Tag: Fred Upton

Republican lawmakers want to know if ineligible people are receiving Medicaid. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Lawmakers question Medicaid integrity

Robert King · December 19, 2016 6:58 pm

In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, Dr. Russell Dohner, right, talks with nurse Rose Busby about a patient's prescription in Rushville, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Obama abandons controversial Medicare overhaul

Robert King · December 16, 2016 3:49 pm

A federal watchdog found nine out of 12 false Obamacare applications were approved this year during special enrollment periods. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Watchdog: Fake applications slip through Obamacare vetting

Robert King · December 15, 2016 5:13 pm

President Obama signs the 21st Century Cures Act into law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama signs Cures legislation

Robert King · December 13, 2016 8:33 pm

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, House Speaker Paul Ryan, of Wis., and Rep. Diana DeGette, D- Co., right, join other members of Congress as they applaud Max Schill, 7, while he speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, during the signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act. Schill suffers from Noonan Syndrome. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Upton: Congress leaves on a high note after passing Cures Act

Anna Giaritelli · December 10, 2016 11:00 am

President Obama has said he will sign the bill, that gives new funding to NIH and the FDA. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Senate passes Cures bill

Robert King · December 7, 2016 7:16 pm

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chairwoman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the top Democrat on the panel, Maria Cantwell, want the energy bill to get passed this year. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Energy bill dead as GOP looks for better deal under Trump

John Siciliano · December 5, 2016 5:01 am

"No matter where you're from, one thing that binds us all together is that we all want more time with our loved ones," said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., shown above getting a hug from Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House passes Cures bill with mental health reforms included

Robert King, Paige Winfield · November 30, 2016 11:49 pm

"The most important challenge for the commission over the next 10 weeks is to ensure a successful broadcast incentive auction," Greg Walden and Fred Upton wrote to Tom Wheeler. (AP Photo)

GOP demands FCC pause on ‘controversial’ actions during transition

Rudy Takala · November 15, 2016 10:50 pm

Senior House Republicans are raising suspicion about a recent legal settlement with auto giant Volkswagen that they worry could give the German automaker an unfair advantage and turn it into an electric vehicle monopoly. (AP Photo/David Kohl)

Energy and Environment

GOP: EPA settlement could turn VW into electric car monopoly

John Siciliano · November 1, 2016 10:24 pm

Fred Upton asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for estimates by Nov. 7 of the taxpayer dollars being spent on the subsidies, which are given to enrollees with low and moderate incomes. (AP Photo)

Republicans want figures on Obamacare subsidy spending

Paige Winfield Cunningham · October 24, 2016 9:31 pm

Democratic senators are pushing a measure to force 60 votes on any legislation that would change Medicare and Medicaid. (AP Photo)

Docs and lawmakers applaud feds over Medicare overhaul

Robert King · October 15, 2016 4:01 am