Medicare
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Taser maker Axon says SEC is reviewing its financial reports
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Japan's Emperor Akihito likely to abdicate at end-March 2019: Asahi
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Exclusive: Tech companies to lobby for immigrant 'Dreamers' to remain in U.S.
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Japan government says needs to spur firms to spend cash pile on capex, wages
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Asian shares perk up after U.S. Senate passes budget plan
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SoftBank's big checks are stalling tech IPOs
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Democrats fail to block Arctic reserve oil drilling
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Dollar rises after U.S. Senate passes budget blueprint
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Nissan still looking into how long misconduct went on: minister
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Many Americans Don’t Trust Trump to Protect Social Security, Medicare
As a candidate, President Trump pledged to “save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without cuts,” but nearly 60 percent of Americans heading into their retirement years don’t trust him to...
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What You Need to Know About Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ Plan
By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael RaineySanders’ Medicare for All Act is nothing if not ambitious. Dave Weigel of The Washington Post says it “would revolutionize America’s health care system.” Here are some of its key features:
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‘Waste Scored a Victory’ with Tom Price's Medicare Decision
Here’s a headline bound to make a fiscal conservative blanch: “Tom Price decides he doesn’t want Medicare to save money.” That’s the headline on a Washington Post editorial today taking Health and...
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Why We Can’t Shrink the Government — and You Probably Need to Pay More in Taxes
By Michael RaineyReducing the size of government has long been a goal for conservatives, but it’s been a tough promise to keep even when Republicans are in full control of Congress and the White House. And a new...
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5 Big Ideas to Stabilize the Obamacare Marketplaces
By Michael RaineyThe Affordable Care Act has made it possible for millions of people to get health care coverage, but there are plenty of problems with the system it created, including rising costs and the loss of...
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US Employers Are Skipping Out on Billions in Payroll Taxes
By Eric PianinA new report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says the IRS is doing too little to go after employers suspected of hiding wages and failing to report billions of dollars in...
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Here’s What It Would Take to Slash Government Waste: Better IT Departments
By Eric PianinA House Republican proposal to reduce improper payments for Medicare, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and other programs and save taxpayers $700 billion in the next five years has sparked...
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Can Congress Finally Stop Wasting $100 Billion a Year in Erroneous Payments?
By Eric PianinIn response to repeated prodding by the General Accounting Office and other government watchdogs, the House Budget Committee is calling for creation of a special commission to crack down on...
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Feds' Big Bust: $1.3 Billion Health Insurance Fraud Takedown
By Rob GarverOn the same day that Republican members of the Senate released a pair of bills aimed at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Justice highlighted a problem with the...
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Big Pharma’s Big Lobby Money Is Preventing Real Reform on Drug Prices
By Eric PianinThere was a time not long ago that the pharmaceutical industry was in a panic over a mounting call for prescription drug price controls and other measures to protect consumers and government agencies...