Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., holds a press conference on a "Medicare for All" healthcare bill on Capitol Hill, September 13, 2017. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

White House: Bernie Sanders ‘would be sitting in the Oval Office’ if Americans wanted single-payer healthcare

Gabby Morrongiello · September 13, 2017 7:02 pm

As currently structured, states have little freedom to target the enhanced matching funds associated with the expansion of Medicaid at the beneficiaries in greatest need of assistance. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Should states be allowed to semi-expand Medicaid?

Chris Pope · September 13, 2017 6:30 pm

It's clear that Americans are getting wealthier. That said, American earnings continue to show great disparities across different racial groups. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Beltway Confidential

Census Bureau: Incomes are increasing and poverty is declining. It’s not that simple.

Tom Rogan · September 13, 2017 4:53 pm

The Sanders bill goes into detail about the type of coverage offered, which would pay for emergency surgery, prescription drugs, mental healthcare and eye care without a copay. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ would increase taxes, offer coverage without copays

Kimberly Leonard · September 13, 2017 2:19 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders' plans to introduce his universal healthcare bill on Wednesday. "Now is the time to extend Medicare to everyone," Sanders said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Bernie Sanders: ‘Healthcare as a right …’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 13, 2017 11:43 am

Congress must act on the Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act, so that our public debate is not about competing arguments, but comparing data. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Put patients first, compare apples to apples

Meg Murray · September 13, 2017 4:01 am

Some Democrats are angling for Medicare to be expanded to people 55 years old and older. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Democrats divided ahead of Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill release

Robert King · September 13, 2017 4:01 am

"Having said that, however, the first priority that Leader Pelosi and I have is ... perserving the ACA and making it work better," Hoyer said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Steny Hoyer: House Democrats focused on preserving Obamacare, not Bernie Sanders’ single-payer push

Al Weaver · September 12, 2017 4:26 pm

A poll released found that 51 percent of voters supported requiring individuals to have a job to receive Medicaid benefits, while 37 percent were opposed. (iStock photo)

Census: Portion of people with health insurance rose slightly in 2016

Kimberly Leonard · September 12, 2017 3:49 pm

Graham-Cassidy Obamacare bill aims for parity among states

Robert King · September 11, 2017 6:46 pm

Max Baucus, who helped lead the passage of Obamacare, said it was time for the U.S. to move to single-payer healthcare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Key Obamacare architect Max Baucus now backs single payer

Kimberly Leonard · September 8, 2017 8:04 pm

The bill is unlikely to go anywhere in the GOP-controlled Congress this session. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Elizabeth Warren backs Bernie Sanders’ single-payer healthcare bill

Robert King · September 7, 2017 3:13 pm