Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans lacked health insurance in 2015, new data shows. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Uninsured rate declined last year

Robert King · May 17, 2016 2:10 pm

Years of litigation over the Obamacare mandate for coverage of early abortion pills, birth control and sterilization, culminated in seven cases under the title Zubik v. Burwell. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Supreme Court called the Obama administration’s bluff

Matt Bowman · May 17, 2016 4:04 am

"The facts are really clear. Because of [Medicaid], which [Steve Beshear] expanded, hundreds of thousands of working Kentuckians have healthcare for the first time," Hillary Clinton explained. (AP Photo)

Clinton says protester misled by ‘Republican propaganda’

Ariel Cohen · May 16, 2016 10:26 pm

Maryland: 83 Percent of Obamacare Enrollments Are Medicaid

Jeryl Bier · May 16, 2016 2:49 pm

President Barack Obama signs the three-month highway funding bill in 2015. Regulations related to big bills signed into law are being rushed through to prevent Congress or the next president from changing them. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama rushes through $85 billion in new regs, most in over 20 years

Paul Bedard · May 16, 2016 11:50 am

Charles Blahaus was part of the Bush commission that recommended partially privatizing Social Security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brown, Warren object to GOP Social Security trustee

Joseph Lawler · May 11, 2016 11:29 pm

AARP said in comments on the proposed rule that were due Monday that seniors need relief from high drug prices. (FILE Bloomberg/Tannen Maury)

Drug industry, AARP fight over Medicare changes

Robert King · May 10, 2016 4:01 am

"Through this one-size-fits-all approach, the administration will sway treatment options based solely on the cost and not on the patient's individual clinical needs," Tom Price said. (AP Photo)

House lawmakers work to stop Medicare overhaul

Robert King · May 2, 2016 8:09 pm

Sixty percent of the Affordable Care Act’s 2014 coverage gains were caused by the Medicaid expansion and 40 percent from the subsidies offered on the Obamacare marketplaces, the study found. (AP Photo)

Medicaid expansion accounts for majority of Obamacare gains

Robert King · May 2, 2016 4:26 pm

People on probation, parole, under house arrest or living in halfway homes who otherwise are Medicaid-eligible can access the program, HHS clarified. (iStock photo)

HHS extends Medicaid to ex-cons

Nicole Duran · April 28, 2016 3:41 pm

The GOP Should Reject Price Controls

Robert Goldberg · April 27, 2016 9:00 pm

The regulations aim to help Medicaid beneficiaries by improving insurance plan standards in terms of quality and types of providers offered. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

Feds overhaul Medicaid program

Robert King · April 25, 2016 9:55 pm