The federal government has shut down as the Congressional Republicans and Democrats battle over continuation of the ACA enhanced tax credit subsidies for citizens buying health insurance.
Republicans initially put forward a "clean" continuing resolution (CR) that would have kept the government open through the month of October, but...
The BA.2 variant, also known as the "stealth Omicron," is now the dominant coronavirus version in the U.S. and more than 60 other countries. This week, Philadelphia became the first major city in the U.S. to announce that it would return to mandating masks in public spaces due to the spread of BA.2. Meanwhile, Arizona, the Centers for...
Lots of interesting news on the costs and impact of Medicaid work requirements, including a significant finger wag from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and three federal judges who seem poised to strike down the controversial initiative now CMS approved in nine states, including Arizona.
For the first time, some states are...
