Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

A presidential candidate should take a look at this year's Prime Cuts, a book of 601 budget recommendations produced by Citizens Against Government Waste. (AP Photo)Â

601 easy steps for GOP hopefuls to balance the budget

Washington Examiner · April 8, 2015 9:00 am

In swing states, weed is more popular than any presidential candidate

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In swing states, weed is more popular than any presidential candidate

Maria Santos · April 7, 2015 10:23 pm

N.Y. nonprofit to repay $363K in Medicaid payments

N.Y. nonprofit to repay $363K in Medicaid payments

LocalLabs News Service · April 7, 2015 7:55 pm

Medicare Advantage plans, which cover about 30 percent of all elderly Americans, will cost an average of $32.60 per month next year, 31 cents lower than this year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP file)

Muted response to Medicare payment announcement

Paige Winfield Cunningham · April 7, 2015 1:22 pm

A small provision in Medicare's policy will lead to 15 million Americans facing more than 50 percent increases in their monthly premiums next year.Â (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Medicare payments to rise

Paige Winfield Cunningham · April 6, 2015 9:31 pm

American Action Network is affiliated with Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that spends money on House races and is allied with Boehner. (AP)

Group allied with GOP leadership rewards budget votes

David M. Drucker · April 6, 2015 8:10 pm

Major insurance groups and more than 300 lawmakers have warned against the cuts to Medicare Advantage.Â (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Final push to halt Medicare Advantage cuts

Robert King · April 6, 2015 9:00 am

Idaho AG praises U.S. SC decision in lawsuit with Medicaid providers

Idaho AG praises U.S. SC decision in lawsuit with Medicaid providers

LocalLabs News Service · April 2, 2015 6:18 pm

Tralisa Haggard, right, stands outside the Tennessee Senate chamber during a rally to show of support for Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee plan, Monday, March 30 in Nashville. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Medicaid expansion plans rejected by multiple states

Paige Winfield Cunningham · April 1, 2015 9:00 am

"We should start calling this law SCOTUScare," Justice Antonin Scalia said, in a dissent. (Getty Images)

Supreme Court: Health providers can’t sue for more Medicaid money

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 31, 2015 4:16 pm

An increasing number of people believe e-cigarettes are just as harmful as tobacco cigarettes. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Beltway Confidential

Study: Medicaid expansion caused more pregnant smoking

Jason Russell · March 30, 2015 6:01 pm

The talks between Obama and Boehner about a so-called "grand bargain," which would have included entitlement cuts, now seem like a distant memory. (AP)

Entitlement reform: Dead or alive?

Brian Hughes · March 30, 2015 10:00 am