health care
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The money you save, without losing any benefits or coverage, could be enough to buy you a new car next year — half a car, anyhow.
December 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Open Season is underway and the Office of Personnel Management says it has updated its tool for participants to compare plans.
November 12, 2019 -
Two lawmakers want the Defense Department to only buy American-made drugs.
November 01, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have formed a new partnership to uncover potential waste, fraud and abuse among veteran health providers.
October 31, 2019 -
It's very likely, especially if you haven’t changed plans in the past few years or are retired, that you are paying more in premiums than necessary.
October 08, 2019 -
Nobody likes to pay more for anything. But is it possible that the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program isn’t the ripoff many think it is?
October 04, 2019 -
Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs have been trying to expand veterans’ access to private sector medical providers since 2014.
August 06, 2019 -
Retired Army Col. Dr. Ron Poropatich with details about efforts to develop an autonomous trauma care system for wounded soldiers in remote places.
July 17, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, according to new numbers from market research company Forrester, the federal government as a whole was ranked lower than airlines, car rental services, and health care providers.
June 13, 2019 -
On this EXTRA episode, Judith Feder, Georgetown professor and healthcare reform expert during the Clinton administration; and Karen Pollitz, senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation and former cabinet member in both the Clinton and Obama administrations; discuss the myriad ideas surrounding healthcare reform in the US and what effect it might have on the DC region.
May 13, 2019 -
Bart Stichman, executive director of the National Veterans Legal Services Program, discusses the ongoing health care battle between some veterans and the VA.
April 17, 2019 -
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is out with its latest data set showing the performance of almost every hospital in the United States. Is it time for an update?
March 27, 2019 -
Large numbers of veterans today have grown up with technology, and now the Department of Veterans Affairs and Apple are collaborating to bring vital information to their iPhones.
March 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the U.S. Postal Service is asking industry for an autonomous vehicle that can follow a route while a mail carrier is able to sort the mail for delivery.
February 27, 2019 -
How about a merger of the health systems operated by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs? Bloomberg Government analysts Rob Levinson and Megan Howard had more details.
February 18, 2019