The U.S. Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the health costs of climate change, on April 26.
The health costs of oil and gas use are rising, said Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)...
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) introduced a comprehensive reform bill titled the Health Care Fairness for All Act, on May 9.
The bill provides a universal tax credit and individual accounts for after-tax...
A congressional hearing examined the value of tax breaks and subsidies for non-profit hospitals compared to the charitable services they provide.
The Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Ways and Means Committee received...
President Biden suggests raising Medicare taxes on higher-income households. “Biden’s proposal to raise taxes to address Medicare’s future financial problem ignores how progressive Medicare taxes already are.”
“If we got rid of the exclusion, what would happen to the $1.3 trillion (currently) denied workers? They would make their own health care decisions. They would have more control over their incomes, transferring control from employers to employees and allowing them to purchase health insurance tax-free. They could still stay in employer-provided plans if they choose to do so.”
“I’m glad to join this bipartisan bill that would break down barriers that patients face when seeking care to allow health savings accounts to be used for direct primary providers."
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the pharmacy chain Rite Aid filled illegal prescriptions for opioids, on March 13.
Rite Aid drug stores filled “hundreds of thousands” of illegal prescriptions between May...
In a long-sought victory for the Climate Industrial Complex, the Oregon Supreme Court March 9 approved construction of a 300-mile, high-voltage power line that will transmit wind energy through parts of eastern Oregon and western Idaho.
