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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate sent a clear signal that Medicare will be a major issue in this presidential election, and President Barack Obama's remarks Sunday indicate he got the message.
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted again to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in a 244-185 vote that received support from five Democrats.
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In the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding much of the federal healthcare overhaul, Democrats and Republicans were anticipating a direct impact on both the law's popularity and the November election.
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The Democratic Party leadership in the House of Representatives is calling for an extension of the sustainable growth-rate Medicare payment formula “fix.”
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The congressional panel looking to enact long-term deficit reductions appears increasingly likely to target Medicaid providers in a final proposal expected within the next two weeks.
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Republican and Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives took turns blasting the competing deficit-reduction proposals that were offered by members of the deficit reduction supercommittee this week.
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In an opinion stretching more than 300 pages, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Friday struck down the individual insurance mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act but allowed the rest of the sweeping law to stand.
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The final three members of the 12-person congressional “super committee” charged with finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reductions have been announced.
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee that oversees the Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs, is one of three senators appointed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
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Failing to reach an agreement in the debt-ceiling negotiations, congressional leaders are scheduled to meet again Monday with President Barack Obama, according to the White House.
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