Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York.

House to vote on slew of opioid bills

Kimberly Leonard · June 6, 2018 5:58 pm

Beltway Confidential

We are now closer to Social Security’s insolvency than we are to 9/11

Philip Klein · June 5, 2018 6:58 pm

In this photo illustration U.S. Treasury checks are piled at the U.S. Treasury printing facility July 18, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo Illustration by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Medicare to become insolvent in 2026, Social Security in 2034: Trustees

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2018 6:32 pm

Court rules Maine must expand Medicaid

Kimberly Leonard · June 4, 2018 9:54 pm

Spending on Medicare drugs soars despite drop in prescriptions

Robert King · June 4, 2018 9:18 pm

Top Medicaid official cheers work rules in Virginia expansion

Robert King · June 4, 2018 7:19 pm

"The former administration set it up where they had a lot of upfront requirements for states," Verma said about the waiver process under former President Barack Obama.

CMS releases grades for state Medicaid, children’s insurance program

Robert King · June 4, 2018 7:01 pm

Virginia Senate passes Medicaid expansion

Robert King · May 30, 2018 6:27 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to U.S. military troops and their families at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Sigonella, Italy.

Trump teases announcement of big drops in drug prices

Robert King · May 30, 2018 4:52 pm

FILE - In this May 18, 2017 file photo, the Healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer, in Washington. Former Obama administration officials say they're launching a private campaign to encourage people to sign up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act. With the start of open enrollment just weeks away on Nov. 1, the Trump administration has slashed "Obamacare's" ad budget, as well as grants to outside organizations that are supposed to help consumers sign up.

5 ways states are expanding Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard · May 30, 2018 4:00 am

A young marijuana plant is held by a person in a growing facility.

Utah to vote on Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana this fall

Robert King · May 29, 2018 10:20 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., left, accompanied by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., right, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

Senate to take up Trump’s call to lower drug prices in June

Robert King · May 29, 2018 4:00 am