Medicaid

In her campaign’s “New Way Forward” policy document, Kamala Harris claimed she “will not let Trump and his allies take away the Social Security and Medicare benefits that seniors have earned.” But Harris’ claims suffer from multiple…

Members of Congress may have decamped Washington to campaign for reelection, but in nondescript buildings near Capitol Hill, federal budget gnomes continue their work. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released two reports…

While neither top presidential candidate is heavily focusing on health policy, analysts in the field expect major changes after the election regardless of who wins. Access and cost of care could change drastically for most Americans. From…

It has largely skipped the national press’s attention — perhaps because of the presidential debate that evening — but a June 27 court ruling could have far-reaching negative consequences for U.S. health care and federalism. If higher…

On Thursday, the Biden administration marked the second anniversary of the passage of the so-called Inflation (Reduction) Act (IRA) by announcing the results of the first round of “negotiations” between Medicare and pharmaceutical…

Earlier this month, Kamala Harris’ campaign announced it raised more than $200 million in the first week of her candidacy, following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential campaign. A far larger, albeit unofficial, in-kind…

In mid-June, Medicare’s Office of the Actuary published its annual estimate of national health spending projections for the coming decade. As usual, the document concluded that health spending would rise ever higher, from nearly…

Republican Sens. Katie Boyd Britt and Ted Cruz introduced a bill on Monday that would effectively force states that contemplate a ban on in vitro fertilization (IVF) to choose between reining in one of the most profitable, unethical, unborn…

So much for a border crisis. The Biden administration recently finalized regulations that will provide taxpayer-funded benefits to individuals who came into this country lacking authorization, by defining them as “lawfully present.” The…

As South Carolina law enforcement investigates allegations a state agency is handing out voter registration forms to foreign nationals, an agency official tells The Federalist that federal law has tied the state’s hands. Jeff…