Tag: Spending

According to government data analyzed by the Altarum Institute, national health spending spiked 6.7 percent in February 2014 compared with the same month a year earlier. (Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

More evidence of rising health care spending

Philip Klein · April 21, 2014 4:00 am

This model Image, provided by Eisenhower Memorial Commission, shows the proposed Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial to be built in Washington. (AP Photo/Eisenhower Memorial Commission)

Uncertain future troubles Eisenhower Memorial Commission and its insular staff

Luke Rosiak · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

CBO: Narrow Networks Lowered Premiums in 2014

CBO: Narrow Networks Lowered Premiums in 2014

Jay Cost · April 14, 2014 6:14 pm

Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., left, shown here in April 2013, is outraged by the Department of Justice's conduct. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Examiner Editorial: Rep. Frank Wolf cracks constitutional whip on Justice spending

Washington Examiner · April 13, 2014 4:00 am

Sylvia Burwell, director of the Office of Management and Budget, is taking a behind-the-scenes approach. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg )

Sylvia Mathews Burwell: Obama’s behind-the-scenes budget warrior

Susan Crabtree · April 11, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - This March 12, 2014 file photo shows Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Three million Americans signed up for Medicaid under President Barack ObamaÃ?s new health care law as of the end of February, the administration said Friday, offering its first full accounting of how much the safety-net health program has grown since implementation of the law. In a blog, Sebelius said: Ã?The increase in Medicaid enrollments across the country is encouraging, but more work is left to do to ensure that the millions of uninsured Americans eligible for these programs gain coverageÃ?. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP lawmakers believe over $1 billion spent to promote Obamacare

Susan Crabtree · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

Retiring Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, outlines his annual "Wastebook" on Dec. 17 during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Examiner Editorial: Congress should heed GAO and stop duplicative spending

Washington Examiner · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

$1.5M Hotel Bill for President Obama’s One-Day Visit to Brussels

Jeryl Bier · April 4, 2014 3:02 pm

Feds Spend Another $20M on Healthcare.gov

Jeryl Bier · March 28, 2014 8:01 am

Interest Paid on Gov’t Debt to ‘Dwarf Virtually Every Federal Expense’

Daniel Halper · March 26, 2014 10:01 am

EXography: Federal workers make up to twice as much as others doing same job

EXography: Federal workers make up to twice as much as others doing same job

Logan Porter, Luke Rosiak · March 25, 2014 4:00 am

Canada shows you can cut government spending

Beltway Confidential

Canada shows you can cut government spending

Michael Barone · March 25, 2014 12:00 am