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Medicare
Arcs in the news about Medicare from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Organization · 243 stories · 1,252 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
- The 2026 warnings over AI's risks and calls to slow it down
Here for 2 stories about Medicare
Apr 6week of Sep 28Sep 28 Florida attorney general asks judge to halt new OpenAI model development
85 stories · earliest story we hold Apr 8
All arcs0 named arcs in 2024
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
No named arcs in 2024 yet.
On a timeline
every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
- Each row is an arc
- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
Earlier years are still being indexed.
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 51 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 76 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 46 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 41 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 100 |
| May 6, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| May 20, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 219 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 122 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 176 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 21 | 43 | 20 | 259 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 61 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 62 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 101 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 47 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 82 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 62 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 91 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 49 |
| May 5, 2025 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
| May 12, 2025 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 120 |
| May 19, 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 128 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 68 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 105 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 47 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| May 11, 2026 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| May 18, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 111 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 52 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 94 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 141 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 195 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 104 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 135 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 26 | 42 | 30 | 257 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 69 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else32 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Medicare that are not part of any arc yet
- Nov 26– 27Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans61 articles · 42 independent sources6 left, 15 center, 5 right
- Nov 19– 20Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services106 articles · 66 independent sources12 left, 19 center, 12 right
- Nov 12The cost of Medicare is going up in 2025, here’s what to know14 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Oct 21Trump plan would make Social Security insolvent in just 6 years, budget group says9 articles · 6 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Oct 14– 152025 Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Today: Are You Prepared for These Changes?8 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Oct 8– 9Q&A: Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, benefiting older Americans and their caregivers32 articles · 28 independent sources4 left, 13 center, 3 right
- Aug 15– 16Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions122 articles · 59 independent sources8 left, 30 center, 4 right
- May 6– 7Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news' - The Daily Reporter20 articles · 14 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Apr 243.6 million Medicare enrollees may now be eligible for Wegovy coverage6 articles · 6 independent sources3 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Mar 21– 22Medicare plans can now cover Wegovy for patients at risk of heart disease28 articles · 20 independent sources4 left, 7 center, 2 right
Stories that name Medicare
- Dec 31Seniors won’t pay more than $2,000 for drugs at the pharmacy starting in January10 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Dec 20– 23FDA approves Zepbound, a weight loss drug, to treat obstructive sleep apnea37 articles · 23 independent sources5 left, 9 center, 2 right
- Nov 20– 22Trump names Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education86 articles · 49 independent sources9 left, 18 center, 10 right
- Nov 19– 20Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary67 articles · 46 independent sources7 left, 17 center, 8 right
- Nov 14– 15Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary170 articles · 80 independent sources15 left, 29 center, 13 right
- Oct 18CVS names David Joyner new CEO, replacing Karen Lynch15 articles · 14 independent sources4 left, 6 center, 3 right
- Jun 26– 28Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling220 articles · 87 independent sources22 left, 30 center, 15 right
- May 23Blood test to detect colon cancer could move a step closer to FDA approval in the US10 articles · 6 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Apr 22Biden administration finalizes controversial minimum staffing mandate at nursing homes8 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Apr 22– 24Supreme Court hears case involving Idaho abortion ban and federal law for emergency care today90 articles · 52 independent sources18 left, 17 center, 4 right
Local coverage
- Nov 19– 20Trump taps Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce10 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right