Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

The Senate Finance Committee approved the re-nomination of Charles Blahous to be a public trustee for Social Security and Medicare by a vote of 14 to 12. (Bloomberg File)

Senate advances nominee portrayed as Koch stooge by Democrats

Joseph Lawler · June 8, 2016 3:25 pm

The findings, culled from private and federal health data, come at a time when Congress is debating what to do about the opioid abuse crisis, as federal figures show 72 Americans die every day from opioid and heroin abuse. (iStock photo)

Study: Substance abuse gets short shrift from feds, insurers

Robert King · June 6, 2016 8:07 pm

Benjamin Brafman, right, attorney for pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli, foreground, speaks on Capitol Hill on Feb. 4 during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on rising drug prices. Shkreli refused to testify before U.S. lawmakers who excoriated him over severe hikes for a drug sold by a company that he acquired. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lawmakers feel the pain over drug prices

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

The survey released Wednesday showed that as of March, 15.5 million fewer adults between the ages of 18-64 were uninsured compared to September 2013, a nearly 44 percent reduction. (AP Photo)

Survey: Uninsured rate shrinks under Obamacare

Robert King · May 25, 2016 7:06 pm

In Trump vs. Clinton race, young Americans are guaranteed to lose

In Trump vs. Clinton race, young Americans are guaranteed to lose

Philip Klein · May 20, 2016 12:20 am

Seniors over 50 who are insured or use the individual market are most likely to sign up for Medicare. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Study: 13 million more eligible for Medicare under Clinton plan

Robert King · May 19, 2016 4:21 pm

"This proposed model is far from perfect, and I have serious concerns about the aspects of it," Gene Green said during a House hearing. (AP Photo)

Democrats break with administration on Medicare plan

Robert King · May 17, 2016 3:09 pm

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans lacked health insurance in 2015, new data shows. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Uninsured rate declined last year

Robert King · May 17, 2016 2:10 pm

Years of litigation over the Obamacare mandate for coverage of early abortion pills, birth control and sterilization, culminated in seven cases under the title Zubik v. Burwell. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Supreme Court called the Obama administration’s bluff

Matt Bowman · May 17, 2016 4:04 am

"The facts are really clear. Because of [Medicaid], which [Steve Beshear] expanded, hundreds of thousands of working Kentuckians have healthcare for the first time," Hillary Clinton explained. (AP Photo)

Clinton says protester misled by ‘Republican propaganda’

Ariel Cohen · May 16, 2016 10:26 pm

Maryland: 83 Percent of Obamacare Enrollments Are Medicaid

Jeryl Bier · May 16, 2016 2:49 pm

President Barack Obama signs the three-month highway funding bill in 2015. Regulations related to big bills signed into law are being rushed through to prevent Congress or the next president from changing them. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama rushes through $85 billion in new regs, most in over 20 years

Paul Bedard · May 16, 2016 11:50 am