Health policy

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to President Obama’s healthcare law today, kicking off a three-day proceeding.  The Affordable Care Act mandates an expansion of health insurance to 30 million more Americans within a decade, as well as for the ire it has roused in Republican lawmakers and citizens, alike. At the heart of the […]

Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), unveiled his budget yesterday, proposing cuts of some $6.2 trillion over the next decade. Medicare and Medicaid will fundamentally change under Ryan’s plan  – with Medicare losing $389 billion, and $735 billion being cut from Medicaid. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent details what parts of the budget will affect Americans the […]