Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and ...
Republicans unveil another extension to try to avert government shutdown
With less than a week to go before a March 14 shutdown deadline, it is not clear if Republicans have the votes to pass the ...
Meet Amy Gleason, the DOGE administrator who may — or may not — be wielding extraordinary power
Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service, isn't a household name. But as Elon Musk’s effort to ...
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‘The proposed cuts would not spare anyone in’ Washington; Clark County health care providers concerned Medicaid cuts
The local impact of a Republican-led proposal to potentially cut Medicaid remains unclear, as some of Clark County’s largest health care providers are still unsure of the long-term consequences.
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Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson will continue in-person town halls, despite GOP advice
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, said she fully intends to continue hosting public town halls across ...
New Jersey Globe2d
D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week
All of Congress – well, all of Congress besides those who decided to bail – gathered in the House chamber this week for the ...
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How Might Oregon and Washington healthcare providers be effected by proposed Medicaid cuts?
House Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution that requires the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion ...
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Here’s how Congress could push Washington state lawmakers into a special session
The leader of the Washington state House of Representatives said the quiet part out loud this week: lawmakers should brace for a special session if Congress slashes funding for Medicaid, the health ca ...
Means-Testing Medicare Would Do No Harm
In what other industries do we think customers are better off being forced to pay for a poorly run monopoly?
What to know about Medicaid work requirements
Work requirements for federal aid, including Medicaid and food stamps, receive high levels of bipartisan support in polling. A 2023 Axios-Ipsos poll found that nearly two in three voters, 63%, ...
Will telemedicine for seniors survive federal budget battle? Here’s what we’ve learned
Threats to access occurred before waivers were extended in December. They’re now set to expire next month unless Congress ...
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OIG investigates catheter billing
WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General estimates that Medicare improperly paid $35.1 million for catheters and kits from July 2021 through July 2022. The agency paid a total of $303.3 million ...