3/4/2015 5:34:01 PM
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell. The question before the court was whether subsidies for the purchase of health insurance on an insurance exchange can be legally provided to people in the states that have not established state exchanges, relying instead on the federal health insurance marketplace. The Affordable Care [...]
2/27/2015 1:19:39 PM
Millions of rural Americans, and rural Medicare beneficiaries, depend on their local hospitals to access primary, acute, and emergency care. If the Medicare Dependent Hospital and Low-Volume Hospital programs expire, hundreds of rural communities will be exposed to a reduction of services in their local facility, job loss, or worse —closure of their local hospital. [...]
2/26/2015 2:02:23 PM
The Ways and Means Committee favorably reported four Medicare bills in a markup held today. In his opening statement, Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) emphasized the bipartisan nature of the bills, saying “when we have a chance to find common ground – to move our country forward – we shouldn’t shy away from that.” The bills [...]
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