Medicare and Medicaid

A bill to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board has passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee with two votes from Democrats. This represents a real opportunity for bipartisan health reform in the right direction.

Beltway Confidential

Bipartisan agreement on healthcare might finally come, at least on this one issue

Hadley Heath Manning -

October 11, 2017 5:07 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made an unusual appearance to offer testimony Wednesday at a hearing devoted to tackling the opioid epidemic. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Healthcare

Nancy Pelosi takes on rare role offering testimony in opioids hearing

Kimberly Leonard -

October 11, 2017 4:41 pm

The possibility of providing more state flexibility on Obamacare has been central to keeping bipartisan talks alive in the Senate, and contributed to 15 governors supporting a recent bill to overhaul Obamacare, known as Graham-Cassidy. The bill would have given states block grant funding to set up their own healthcare systems, but it failed in part because of concerns about inadequate funding.

Healthcare

States plead for federal flexibility on health spending

Kimberly Leonard -

October 9, 2017 4:01 am

Democrats say Republicans plan to reduce spending on Medicare and Medicaid. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Healthcare

Democrats attack Republican budget’s changes to healthcare programs

Kimberly Leonard -

October 5, 2017 8:15 pm

Republicans are leaning toward two years of funding for insurer subsidies but have signaled that they haven't received enough of an offer for flexibility from Democrats. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Healthcare

Republicans say state flexibility offers from Democrats inadequate for Obamacare bill

Kimberly Leonard -

October 4, 2017 9:34 pm

Democrats objected to Republican ideas for funding CHIP, especially charging high-income seniors higher Medicare premiums and using the Obamacare funding. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Healthcare

Funding roils talks on bipartisan children’s insurance program

Robert King -

October 4, 2017 6:25 pm

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a bill that would eliminate an Obamacare panel. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., said,

Healthcare

House committee advances repeal of Obamacare panel

Robert King -

October 4, 2017 5:55 pm

Republicans, who failed again in the Senate to replace Obamacare last week, said Democrats won't admit that the law is failing while Democrats say Republicans want to take away healthcare from millions of people. But beyond Obamacare as a whole, the two parties do agree on many healthcare issues and have forged bipartisan consensus. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Healthcare

Where Republicans and Democrats agree on healthcare

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard -

October 2, 2017 4:01 am

A woman walks by a pile of debris caused by storm surge during Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept.18, 2017, in Everglades City, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Healthcare

CMS announces special enrollment periods for those impacted by hurricanes

Diana Stancy Correll -

September 28, 2017 11:40 pm

GOP lawmakers have no plan for how to bridge the major ideological divisions among them. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Healthcare

Republicans disagree on their next move to repeal Obamacare

Robert King -

September 26, 2017 11:23 pm

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Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Bipartisan agreement on healthcare might finally come, at least on this one issue

Nancy Pelosi takes on rare role offering testimony in opioids hearing

States plead for federal flexibility on health spending

Democrats attack Republican budget’s changes to healthcare programs

Republicans say state flexibility offers from Democrats inadequate for Obamacare bill

Funding roils talks on bipartisan children’s insurance program

House committee advances repeal of Obamacare panel

Where Republicans and Democrats agree on healthcare

CMS announces special enrollment periods for those impacted by hurricanes

Republicans disagree on their next move to repeal Obamacare

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