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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 2, 2023

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All arcs0 named arcs in 2025

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Mar 11, 2024816476
Mar 18, 2024810246
Apr 15, 202466141
Apr 22, 202420224100
May 6, 202402220
May 20, 202421010
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Aug 12, 20248314122
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Oct 14, 2024410323
Oct 21, 20243209
Nov 11, 2024153013176
Nov 18, 2024214320259
Nov 25, 2024615561
Dec 16, 202457231
Dec 23, 20240405
Dec 30, 202402010
Jan 13, 2025516141
Jan 20, 202567229
Jan 27, 20251015562
Feb 10, 202510209101
Feb 17, 202558147
Feb 24, 20251412282
Mar 3, 202588236
Mar 10, 2025712662
Mar 31, 20251016891
Apr 14, 202543211
Apr 28, 2025814349
May 5, 2025612050
May 12, 2025152511120
May 19, 2025291339
Jun 2, 202545433
Jun 30, 202511610
Jul 14, 202564439
Jul 21, 202527231
Sep 29, 20253319
Oct 13, 202518238128
Oct 20, 20251218768
Nov 3, 202536623
Nov 24, 202523011
Dec 15, 202512216105
Dec 29, 202558047
Jan 12, 20263115
Jan 26, 202634011
Feb 2, 20260227
Feb 9, 202602010
Apr 6, 20261126
May 11, 202668427
May 18, 20262307
Jun 8, 202621010
Jun 22, 20261067
Jun 29, 2026201412111
Jul 6, 202656523
Jul 13, 2026313852
Jul 20, 202613122294
Jul 27, 202614136141
Aug 3, 2026322531195
Aug 10, 202655929
Aug 17, 2026141818104
Aug 24, 202657732
Aug 31, 2026222912135
Sep 7, 202658523
Sep 14, 202657725
Sep 21, 2026264230257
Sep 28, 20261115969

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else35 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Medicare that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 26Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions11 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 4– 6Trump strikes deal to lower cost of weight loss drugs25 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 6 right
  3. Jul 24Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group says it’s under federal investigation12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  4. Jul 24UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating20 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. May 7US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says17 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  6. May 7HHS to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism, other chronic illnesses8 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Apr 15– 16Trump signs directive on lowering drug prices even as he seeks tariffs on pharmaceuticals12 articles · 12 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Apr 4– 5Trump administration halts Biden proposal to let Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs29 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 1 right
  9. Apr 3– 4Dr. Oz confirmed by Senate to run Medicare and Medicaid, managing care for millions27 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 3 right
  10. Mar 13– 14Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, gets his Senate hearing32 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 4 right

Stories that name Medicare

  1. Dec 30– 31US award Massachusetts $162 million for rural health7 articles · 7 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 17– 19Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug107 articles · 61 independent sources
    12 left, 21 center, 6 right
  3. Oct 24Social Security COLA for 2026 revealed following shutdown-related delay12 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
  4. Oct 24– 25Social Security recipients to get cost-of-living boost in 202643 articles · 31 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 5 right
  5. Oct 17– 20Another ‘No Kings’ protest stretches a mile through downtown Seattle145 articles · 64 independent sources
    21 left, 27 center, 9 right
  6. Sep 29– Oct 1How Social Security will be affected by a government shutdown9 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 17The Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE39 articles · 28 independent sources
    6 left, 4 center, 4 right
  8. Jun 30– Jul 1DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 6 right
  9. Jun 3– 4Trump administration rescinds guidance requiring emergency abortions for hospitals34 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 4 right
  10. May 17– 24What issues to watch as ‘big, beautiful bill’ moves to the Senate43 articles · 30 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 13 right
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