Budget Battles
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Democrats Say They’re Ready to Rescue Mike Johnson
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‘A Good Day for America’: Biden Signs $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
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Senate Advances $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package
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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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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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10 Biggest Risks that Threaten Taxpayer Dollars
By Josh Boak, The Fiscal TimesClimate change is a new addition to the 30 “high” risks confronting federal government finances, according to a report issued Thursday by the Government Accountability Office. The national debt isn’t...
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Obamacare Fallout: Cut Worker Hours or Drop Coverage
By Bertha Coombs, CNBCFor large retail and restaurant chains, the big unknown in the year ahead is how much more they'll pay for health coverage. Employers with 50 or more workers who put in 30 hours a week will be...
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5 Health Care Leaders on SOTU Guest List
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health NewsFive of the 24 people invited to sit near First Lady Michelle Obama at tonight’s State of the Union have strong health care connections. They include a governor, a business owner and a beneficiary of...
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Valentine’s Day Surprise: Sweet Bonus for Workers
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesCards, candy, flowers, or a sparkly bit of jewelry – this year Americans will spend $18.6M, about four percent more than last year on Valentine’s Day gifts, according to the National Retail...
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Pentagon urges delay in "devastating" $46 billion budget cuts
By David Alexander and Phil Stewart, ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's civilian and military leaders warned in dire terms on Tuesday that $46 billion in budget cuts due to go into effect in two weeks would erode the nation's ability...