding…
Social Security checks: Commissioner Frank Bisignano made a surprising prediction for monthly benefits as COLA 2027 increase looms
Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner Frank Bisignano says he anticipates the federal government program will continue to exist for “another 90 years.” “This is a long journey. It's 90 years old,” Bisignano…
Warning issued as Medicare scams pay their way into top results
Americans searching online for Medicare information are being warned not to assume the first result is legitimate, as scammers increasingly pay to place ads at the top of search results. The Federal Trade Commission issued a new warning ahead of…
Individual Market Enrollment Continues to Fall Through Mid-2026
Authors: Matt McGough, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox Enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell 18% between June 2025 and June 2026. The individual market is composed primarily of people with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace…
Poll: 43 percent support 'Medicare for all'
Nearly 43 percent of Americans support the idea of “Medicare for all,” according to an Axios/Ipsos poll released Tuesday, as concerns over health costs mount ahead of the midterm elections. People who said they support Medicare for…
Americans with disabilities worry about proposed changes to major national health survey
The federal government is planning to dramatically shrink its most influential health survey, and some researchers worry that the changes will underestimate how many Americans are disabled. At least half the survey questions could be axed. The…
Butler vows to bring back health rebate bill after Senate ambush sinks $3b aged care plan
The Coalition, the Greens and One Nation have teamed up in the Senate to scrap a bill that would have dumped private health insurance rebates for people over 65, infuriating the Albanese government, which had planned to use the $3 billion in…
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