Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reacts to a question from a reporter as he speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

Sanders: ‘We’ll bring a lie detector’ to debates with Trump

Naomi Lim · February 26, 2019 2:01 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reacts to a question from a reporter as he speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

Bernie Sanders: ‘Damn right I will’ raise taxes on the rich

Naomi Lim · February 26, 2019 1:28 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., confer during a news conference on June 13, 2018.

New Republican bill would retain and retool Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard · February 26, 2019 12:09 am

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a pre-legislative news conference.

Florida governor says Trump is ‘enthusiastic’ about state plan to import prescription drugs from Canada

Cassidy Morrison, Kimberly Leonard · February 20, 2019 11:29 pm

Rising prices and an aging population to drive up healthcare spending after years of slow growth

Kimberly Leonard · February 20, 2019 9:05 pm

The emergency room of Flint River Community Hospital sits closed in Montezuma, Ga. Analysts say that rural hospitals are struggling nationally because they typically serve small populations of customers more likely to be older, uninsured or enrolled in government health care programs that do not fully pay their bills.

Rural hospitals face widespread closures

Cassidy Morrison · February 20, 2019 6:38 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, on a reintroduction of a resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

Beltway Confidential

Bernie Sanders pushes lie that people will be able to keep their doctors under his healthcare plan

Philip Klein · February 20, 2019 3:20 pm

A stock photo shows a doctor with a measuring tape over an overweight man's waist.

Beltway Confidential

‘Medicare for All’ would require obesity laws

Tiana Lowe Doescher · February 16, 2019 12:03 am

Former CIGNA Vice President Wendell Potter, left, who has become a whistleblower regarding the health care industry, accompanied by Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.

The turncoat lobbyist pushing Medicare for All

Kimberly Leonard · February 15, 2019 5:00 am

Howard University Hospital in Washington is seen Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, as a District of Columbia ambulance passes.

Medicare to allow ambulances more leeway in where they take patients for care

Kimberly Leonard · February 14, 2019 7:57 pm

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. speaks about voting rights, as members of the Senate Democratic leadership speak to the media after their policy luncheon.

Beltway Confidential

You should absolutely believe Kamala Harris: ‘Medicare for All’ will kill your health insurance

Sally Pipes · February 13, 2019 9:10 pm

Representative Brian Higgins, a Democrat from New York, speaks to members of the media outside a Democratic caucus meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.

Democrats seeking Obamacare fix before ‘Medicare for all’ roll out ‘Medicare at 50’

Kimberly Leonard · February 13, 2019 6:18 pm