Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Trump's budget blueprint would refocus Medicaid's resources towards truly needy patients by capping federal reimbursements and offering states greater flexibility to streamline and modernize the program. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Medicaid is costly for taxpayers, downright disastrous for patients — Trump’s budget would change that

Charlie Katebi · May 24, 2017 8:59 pm

The report's release comes as senators debate how to craft their own healthcare bill, and GOP members have said they will view it as a guide to inform their ideas. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

CBO: 23 million uninsured but $119 billion deficit with revised healthcare bill

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · May 24, 2017 8:37 pm

Dissatisfaction with American leadership is up since President Trump's election, but economic worries are down. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s budget requires and should produce optimism

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2017 4:01 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has suggested that all of the House Republicans' ideas for eliminating tax breaks to achieve lower tax rates enjoy little or no Senate support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senators plan Medicaid’s future

Robert King · May 24, 2017 4:01 am

"At some point we will have to make decisions and then we will have to put something out there and eventually vote," said Sen. John Thune. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Time may be running out on Senate Obamacare talks

Robert King · May 23, 2017 8:43 pm

"We have plenty of money in this country to take care of the people who need help. And will do that," budget chief says. (AP)

Mulvaney: Trump not kicking needy off safety net programs

Joseph Lawler · May 23, 2017 5:00 pm

Trump’s Budget Relies Heavily on Growth. Entitlement Reform? Not So Much.

Michael Warren · May 23, 2017 1:01 am

The agency accidentally leaked a copy of the draft. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

6 things to know about Trump’s health budget

Kimberly Leonard · May 22, 2017 11:19 pm

The idea behind the IPAB is to restrain the growth in spending by having 15 bureaucrats decide what should and should not be covered by Medicare. (iStock photo)

Remember IPAB? It’s time for a full repeal

Tyler Houlton · May 22, 2017 4:03 am

The CBO hasn't scored the latest version of the American Health Care Act. If the loss in coverage is still as large as the last version — up to 24 million by 2026 — it will only reinforce the Senate's determination to make significant changes to get better coverage numbers. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Healthcare reform: Mission possible

Paul Howard · May 19, 2017 4:05 am

In 2017, Republican lawmakers in Arizona and Iowa took steps to join a growing list of states that have acted to curtail public funding for Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Planned Parenthood axes four clinics in Iowa after state funding cuts

Anna Giaritelli · May 18, 2017 11:24 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has been spearheading bipartisan talks alongside Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined the closed-door meeting Thursday, which focused on tax credits to reduce healthcare costs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Obamacare working group expands

Robert King · May 18, 2017 8:49 pm