Medicare and Medicaid

Last year, states passed more than double the number of laws attacking high drug prices than in 2016, and in 2018, legislatures show no signs of stopping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Healthcare

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

February 11, 2018 5:01 am

A new White House proposal suggest deregulating the pharmaceutical industry to help lower drug prices. (iStock)

Healthcare

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Kimberly Leonard -

February 9, 2018 11:27 pm

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann -

February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, unlike the federal government, only 22 states partially shut down without a budget agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Op-Eds

Congress can and should end government shutdowns for good

Kurt Couchman -

February 9, 2018 5:01 am

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker -

February 9, 2018 5:01 am

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Columnists

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein -

February 9, 2018 3:44 am

A new two-year budget deal in the Senate aims to close the so-called

Beltway Confidential

Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Sally Pipes -

February 9, 2018 12:48 am

Plan to expand access to association health plans would mean higher premiums on the Obamacare exchanges. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Healthcare

Ending Obamacare’s cost-cutting panel would cost $17 billion

Robert King -

February 8, 2018 10:20 pm

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio -

February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Economy

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

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Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Ending Obamacare’s cost-cutting panel would cost $17 billion

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

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