Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Trump administration moves to end union dues skimming of homecare workers

Sean Higgins · July 10, 2018 7:14 pm

Maine legislature upholds governor’s Medicaid expansion veto

Kimberly Leonard · July 9, 2018 11:28 pm

Will #Resistance summer dampen the Democrats’ big autumn?

Salena Zito · July 8, 2018 4:00 am

In this June 8, 2018 photo, volunteer Kait Madson, right, recruits Kirk, no last name given, of Omaha to sign a petition in Omaha, Neb., to expand Medicaid in Nebraska. A petition drive to expand Medicaid in Nebraska is well on its way to placing the issue on the November general election ballot, thanks in part to a national group that successfully championed a similar effort in Maine last year. The Insure the Good Life campaign has already passed the minimum signature threshold in Nebraska's two largest counties and is sending volunteers into rural counties to gather even more signatures.

Advocacy group says Nebraska has enough signatures to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot

Kimberly Leonard · July 5, 2018 6:12 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., accompanied by Democrat Ben Jealous, speaks to the crowd during a gubernatorial campaign rally in Maryland's Democratic primary at downtown Silver Spring, Md., Monday, June 18, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Even Bernie Sanders knows single-payer is painful

Sally Pipes · July 3, 2018 1:14 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018 file photo, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol, in Frankfort. In comments at odds with his home stateâs whiskey distillers, Bevin is downplaying fears that the European Union's retaliatory tariffs could disrupt the booming market for the Bluegrass stateâs iconic bourbon industry. âThereâs always the potential for some type of impact, but I donât think it will be a tremendous impact,â Bevin said when asked about tariffs during a TV interview this week with Bloomberg.

Kentucky cuts Medicaid benefits after court ruling

Robert King · July 2, 2018 4:02 pm

Republican Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin speaks with reporters as he conceded the gubernatorial race to democrat Andy Beshear in Frankfort, Ky., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

Judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky

Kimberly Leonard · June 29, 2018 7:37 pm

Up to 4M people could lose Medicaid under work rules, report finds

Robert King · June 28, 2018 9:20 pm

Justice Department charges 601 people in massive, $2 billion healthcare scam

Anna Giaritelli · June 28, 2018 8:11 pm

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Trump administration denies Massachusetts’ bid to control drug costs

Robert King · June 27, 2018 6:38 pm

The House will vote on legislation to enhance the child tax credit

Paying off the interest on federal debt will hit budget hard, CBO finds

Joseph Lawler · June 27, 2018 4:02 am

Senate Democrats call White House drug prices plan much too thin

Robert King · June 26, 2018 10:01 am