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Riven by partisanship, the Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday night to prevent a threatened government default and bundled it off to a swift and certain defeat in the Senate.

Republicans have muscled legislation to extend the government's borrowing authority and cutting spending through the House over solid Democratic opposition.

Employees enrolled in limited-benefit medical plans may be blocked from participating in the federal high-risk pool created by the PPACA.

In a recent survey, 81 percent of seniors who have Medicare coverage indicated that having to pay any more for Medicare benefits in the future would put either a heavy or serious financial burden on them.

House Speaker John Boehner hastily reworked his stalled emergency debt-limit bill Friday as Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid signaled he's pushing ahead with his own version.

A timeline of how debt negotiations culminated into last-minute desperation for compromise.

House Republican leaders have abruptly delayed a vote on a bill extending the government's debt limit and cutting federal spending.

Because of the “use it or lose it” provision,many consumers have been wary to enroll in these FSAs for fear of losing their hard-earned dollars.