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By Andrew Taylor |
March 20, 2012
Mixing deep cuts to safety-net programs for the poor with politically risky cost curbs for Medicare, Republicans controlling the House unveiled an election-year budget blueprint Tuesday that paints clear campaign differences with President Barack Obama.
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By Andrew Taylor |
March 20, 2012
Conservative House Republicans on Tuesday set up what appears to be a potential re-run of last year's turbulent domestic policy fight with President Barack Obama, putting forward an election-year budget manifesto that would blend steep social program cuts with reduced tax rates.
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By Alan Fram |
February 20, 2012
Bruised from the payroll tax cut brawl, congressional Republicans want to change the subject and push legislation they say would create jobs by promoting transportation and energy projects, cutting business taxes and helping companies raise capital.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
January 2, 2012
Baby boomers take note: Medicare as your parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. You may not like it, but you might have to accept it.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
December 16, 2011
White House spokesmen Thursday blasted a new bipartisan plan to overhaul Medicare, saying it would undermine the health care program for seniors and disabled people, leaving it to "wither on the vine."
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By Arthur D. Postal |
April 22, 2011
Insurance agents and employers are breathing a sigh of relief that Congress has repealed a health care reform law provision that would have required employers to offer low-income employees so-called “free-choice” vouchers starting in 2014
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By James E. Green |
April 15, 2011
A summary of employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web.
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By Jenny Ivy |
June 10, 2010
Without this federal assistance, Families USA reports health insurance premiums will skyrocket to an average of $1,107 a month for unemployed families.
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By Jenny Ivy |
February 19, 2010
Two Democratic senators, along with nonprofit Families USA and other organizations are urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass legislation, extending unemployment benefits and a federal COBRA subsidy program set to expire on Feb. 28.
