Affordable Care Act

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Lawmakers are increasingly looking at boosting the IRS to help pay for infrastructure improvements. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Werfel as IRS commish: What to expect

In nominating Danny Werfel to run the IRS, the White House recognizes revelvant experience in more ways than one.

Tom Temin Commentary

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018 file photo, the U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington. The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting in place a key player who’ll carry out his strategy for expanding affordable coverage and reining in prescription drug costs. Obama-era policy adviser Chiquita Brooks-LaSure will be the first Black woman to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, which also administers children’s health insurance and the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate confirms Brooks-LaSure to run health care programs

People

Will your health plan dodge 40% tax hike?

Federal Report

The Capitol is seen as New Year's Day comes to a close with the partial government shutdown in its second week, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. The new House majority led by Democrat Nancy Pelosi gavels into session this week with legislation ready to end the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tops on House Democrats’ to-do list: Try to end shutdown

Congress

Does HHS have a contract with insurers for the Affordable Care Act? We asked a lawyer

Federal Drive

Numbers tell the government story, sort of

Tom Temin Commentary

Obamacare enrollment for 2018 tops 8.7 million, exceeds expectations

Federal Newscast

David Hawkings: Death and taxes front-of-mind for Congress?

Federal Drive

Bracing for a 50 percent health premium hike

Federal Report

David Hawkings: Plenty for Congress to do beyond health care

Federal Drive

An injured soldier recovers in a hospital after Friday's attack at a military compound in Mazar-e-Sharif province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a military compound in the Balkh province, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 11 others, an Afghan government official said Friday. (AP Photo)

Severe cybersecurity issues found at Army medical facilities

Federal Newscast

Health premiums going up, again …

Does the ACA, aka Obamacare make you sick or are you afraid it’ll be replaced by President Trumps proposal? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says get…

Federal Report

David Hawkings: While House is away, Senate turns to health care bill

The House went on recess this week, but the Senate is in town with plenty of work to do. Having sent the president a budget for 2017, senators are rubbing…

Federal Drive

Still no talks on the big budget

Tom Temin Commentary

Nobody seems to be paying attention to the bigger picture of where federal finances are headed.