The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children greater access to federally run health insurance, the White House said on Friday, addressing a sensitive issue ahead of elections in November.
The policy, issued by CMS in April as part of the Biden administration's Expanding Access to Medicaid Services initiative, comes amid a national shortage of direct care workers.
The initiative will allow thousands of migrants to access lucrative tax breaks when they sign up for coverage after the ACA's marketplace enrollment opens Nov. 1, just days ahead of the presidential election.
A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that state health insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care in North Carolina and West Virginia.