US Health Care
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US Surgeons General Say Dementia Is Top Public Health Crisis
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The Budget Outlook Isn’t Good — but It Has ‘Improved Substantially Since 2010’: Report
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Trump Wants States to Experiment With Medicaid — Up to a Point
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The Big Push for Medicare Advantage
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‘Unsupported’ Price Hikes on Seven Drugs Cost $5.1 Billion Over Two Years: Report
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Pete Buttigieg Unveils Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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1 in 4 Dollars in US Health Care Is Wasted: Analysis
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Four Takeaways on Trump’s New Medicare Executive Order
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Walmart to Give Workers Financial Incentives to Use Higher-Quality Doctors
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Trump Blasts Democrats on ‘Socialist’ Medicare for All
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Trump to Roll Out His Plan for the Future of Medicare
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Does Impeachment Destroy Any Hope of a Trump-Pelosi Deal on Drug Prices?
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Quote of the Day: The Health Care Revolution That Wasn’t
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Trump to Issue Executive Order Allowing Prescription Drug Imports: Report
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Chuck Grassley Says Drug Pricing Bill Key to GOP Keeping Senate Majority
Newsletter
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Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Curbing New Agency Spending
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at cutting spending at federal agencies by requiring them to offset any increased outlays on mandatory programs with other cuts. The “...
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House Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey Won’t Seek Reelection in 2020
Rep. Nita Lowey, the New York Democrat who chairs the influential House Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection next year. The 82-year-old Lowey has served in...
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Number of the Day: $23 a Month
The Social Security Administration on Thursday said the cost-of-living adjustment for 2020 would be 1.6%. That translates to a bump of about $23 on the average monthly benefit of $1,460. The 2020...
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States Spending Millions to Administer Medicaid Work Requirements
States deploying work requirements in their Medicaid programs are spending millions of dollars on administrative costs to implement the new rules, according to a new study by the Government...
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Trump Wants States to Experiment With Medicaid — Up to a Point
After a series of zigzags, Utah is about to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. At least 10 red states have done the same, but Utah’s experience may be a bellwether showing how far the...
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Are We Asking the Wrong Question About Trump's Tax Cuts?
Most economists say it will take years to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but Greg Leiserson, director of tax policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, isn’...
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The Navy’s $7 Billion Destroyer Is Now 6 Years Overdue
The U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer program has experienced one problem after another, from a failure to maintain power while at sea to a gun that requires munitions so expensive that the Navy...