Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers, advocates hopeful for more bills to curb maternal deaths
Since it went into effect April 1, four states have already begun implementation.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Obama and Biden reunite to tout signature health care law
The proposed rule would close the family glitch loophole beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Lawmakers and advocates have pushed the administration to act on the family glitch for some time.
Policy · 117th Congress
Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency
The House passed a bill to allow states to begin Medicaid redeterminations on April 1 even if the public health emergency continues.
Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 subvariants not expected to slow progress against pandemic
The new variant, known as BA.2, is more contagious than previous variants, including the original strain of omicron, BA.1, and is quickly picking up steam across the United States.
Policy · 117th Congress
Testing shortages reach nursing homes, home health agencies
The issue is raising questions about care for seniors nationwide and whether the administration’s effort to ship 1 billion tests directly to households is further undercutting supplies for providers
Policy · 117th Congress
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees
The initial lawsuit asking for the injunction says there are more than 1 million federal employees who would have to “either submit to forced vaccination pursuant to illegal mandates, or forfeit
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears Feb. 18 stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown
Other Medicare cuts taking place Jan. 1, including a 2 percent “sequester” and separate reductions to reimbursements for physicians and clinical laboratory services, won’t be addressed in the CR.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden calls for patriotic unity, pitches plan to fight omicron
“We are better positioned than we were a year ago to fight COVID-19,” Biden said, noting that last Christmas fewer than 1 percent of adults were fully vaccinated, while now over 71 percent of adults
Congress · 117th Congress
Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
So much of the fiscal focus of the nation in the last 20 years has been, No. 1, of overseas wars, where we’ve spent $8 trillion. No. 2, tax cuts heavily skewed to the wealthiest Americans.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census may have missed more than 1 million, report suggests
[Census: California, Northeast, Midwest lose House seats] The Urban Institute estimated a close to 1 percent net double count in Minnesota, contributing to the state keeping all of its House
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Pride in product’ colors lawmakers’ view of budget negotiations
A 21-page measure would institute a 15 percent minimum tax on corporate “book” income for companies that report $1 billion in profits to investors.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats eye Medicare Advantage as potential reconciliation offset
Altogether, the health care costs may approach $1 trillion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Child care funds likely spared the budget ax other programs face
subsidies for families earning above 200 percent of state median income starting in 2025; a Sherrill amendment removed that limit but retained a requirement that families attest they have less than $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Pelosi: Budget decisions needed ‘in the next few days’ to hit deadline
But even with those limits, those two programs and the child tax credit extension through 2025 cost over $1 trillion.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Budget reconciliation bill should not ignore community clinics
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans rely on community health centers, also known as community clinics, for their primary care needs.
Congress · 117th Congress
Explaining reconciliation and the social issues at stake, with Mary C. Curtis
[jwp-video n=”1″] Curtis: Yeah, well, let’s talk about that. Progressives, particularly, want the infrastructure and reconciliation bills linked. Can you explain why?
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats unveil blueprint for $3.5T budget reconciliation bill
and Senate panels to write legislation to increase the deficit by up to nearly $1.75 trillion while instructing the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees to reduce the deficit by at least $1
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicaid beneficiaries less likely to get COVID-19 shots
that COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Medicaid enrollees was 22 percent, compared with 45 percent of Ohioans overall — despite recent headlines about new incentives to get a shot, including a statewide $1
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Health care divisions persist in key Democratic Senate primary
Biden, who was in Wisconsin on Tuesday to tout a bipartisan infrastructure package, carried the Badger State by less than 1 percentage point last year. GOP Sen.
Policy · 117th Congress
Industry cheers Supreme Court ruling on health care law
[jwp-video n=”1″] Conservative state officials and individuals had argued that the law was invalid after Republicans effectively ended that so-called “individual mandate” as part of the 2017