Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

"We have plenty of money in this country to take care of the people who need help. And will do that," budget chief says. (AP)

Mulvaney: Trump not kicking needy off safety net programs

Joseph Lawler · May 23, 2017 5:00 pm

Trump’s Budget Relies Heavily on Growth. Entitlement Reform? Not So Much.

Michael Warren · May 23, 2017 1:01 am

The agency accidentally leaked a copy of the draft. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

6 things to know about Trump’s health budget

Kimberly Leonard · May 22, 2017 11:19 pm

The idea behind the IPAB is to restrain the growth in spending by having 15 bureaucrats decide what should and should not be covered by Medicare. (iStock photo)

Remember IPAB? It’s time for a full repeal

Tyler Houlton · May 22, 2017 4:03 am

The CBO hasn't scored the latest version of the American Health Care Act. If the loss in coverage is still as large as the last version — up to 24 million by 2026 — it will only reinforce the Senate's determination to make significant changes to get better coverage numbers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Healthcare reform: Mission possible

Paul Howard · May 19, 2017 4:05 am

In 2017, Republican lawmakers in Arizona and Iowa took steps to join a growing list of states that have acted to curtail public funding for Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Planned Parenthood axes four clinics in Iowa after state funding cuts

Anna Giaritelli · May 18, 2017 11:24 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has been spearheading bipartisan talks alongside Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined the closed-door meeting Thursday, which focused on tax credits to reduce healthcare costs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Obamacare working group expands

Robert King · May 18, 2017 8:49 pm

The Office of Compliance has authorized $17 million in payouts over 20 years to employees of the legislative branch for a variety of workplace settlements, including sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senators get tough reality check on Obamacare repeal

Robert King · May 17, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., says he is pitching a plan that would allow states to reinvest unused Medicaid dollars in future years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Hoeven pitches Medicaid reinvestment proposal

Kimberly Leonard · May 16, 2017 8:25 pm

Items seized in a drug raid in the Asylum Hill neighborhood in Hartford, Conn. Hartford Police Department Deputy Chief Brian Foley said multiple officers became ill when they were exposed to heroin and fentanyl during the bust. (Hartford Police Department via AP)

Opioid epidemic looms over Senate’s Medicaid talks

Robert King · May 15, 2017 4:01 am

Several senators were worried that the political fallout of the dismissal will distract from their efforts on an Obamacare replacement plan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Comey firing could derail Senate work on Obamacare repeal

Robert King · May 10, 2017 7:55 pm

Daily on Healthcare: Senators tackle Medicaid growth rates

Daily on Healthcare: Senators tackle Medicaid growth rates

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein · May 10, 2017 4:36 pm