Budget Battles
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Biden Returns $2 Billion in Trump Border Wall Money to Pentagon
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New Alzheimer’s Drug Will Cost Medicare Billions
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Biden Plan Would Cut Taxes for Most Americans: Analysis
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Biden Cuts Off Infrastructure Talks With Capito
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Ultrarich Americans Pay Shockingly Little Income Tax: Report
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Biden Lands a Major Tax Deal
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Biden Rejects GOP’s Latest Offer on Infrastructure
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New Alzheimer’s Drug Could Cost Medicare Billions — Despite Lack of Evidence It Works
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision this week to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug for the first time in nearly 20 years was highly anticipated — and highly questioned. It’s also likely to be...
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US to Donate 500 Million Vaccine Doses to Countries Around the World
By Michael RaineyThe Biden administration has purchased 500 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine and plans to distribute them to countries around the world, according to multiple news reports Tuesday. President...
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![FILE PHOTO - The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi](https://dcewboipbvgi2.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/reuters/usa-obamacare-insurers_1.jpg?itok=PL3Nil7P "FILE PHOTO - The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "Obamacare", outside the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi")
Obamacare Coverage Hits Record High of 31 Million
By Michael RaineyAbout 31 million people get their health insurance through pathways established by the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Saturday. That’s a record high,...
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Top Dems Say They’re Working on a ‘Public Option’ Health Care Plan
Two key Democratic lawmakers overseeing health policy on Wednesday announced they will look to craft legislation to create a government-run “public option” for health coverage, pushing ahead on one...
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Biden’s Budget Won’t Include Some Health Care Promises: Report
President Biden is set to unveil his first comprehensive budget blueprint on May 28, providing more insight into the White House’s priorities, proposed program changes and how or whether the...
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Biden to Use $7.4 Billion in Rescue Funds to Hire More Public Health Workers
The White House announced Thursday that it will use $7.4 billion from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan enacted in March to recruit, hire and train public health workers to respond to the...
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Biden Sets New Vaccine Target: 70% Dosed by July 4
By Michael RaineyPresident Joe Biden said Tuesday that he wants 70% of the adult population in the U.S. to have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose by July 4, up from the current level of 56%. Some experts...
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Why the US May Never Achieve 'Herd Immunity'
Nearly 45% of Americans have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine and nearly a third are fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . As the vaccination...
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Defying Biden, Some Congressional Democrats Still Seek to Expand Medicare
President Biden didn’t include major health care reforms in his new $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. Congressional Democrats are planning to push for them anyway, The Washington Post’s Tony Romm...
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Chart of the Day: Federal Medicaid Spending Rose by Nearly 20% in One Year
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that federal Medicaid spending grew dramatically in the year since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, reflecting increased enrollment and...
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U.S. Drug Prices Two to Four Times Higher Than in Other Rich Countries: GAO
A new government analysis commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) finds that the United States pays more than two to four times as much for certain prescription drugs as other wealthy countries...
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Chart of the Day: A ‘Stunning’ Drop in Health Care Costs Under Medicare
Health care spending tends to increase with age, but a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that per-person spending among people aged 60 to 64 in large employer-provided insurance...
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Biden Offers New Tax Credit to Help Drive Vaccinations
By Michael RaineyPresident Biden said Wednesday that by the end of the day, the U.S. will have achieved his stated goal of administering 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses within the first 100 days of his...
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Another Battle Brewing Over Prescription Drug Prices
The White House is expected to include proposals to lower prescription drug prices as part of President Biden’s next big spending plan, focused on caregiving and what the White House calls “human...
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Satisfaction With Vaccine Rollout Surges: Poll
By Michael RaineyIn a remarkable turnaround from just a few weeks ago, a solid majority of Americans now say they are satisfied with the way Covid-19 vaccines are being distributed, according to a Gallup poll...