Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

The IRS sent Rep. Marsha Blackburn a form letter, which she received late Wednesday. The letter thanked her for submitting the request, and said the IRS has an "ongoing examination program" to ensure tax-exempt groups comply with tax law. (AP Photo)

GOP, Dems clash on abortion bills in committee

Robert King · September 17, 2015 8:56 pm

About $117 billion out of $380 billion in Medicare payments are now tied to alternative payment models. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Raising Medicare age could shift costs

Robert King · September 17, 2015 10:01 am

There's still a long way to go before goals set by President Obama's healthcare law are fully realized, as 33 million Americans still lack health insurance. (AP Photo)Â

9 million fewer people uninsured since Obamacare

Paige Winfield Cunningham · September 16, 2015 3:51 pm

If a hospital readmits too many patients 30 days after they are discharged after being treated for a certain condition, that hospital gets penalized. (AP Photo)Â

Study: Obamacare hurting vulnerable hospitals

Robert King · September 15, 2015 4:01 am

House tries to cut down on Medicaid fraud

Robert King · September 11, 2015 4:12 pm

OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

FDA looks at two painkillers that hinder abuse

Robert King · September 10, 2015 4:01 am

Katie Meyer Simeon is a health policy adviser at the Senate Finance Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Pocket Profile: Senate policy adviser Katie Meyer Simeon

Jimmy Soni · September 8, 2015 4:01 am

Proposed rule wouldn't allow healthcare providers and insurers that receive federal funding to discriminate. (Getty Images)

Obama administration announces far-reaching LGBT anti-discrimination rule

Robert King · September 3, 2015 4:48 pm

51% of immigrant households on welfare, 30% ‘native Americans’

Paul Bedard · September 2, 2015 2:51 pm

Hospitals have found loopholes to avoid penalties linked to Obamacare, but at the expense of patients' wallets. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Hospitals find loopholes to avoid Obamacare penalties

Robert King · September 2, 2015 4:01 am

WH praises Alaska governor for Medicaid expansion

WH praises Alaska governor for Medicaid expansion

Susan Crabtree · September 1, 2015 8:22 pm

Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he would unveil a bill that introduces a series of reforms for combating high drug prices. (AP Photo)Â

Sanders pursues reforms to combat high drug prices

Robert King · September 1, 2015 3:49 pm