Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

The candidates in a special election that will determine which political party controls the state Senate are spending big money and throwing sharp elbows ahead of Tuesday's contest. (iStock Image)

Big money, sharp elbows in Virginia special senate election

Alan Suderman · August 18, 2014 2:08 pm

Republican state legislators, from left, Rep. Tim Moore, Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Bob Rucho and Sen. Phil Berger confer before a Senate session in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/The News and Observer, Chris Seward)

North Carolina session marked by coal ash, teacher pay, length

Gary Robertson · August 18, 2014 2:05 pm

Lawmakers mull alternatives to Medicaid expansion

Lawmakers mull alternatives to Medicaid expansion

Will Weissert · August 14, 2014 11:04 pm

A groundbreaking meta-analysis study was just published in State Politics and Policy Quarterly showing the positive impact of state-level pro-life laws in reducing abortion rates. (iStock Photo)

Peer-reviewed studies find state pro-life laws reduce abortion rates

Arina Grossu · August 14, 2014 8:01 pm

Taro Pharmaceuticals resolves Medicaid fraud allegations with Texas AG

Taro Pharmaceuticals resolves Medicaid fraud allegations with Texas AG

Bryan Cohen · August 12, 2014 7:07 pm

The Arkansas Department of Human Services says nearly 8,000 more Arkansans were approved for coverage under the state's expanded Medicaid program last month. (iStock Image)

More than 192,000 in Arkansas signed up for Medicaid

Associated Press · August 11, 2014 1:12 pm

Medicare is fast becoming unsustainable, especially as baby boomers like me enter the system. We may be living longer and healthier lives, but it's costing taxpayers more than we can afford unless something changes. (iStock Photo)

Solution for the looming Medicare crisis

Linda Chavez · August 8, 2014 2:53 pm

Feds return Indiana Medicaid waiver application

Feds return Indiana Medicaid waiver application

Tom LoBianco · August 5, 2014 9:13 pm

The federal government has granted a three-year renewal of Florida's Medicaid managed care program. (iStock Image)

Feds grant Florida 3-year Medicaid renewal

Associated Press · August 5, 2014 1:36 pm

The North Carolina House and Senate spent weeks this summer unable to agree on a state budget. Now their inability to agree on how to adjourn could leave this year's session in more confusion.

North Carolina legislature in limbo without adjournment plan

Associated Press · August 5, 2014 1:34 pm

Federal authorities say New York City has agreed to pay $1.05 million to settle allegations that the city's Human Resources Administration failed to stop Medicaid payments for health care coverage for beneficiaries who became ineligible. (iStock Image)

New York City to pay $1m to settle Medicaid probe

Associated Press · August 5, 2014 1:32 pm

As former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin points out, it's not just Medicare that Medicare is taking down, it's the federal budget. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Newsflash! Medicare is still going bankrupt, and taking Uncle Sam with it

Mark Tapscott · August 5, 2014 12:43 pm