Debt limit deal appears close as negotiators keep working
While the deadline shift from June 1 to June 5 doesn’t change negotiators’ urgency, it could help them get a bill through both chambers of Congress before the "x date."
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Mississippi Delta hospitals battle financial factors to survive
Medicare pays a 1 percent bonus on the theoretical cost of care for critical access hospitals. Greenwood is under the distance threshold for critical access designation.
CBO sees ‘significant risk’ of debt limit breach before June 15
The report from the nonpartisan scorekeepers will likely keep the pressure on lawmakers to strike a deal to raise or suspend the debt limit before June 1, when Treasury Secretary Janet L.
Bipartisan interest in new deposit insurance cap, but for whom?
Uninsured deposits are held in a small share of accounts but can be a large proportion of banks’ funding, particularly among the largest 10 percent and largest 1 percent of banks by asset size, the agency
Lobbying reports show K Street is off to a strong start in 2023
Manufacturers of America, CVS Health, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, CIGNA Group and America’s Health Insurance Plans — spent a combined $37.3 million from Jan. 1
Ageism, stigma hinders response to senior alcohol use disorder
In 2021, about 1 percent of people who had alcohol use disorder said they received medication for it, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Republicans urge tweaks to House debt limit bill ahead of vote
the measure’s fiscal restraints would reset discretionary spending for the upcoming budget year to levels appropriated for fiscal 2022, and then impose caps for an additional nine years allowing for 1
Dual court rulings throw confusion into abortion drug debate
Survey results from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation released Feb. 1 found that about half of adults were unsure if mifepristone was legal in their state — and 13 percent in states with abortion
Fed’s Barr: SVB ignored ‘bread and butter’ banking issues
His report is due out by May 1.
Lawmakers from both parties skeptical of legislation over SVB
The Federal Reserve Board said Monday that Barr would review the supervision and regulation of SVB and that his report would be released by May 1.
Post-mortems begin on Silicon Valley Bank failure
Barr will review the supervision and regulation of SVB and the Fed will release his report by May 1.
Insurers, Republicans square off with Biden on Medicare ‘cuts’
As part of its annual payment updates to Medicare Advantage plans, CMS proposed earlier this month a 1 percent increase for 2024 — a smaller increase than proposed in past years that is being framed as
Policy · 118th Congress
Biden mixes doable, aspirational health messages in speech
“There are millions of other Americans who are not on Medicare, including 200,000 young people with Type 1 diabetes who need insulin to stay alive,” Biden said to applause from Democrats and a few
Congress · 118th Congress
Debt limit battle set to dominate 2023 fiscal agenda
Vought’s plan has no cuts to Social Security benefits now or in the future, and claims the same for Medicare benefits although it would slice $1 trillion from payments to health providers who serve
Congress · 118th Congress
McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) But while seniors wouldn’t technically see a reduction in Medicare benefits, the Vought plan would still slash about $1 trillion from Medicare payments to providers, which could
Campaigns · 118th Congress
McCarthy wins speaker election, finally
McCarthy joked as he finally took the podium shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday to deliver his victory speech.
Congress · 117th Congress
House clears omnibus package as end nears for 117th Congress
Those amendments included a bipartisan measure to protect pregnant workers against workplace discrimination; $1 billion in funding for 9/11 first responders’ health costs; $6 billion to fund compensation
Policy · 117th Congress
Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment
At least 2 percent of Medicare beneficiaries 65 or older — about 1 million people — had a past-year alcohol or drug use disorder between 2015 and 2019, according to a study published in the American
37.3 Million Americans have Diabetes: When will Congress Act?
And diabetes is expensive, the chronic condition accounts for 1 in 4 healthcare dollars in the U.S. and adds $9,600 to an individual’s average annual healthcare costs.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pediatricians beg for more federal help to fight wave of RSV
Just 1 percent of all hospitals receive funding from the program, but they train roughly half of all pediatric residents and fellows, according to data from the Children’s Hospital Association.