Budget Battles
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GOP Infighting Continues as Senate Heads for Aid Vote
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News Alert: House Approves $95 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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Dems Help Save Johnson's Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine
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Johnson Rejects a Plan to Save His Speakership
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Johnson Defies Hardliners, Pushes Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan
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Facing Right-Wing Revolt, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
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Nearly 1 in 4 of Those Removed From Medicaid Now Uninsured
By Michael RaineyMillions of Americans have been removed from state-level Medicaid programs over the last year, following the official end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the return to pre-pandemic rules governing...
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Biden Touts Healthcare Progress With Support From a Former Rival
President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders joined forced on Wednesday to promote the administration’s efforts to lower healthcare costs and prescription drug prices, an issue that the White House...
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Study Raises Questions About Ozempic Cost as Medicare Spending Soars
Some widely used diabetes and weight loss drugs could be profitably manufactured for far less than they currently cost, according to a new study. The analysis, published in JAMA Network Open by...
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Drugmakers Push Back Against Price Negotiations
By Michael RaineyMajor pharmaceutical firms are fighting a new federal program that empowers the government to negotiate lower prices for drugs that are widely prescribed in the Medicare system. The Washington Post’s...
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Biden Proposes a $7.3 Trillion Budget for 2025
President Biden on Monday proposed a $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025 that seeks to lower the costs of prescription drugs, child care and housing while also cutting the deficit by $3...
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UnitedHealth Faces New Justice Department Antitrust Probe: Reports
The Justice Department has reportedly launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, the nation’s largest health insurer and a top manager of pharmacy benefits and physician groups...
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Americans’ Top Financial Worry: Healthcare
By Michael RaineyHealthcare issues claim the top spots in the list of things U.S. voters are “very” or “somewhat worried” about being able to afford, according to the latest tracking poll from the healthcare...
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New Record for Obamacare Signups
By Michael RaineyA record 20 million people have signed up for health care through the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday. This marks...
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As Drug Prices Rise, $35 Cap on Insulin Takes Effect
By Michael RaineyPharmaceutical companies rang in the New Year as they usually do: raising prices on hundreds of medications. According to research cited by Reuters , companies like Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda will...
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More Than Half of Children Losing Medicaid Coverage Live in Just 5 States
By Michael RaineyAs individual states continue to disenroll millions of people from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) now that pandemic-era suspension of participation guidelines has come to...
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Crunch Time for Israel and Ukraine Aid: Can Congress Get It Done?
By Michael RaineyWhile lawmakers may have postponed their battle over government funding until after the December holidays thanks to a stopgap funding bill, Congress still must address numerous serious issues in the...
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Significant Drop in Medicaid Enrollment Expected in 2024
By Michael RaineyAs states continue to purge their Medicaid rolls following the end of the Covid-19 pandemic last spring, officials expect the large declines in enrollment – now exceeding more than 10 million overall...
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Healthcare Costs Making Americans Poorer and Sicker: Report
By Michael RaineyA new report by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund confirms what many of us already know: Paying for healthcare in the U.S. is often a struggle, even for those who have insurance. The Commonwealth...
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Family Health Insurance Costs Jump to $24,000 a Year
By Michael RaineyThe annual cost of employer-sponsored family health insurance plans rose 7% in 2023, pushing the average premium to $23,968 per year, according to the latest KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey ...
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‘The Most Important Thing That Has Happened to the Federal Budget in the Last 20 Years’
Something strange has been happening with Medicare, The New York Times reports : “Instead of growing and growing, as it always had before, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off...