Apr 05 Corker: Congressional scrutiny essential in Iran nuclear deal By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says congressional scrutiny and approval of any nuclear agreement with Iran is essential and will help ensure the deal isn't a bad one. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:50 House approves permanent fix for Medicare doctor payment By PBS News Hour For more than a decade, doctors who treat Medicare patients have been threatened with pay cuts due to a faulty formula of how doctors are reimbursed. But in a rare bipartisan agreement, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a deal… Continue watching
Mar 25 Who loses from a permanent Medicare doc fix? By Philip Moeller Making Sen$e Medicare columnist Phil Moeller is excited about the possibility of a bipartisan breakthrough in Congress, and on the years-long fight over the Medicare "doc fix" no less. But someone, he explains, will have to pay for the impending… Continue reading
Mar 25 Afghan president: 'We are not going to be the lazy Uncle Joe' By Larisa Epatko One of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s most well-received lines in his speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday was his pledge to have Afghanistan stand on its own two feet. “We are not going to be the lazy… Continue reading
Mar 24 VA says it will relax 40-mile rule for private medical care By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Responding to pressure from Congress and veterans groups, the Department of Veterans Affairs is relaxing a rule that makes it hard for some veterans in rural areas to prove they live at least 40 miles from a VA… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 2:10 House to Obama: Iran must have 'no pathway to a bomb' By PBS News Hour Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program are set to continue later this week, but politics at home may complicate discussions. After reports of a potential deal to reduce Iran’s nuclear centrifuges by 40 percent for 10 years, President Obama received a… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 12:38 Shields and Brooks on Netanyahu's election provocation, human trafficking holdup By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 9:41 Victims of human trafficking put on hold by congressional gridlock By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 18 Guess who really pays for your Medicare By Philip Moeller As Congressional leaders grapple with a possible permanent solution to Medicare cuts to physicians, Making Sen$e Medicare columnist Philip Moeller delivers a little tough love about the role that Medicare beneficiaries play in the nation’s expanding "entitlement deficits."… Continue reading
Mar 18 Senate, House GOP differ on savings approach to Medicare By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are putting down a marker with their budget blueprint, one day after the House GOP unveiled a 10-year plan that boosts the military, makes deep cuts in social programs and targets President Barack Obama's laws on… Continue reading