Medicare and Medicaid

Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin released a proposal Monday that calls for the state to alter its Medicaid program to include a work requirement and to mandate drug testing for beneficiaries who appear to have substance abuse problems. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Healthcare

Wisconsin could become first state to drug test Medicaid recipients

Kimberly Leonard -

April 17, 2017 10:10 pm

Administration is giving states more power to decide which plans are sold on Obamacare's marketplaces in 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Healthcare

White House to pull back Obamacare oversight

Robert King -

April 17, 2017 4:00 am

Kathleen Sebelius was in a strategy group that worked to develop ideas to improve end-of-life care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Healthcare

Former HHS chief suggests end-of-life changes in Medicare

Kimberly Leonard -

April 14, 2017 5:57 pm

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that President Trump's campaign promise to eliminate the $20 trillion national debt was hyperbole. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Economy

Trump’s campaign debt promise was ‘hyperbole,’ budget director acknowledges

Joseph Lawler -

April 12, 2017 2:14 pm

The 0.45 percent increase is higher than the government had proposed in February. (iStock)

Healthcare

Medicare Advantage rates to rise next year

Kimberly Leonard -

April 3, 2017 10:40 pm

The Kansas House voted 81-44 to override the veto, three votes short of the threshold needed to succeed. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Healthcare

Kansas fails to override veto of Medicaid expansion

Robert King -

April 3, 2017 5:30 pm

The vote was 81 to 44 to override, just a few votes short of the two-thirds needed for passage. (AP Photo, Topeka Capital-Journal, Thad Allton)

Beltway Confidential

Kansas House upholds veto, blocks Medicaid expansion

David Freddoso -

April 3, 2017 5:22 pm

Audience members react as a woman expresses anguish about proposed cuts to Medicaid during a town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., on March 24 at the Commerce Center Community Room in Paducah, Ky. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP)

Healthcare

Last-minute Medicaid expansions complicate Obamacare repeal

Robert King -

April 3, 2017 4:01 am

Medicaid is a basket case of government inefficiency, political favoritism and fiscal recklessness. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

House Republicans let slip one of their best chances to fix Medicaid

Israel Ortega -

March 31, 2017 3:07 pm

Government spending will rise, according to the budget office, in large part because of growth in Social Security, healthcare programs, and interest on the debt. (iStock photo)

Economy

Budget office warns: Debt set to double in 30 years if Congress doesn’t act

Joseph Lawler -

March 30, 2017 3:32 pm

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Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Wisconsin could become first state to drug test Medicaid recipients

White House to pull back Obamacare oversight

Former HHS chief suggests end-of-life changes in Medicare

Medicare Advantage rates to rise next year

Kansas fails to override veto of Medicaid expansion

Kansas House upholds veto, blocks Medicaid expansion

Last-minute Medicaid expansions complicate Obamacare repeal

House Republicans let slip one of their best chances to fix Medicaid

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