September 28, 2007
Congress Votes to Extend Medicaid, Abstinence Education Programs
On September 26, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 3668, a bill to extend for three months the TransitionalView More
Medicaid/Medicare
December 21, 2005
FY2006 Reconciliation Bill Awaits Final Approval, Will Reauthorize 1996 Welfare Reform Law
On December 19, the House approved, 212-206, the conference report for the FY2006 spending reconciliation bill (S. 1932), which establishesView More
September 9, 2005
Panel Examines Medicaid’s Impact on the Most Vulnerable Populations
On September 8, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing entitled, “Medicaid: Empowering Beneficiaries on the Road toView More
July 1, 2005
Medicaid Reform Subject of Senate Committee Hearings
On June 28, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held the first in a series of hearings to examine theView More
June 17, 2005
Panels Examine Future of Medicaid
On June 15, the Senate Finance and House Energy and Commerce Committees held hearings to examine a Medicaid reform proposalView More
April 29, 2005
Panel Hears Testimony on Long-Term Care and Medicaid
On April 27, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, “Long-Term Care and Medicaid: SpiralingView More
March 18, 2005
FY2006 Budget Resolution Heads to Conference
This week, the House and Senate approved two versions of the FY2006 budget resolution. A House and Senate conference committeeView More
February 9, 2005
FY2006 Budget Summary
Introduction President Bush delivered his $2.57 trillion FY2006 budget to Congress on February 7. The budget proposes to cut theView More
September 17, 2004
Senate Committee Examines Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
On September 14, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on the proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare andView More
July 23, 2004
Senate Committee Reviews Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
On July 19, the Senate Special Aging Committee heard testimony regarding the implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount CardView More