The simple truth is that Medicare remains in deep financial trouble and the time to act is now.

I hope we heed your warning to act sooner rather than later to take the meaningful steps to save and extend the life of Medicare.

Medicare is important, it is in trouble, common sense dictates that we act now.

I challenge my colleagues to think bigger. Let's figure out how to ensure Medicare is an efficient program that provides a quality benefit to those who rely on it.

While Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Fund has been given a brief 2 year reprieve before going bankrupt, that doesn't mean Congress has two more years to act.

Is this still America? Is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might to harass and intimidate and threaten an average American who only wants her voice and their voices heard?

We don't need hyperbolic statements to motivate to us action.

To me, 2 years is equivalent to the Titanic hitting the iceberg an hour later.

The new Medicare Trustees report confirms this important program remains in deep financial trouble, with only 13 years left of solvency in the main trust fund. Democrats and Republicans recognize one solution to extending the life of…

There is no simple fix to the question of increasing health care.

Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced the fourth in a series of hearings to explore bipartisan proposals.