The Senate’s failure to pass a bill repealing and replacing Obamacare has given new life to the narrative that there’s a budding romance between the American people – especially millennials … READ MORE
Healthcare
The Motion to Proceed…to What? A Senate Healthcare Explainer
After weeks of uncertainty and an abysmal outlook for success, the Senate Republicans made a small breakthrough today when they passed the motion to proceed to begin debate on the … READ MORE
D.C. Slaps the Baseline Towards a Fiscal Crisis
“Under current law.” Three seemingly simple words that are driving a divisive and confusing debate about Medicaid reform in Washington. Three simple words that also have enormous and catastrophic consequences … READ MORE
Senate Health Care Proposal and Politics Explainer
After weeks of secrecy about what the Senate health care reform will look like, Senate Republican leadership finally unveiled their version of repeal and replace – the Better Care Reconciliation Act(BCRA). … READ MORE
Rising Healthcare Costs are a (Federal) Budget Buster
This week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of how the updated American Health Care Act (AHCA) would impact the federal budget and the amount of people covered … READ MORE
Social Security: Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences
“The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number.” The Pulitzer Prize winning author, Dave Barry, was obviously … READ MORE
Politics Over People
Every four years, staffers from inside the beltway infiltrate the region that has decided every political election since the Civil War. They knock on doors and call during dinner to … READ MORE
Health Care Explainer: Where Are We Now?
After months of interparty turmoil, the House of Representatives passed their much-anticipated, highly-controversial, American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a narrow margin of 217-213. While passage prompted a Rose Garden … READ MORE