Tag: president-barack
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First Edition: April 11, 2013
Today’s headlines include details regarding how Medicare and Medicaid, as well as funding for the health law’s implementation, fared in President Barack Obama’s budget plan.
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First Edition: April 10, 2013
Today’s headlines include more details and analysis regarding President Barack Obama’s budget plan and how it handles Medicare and other entitlement programs.
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Tavenner may gain bipartisan support
President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday with potential for bipartisan support for her confirmation.
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Obama budget will propose changes to Medicare in exchange for tax increases
Previews of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal, which is expected to be released next week, indicate that he will signal a willingness to compromise with Republicans by including trims to Medicare. The blueprint, though, reportedly will not make major dents in Medicaid.
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First Edition: April 5, 2013
Today’s headlines include reports about how President Barack Obama’s budget proposal — to be released next week — will handle Medicare and Medicaid.
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House passes short-term spending bill, but bigger budget obstacles remain
The measure, which now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature, will fund the government through September. Meanwhile, the Senate and House still have larger issues on the long-term budget, including conflicting views on funding levels for entitlements such as Medicaid.