Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court limits EPA power plant carbon emissions authority
In a 6-3 vote, with Chief Justice John G.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Patients’ groups, progressives square off over Medicare Alzheimer’s decision
Patient groups, many of which have close ties to drugmakers developing treatments, say the move will block most of the country’s 6 million Alzheimer’s patients from a potential opportunity to slow
Policy · 117th Congress
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 order last week, halted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule for larger businesses to either require vaccination or have a masking and testing policy
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court blocks vaccine-or-mask mandate for larger employers
In a 6-3 order, the justices halted an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule for larger businesses to either require vaccines or have a masking and testing policy early this year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Electoral realities may trump ‘Build Back Better’ cost concerns
averting them: 2022 The most expensive policy that Democrats want to continue is the enhanced child tax credit that sent monthly advanced payments of $250 per child, or $300 per child under age 6
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates energized by Supreme Court abortion case
Push to protect abortion access Questions from the 6-3 conservative majority hinted the court could favor allowing the Mississippi law to go into effect.
Congress · 117th Congress
Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
What we saw on Jan. 6 was an effort at a totalitarian coup. What we saw on Jan. 6 is not anything I could have ever imagined occurring in this country. It was outrageous. It was pernicious.
Policy · 117th Congress
Income inequity persists in COVID-19 vaccination rates
Virginia: Department of Medical Assistance Services data show that the percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries 12 or older with at least one dose grew from 33 percent in June to 46 percent on Oct. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Child care funds likely spared the budget ax other programs face
The other is a new “early learning” day care program for children under 6 not enrolled in pre-K that’s designed to ensure families don’t spend more than 7 percent of their income on child care.
Congress · 117th Congress
Down to the wire on budget bill as Democrats haggle over details
The expansion, which is set to expire at the end of the year, allows for advanced monthly payments of the credit resulting in annual totals of $3,000 per child, or $3,600 for children under 6 years old
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget
House plan uncertain Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., initially proposed spending $6 trillion but agreed to $3.5 trillion in a compromise with his colleagues.
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicare demo emerges as coverage option for Alzheimer’s drug
Alzheimer’s afflicts more than 6 million Americans, and is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court tosses out major Obamacare challenge
Democrats and liberal advocacy groups, which warn the 6-3 conservative majority will make major decisions that harm Americans, will now focus to two cases that the court will hear next term on abortion
Policy · 117th Congress
$6 trillion Biden budget would launch spending spree
President Joe Biden unveiled a $6 trillion budget blueprint Friday that would set the government on a spending spree to make up for what White House officials described as a “decade of disinvestment.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight
The recent COVID-19 relief law (PL 117-2) appropriated $6 billion for IHS, with $600 million pegged for vaccine distribution.
White House · 117th Congress
What’s in Biden’s infrastructure investment, corporate tax plan
Biden calls for eliminating all lead pipes and service lines — part of about 6 million to 10 million homes nationwide and 400,000 schools and child care facilities — by investing $45 billion in the
Congress · 117th Congress
Variety of last-minute changes made to Senate aid package
The flurry of activity on Friday and Saturday that resulted in trimming added unemployment benefits from $400 to $300 per week, coupled with a one-week extension to Sept. 6, also probably freed up
Policy · 117th Congress
Cardenas previews COVID-19 package to address racial inequities
“Sometimes, if, if an organization is trying to serve someone, and that’s someone who’s an adult, and that someone doesn’t speak very much English, you might be talking to a 6-year-old child, and
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek more federal funds as Medicaid enrollment grows
National enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program jumped by 4 million between February and June, an increase of almost 6 percent, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official Seema Verma spent millions of taxpayer funds to polish her image, report finds
“In less than two years, Administrator Verma’s consultants charged CMS nearly $6 million for work that included boosting her public profile and personal brand, serving as her preferred communications