Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

A United States government Treasury Check used to pay Social Security or Medicare benefits lies on top of the opened envelope used to mail it to the recipient. The envelope has warnings of criminal penalties for anyone who fraudulently endorses the check. It also warns that if the recipient is deceased, the check should be placed in the return mail. The distinctive green checks feature an engraving of the Statue of Liberty and the Treasury Seal.

Beltway Confidential

Five states know how to stop welfare fraud — what is everyone else doing?

Jonathan Ingram · May 3, 2018 9:27 pm

Humana reported Wednesday that its profits fell by 30 percent at the end of last year due to losses among new Obamacare customers. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Humana’s Medicare Advantage enrollment surges amid higher rates

Joe Williams · May 2, 2018 2:33 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Beltway Confidential

Mark Meadows: Rod Rosenstein should go if he thinks being asked to do his job is ‘extortion’

Naomi Lim · May 1, 2018 11:00 pm

Transgender patients sue Wisconsin over refusal to pay for transition surgery

Kimberly Leonard · April 30, 2018 7:22 pm

Idaho group says it has enough signatures to put Medicaid expansion on ballot

Robert King · April 30, 2018 6:22 pm

Mainers for Health Care rally outside the State House prior to Gov. Paul LePage's address. The coalition that supported the successful Yes on 2 campaign to expand Medicaid in 2017 say LePage and his allies in the Legislature are trying to block Medicaid expansion, which is now state law.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage sued for blocking Medicaid expansion

Kimberly Leonard · April 30, 2018 4:29 pm

Millions of Americans will still need to navigate the current federal healthcare system in the coming months.

Democrat introduces bill to allow auto-enrollment in Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard · April 27, 2018 6:42 pm

The Senate voted to end debate on the nomination of Seema Verma by 54-44, setting up a final confirmation vote that is likely to be held next week. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)

Trump administration to release healthcare data for researchers

Kimberly Leonard · April 26, 2018 9:05 pm

Why Virginia’s legislators are going down the right path toward Medicaid expansion

Washington Examiner · April 20, 2018 4:00 am

A doctor checks a patient.

Beltway Confidential

A disturbing number of Americans want socialized healthcare

Sally Pipes · April 19, 2018 4:06 pm

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Democrats move to allow more people to buy Medicare

Kimberly Leonard · April 18, 2018 6:05 pm

"We should not be banning guns from law-abiding citizens," Paul Ryan said after a closed-door meeting with Republicans Tuesday. "We should be focusing on making sure citizens who should not be getting guns in the first place don't get those guns."

Beltway Confidential

Republicans’ behind-the-scenes fight to replace Paul Ryan

Susan Ferrechio · April 17, 2018 4:00 am