Medicare
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Lawsuit saying Twitter aided Islamic State thrown out by U.S. appeals court
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Boeing ends Wall St.'s slide, Fed caution limits gains
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U.S. food distributors allege Tyson Foods, rivals fixed chicken prices
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Democrats press Facebook, Twitter again to probe Russia links to Republican memo
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud - PM
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Yellen's swan song to markets
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France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM
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European shares slip at end of strong month
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U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez
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As Drug Prices Rise, $35 Cap on Insulin Takes Effect
By Michael RaineyPharmaceutical companies rang in the New Year as they usually do: raising prices on hundreds of medications. According to research cited by Reuters , companies like Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda will...
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‘The Most Important Thing That Has Happened to the Federal Budget in the Last 20 Years’
Something strange has been happening with Medicare, The New York Times reports : “Instead of growing and growing, as it always had before, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off...
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Biden Administration Picks First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 prescription drugs it has selected for unprecedented federal price negotiations with drugmakers, a milestone in efforts to reduce U.S...
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GOP Candidates Clash Over Government Spending, Entitlements
Although the opening exchanges of last night’s Republican presidential primary debate aren’t making many highlight reels and recaps, they showed the candidates trying to establish their fiscally...
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Top Drug Industry Trade Group Sues to Block Medicare Price Negotiations
The pharmaceutical industry’s top lobbying group filed a lawsuit Wednesday arguing that a law enacted last year allowing Medicare to directly negotiate some prescription drug prices is...
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Pence Wants to Put Social Security and Medicare Cuts Back on the Table
By Michael RaineyIn the wake of relentless criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) late last week revised his proposal to bring all government programs, including Social Security and...
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A New Twist in the GOP Feud Over Social Security Cuts
By Michael RaineyAs Democrats led by President Joe Biden continue to gleefully attack Republicans for proposals both new and old that would cut or otherwise undermine Social Security and Medicare, GOP leaders have...
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As Haley Announces Presidential Bid, Trump Attacks Her on Social Security and Medicare
Nikki Haley, the 51-year-old former governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration, officially jumped into the 2024 presidential race Wednesday with...
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US on Pace to Add $19 Trillion to National Debt Over Next Decade: CBO
By Michael RaineyFederal finances are deteriorating more rapidly than expected, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday as it released its 10-year outlook for the federal budget and the U.S. economy. The 101-...
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McConnell Slams Scott as Republicans Feud Over Social Security
President Joe Biden has spent much of this week blasting a proposal from Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida to have all federal programs, including Social Security and Medicare, sunset in five...