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National Nurses United union members wave “Medicare for All” signs during a rally in Washington on April 29. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Large employers question ‘Medicare for All’ plans, survey shows

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 14, 2019 at 8:18am
Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and adviser, spearheaded a women's economic development program that would not be cut. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

White House foreign aid cuts to spare Ivanka, Pence favorite programs

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted August 13, 2019 at 8:44am
Former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin and New York senator and presidential contender Kirsten Gillibrand hug after speaking to reporters Sunday at a community discussion on disability rights at the Holiday Inn in West Des Moines, Iowa. (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call).

Tom Harkin makes rare appearance with 2020 contender

By Bridget Bowman
Posted August 12, 2019 at 7:35am
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds, left, here with North Carolina Sen. Richard M. Burr in the Capitol in 2018, announced some good news about his wife’s cancer treatment this week. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Sen. Mike Rounds says wife’s chemotherapy has shrunk tumor in half

By Clyde McGrady
Posted August 9, 2019 at 11:42am
One proposed change to Medicare prescription drug benefit is to help the program control costs it absorbs to keep premiums stable. (CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate bill aims to protect taxpayers from costly drugs

By Andrew Siddons
Posted August 8, 2019 at 9:50am
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby  plans for his committee to begin marking up spending bills when Congress returns in September. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate GOP plans to divert health, education funds to border wall

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted August 8, 2019 at 8:11am
A mountain of pills, tablets, gelcaps and caplets, for pain medication. (File photo by Ian Wagreich, CQ Roll Call)

Senate bill’s drug pricing provision raises industry alarms

By Lauren Clason
Posted August 5, 2019 at 9:37am
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who was previously skeptical of importation, now says it is more feasible than ever before. (File photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

HHS outlines drug import plans as Canada ratchets up concern

By Andrew Siddons
Posted August 1, 2019 at 9:36am
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said "These plans let the insurance companies get away with everything, even murder, figuratively speaking.” (File photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Democrats to force vote on Trump health care rule

By Laura Castro Lindarte
Posted August 1, 2019 at 8:46am
President Donald Trump (L) acknowledges the audience as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma (2nd L) looks on at the South Court Auditorium of Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 18, 2018. Verma told reporters Monday that a new initiative will begin to fill the holes that exist in doctors’ views of their patients’ health. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

New Medicare initiative aims to fill holes in patient health records

By Lauren Clason
Posted July 30, 2019 at 2:24pm