Citizen Action Marks 61st Medicare Anniversary, Urges Affordable Care for 160 Million
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Updated · 13WHAM-TV · Jul 31
Citizen Action Marks 61st Medicare Anniversary, Urges Affordable Care for 160 Million
3 articles · Updated · 13WHAM-TV · Jul 31
Summary
Rochester advocates used the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid to press for cheaper health care, arguing rising costs are pushing many patients beyond what they can afford.
Citizen Action of New York said prescription drug affordability is a particular risk because subsidies that lower medication costs are due to expire next year.
More out-of-pocket spending would hit Medicare and Medicaid recipients, the group said, affecting seniors, children, people with disabilities, pregnant women, working families and long-term care users.
The campaign framed the anniversary as a warning that programs covering more than 160 million people still face mounting affordability pressure.