Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Last year, states passed more than double the number of laws attacking high drug prices than in 2016, and in 2018, legislatures show no signs of stopping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

Robert King · February 11, 2018 5:01 am

A new White House proposal suggest deregulating the pharmaceutical industry to help lower drug prices. (iStock)

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Kimberly Leonard · February 9, 2018 11:27 pm

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann · February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, unlike the federal government, only 22 states partially shut down without a budget agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress can and should end government shutdowns for good

Kurt Couchman · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein · February 9, 2018 3:44 am

A new two-year budget deal in the Senate aims to close the so-called "donut hole" coverage gap in the Medicare Part D drug benefit by shifting more of the program's costs to drug companies. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Sally Pipes · February 9, 2018 12:48 am

Plan to expand access to association health plans would mean higher premiums on the Obamacare exchanges. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ending Obamacare’s cost-cutting panel would cost $17 billion

Robert King · February 8, 2018 10:20 pm

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz · February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

Under a bill proposed by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a working mother of three who pays over $1,400 in payroll taxes in a given year could receive a $2,000 refund. (iStock)

Rep. Ted Budd: Level the playing field for working parents

Rep. Ted Budd · February 8, 2018 5:01 am