The Medicare and Social Security trustees warned again Monday that Congress must act soon to make the programs more sustainable.In their 2014 report, the trustees said they were most immediately concerned about Social Security’s Disability Insurance program, which under current…
With hope gone for completing the regular budget process this year, Speaker John Boehner said last week that the House would wait until September to take up a continuing resolution that would keep the government open after the end of…
Congress should find a responsible way to address treatment delays at VA facilities, but it seems increasingly clear that this will be an expensive undertaking.Sloan Gibson, acting secretary of Veterans Affairs, says his department needs $17.6 billion through Fiscal 2017…
The government made an estimated $105.7 billion in improper payments last year, including $62.2 billion for health care, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.Beryl Davis, a GAO official, discussed the problem before a House sub-committee last week. Officials from the…
