The Trump administration is facing a key test with Mississippi's Medicaid program as the state seeks permission to be the first ever to impose work requirements without expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare....
Month: August 2018
RAND Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings Technical Expert Panel May 31st 2018 Meeting
On May 31, 2018, the RAND Corporation convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to gather input on analyses that could be conducted to further enhance the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings program.
The White House plan: Just keep putting Trump on stage
Hours after Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer admitted he was pushed by his client to break the law and his 2016 campaign chairman was found guilty of tax and bank fraud, the president too...
Senate Democrats call to halt Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing after Cohen, Manafort news
Several Senate Democrats are calling for the Senate to put a stop to any confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, after news on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts in federal court in New York, implicating the president as a co-conspirator in those crimes.
At least eight Senate Democrats have already called for a pause, including Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Patrick L...
The Health 202: Has Medicaid expansion helped or hurt the program? Depends which of these Republicans you ask
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and CMS head Seema Verma offer different perspectives.
Ohio Gov. Kasich Stumps Again In Support Of Medicaid Expansion
An analysis by the state shows Medicaid expansion has cut in half the number of uninsured Ohioans. Most recipients said the expansion made it easier to find work and care for their families.
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Republicans who voted for the tax bill now want to cut Medicare and Social Security to pay for it
Slowly but surely, Republicans that supported the trillion dollar Trump tax bill are revealing their true motivations: slashing Medicare and Social Security.
During a Sunday interview with CNBC’s John Harwood, Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) urged entitlement reform as the deficit continues to balloon as a result of the GOP tax cuts.
“I do think we need to deal with some of our spending,” Stivers said. “We’ve got try to figure out how to spend less....
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announces ambitious plan to upend the lobbying industry
In a Tuesday morning speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled her Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act. Billed as an effort to “eliminate the influence of money in our federal government,” the proposed bill takes aim at the excesses of K Street and its pernicious “revolving door” ethos, as well as enhancing existing anti-corruption laws and government transparency efforts.
In her presentation, Warren cas...