By
Mattea Kramer
Posted:
|
Health Care
Today the Supreme Court upheld nearly all provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform legislation also referred to as Obamacare. The most controversial part of the law — the individual mandate requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance — was upheld. One part of the law was struck down.
By
Mattea Kramer
Posted:
|
Health Care
The Supreme Court is expected to announce any day now its ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 health care reform legislation. The central question of the case is whether Congress has the authority to require Americans to purchase health insurance.
By
Becky Sweger
Posted:
|
Health Care,
Transparency & Data
State Children's Health Insurance Program enrollments are now current through fiscal year 2010.
By
Chris Hellman
Posted:
|
Health Care,
Military & Security
As the Pentagon scrambles to find ways to save money, the Defense Department has included in its fiscal year 2013 budget request a political bombshell – increasing beneficiary contributions to its healthcare programs.The Defense Department’s healthcare network – known as TRICARE – provides a range of benefit plans to active ...
By
Mattea Kramer
Posted:
|
Health Care
Last week we received numerous questions about how Medicare is funded. The questions were brought on by the launch of Tax Day and confusion over why Social Security and Medicare showed up in charts on how your income taxes were spent in 2011. As many of you pointed out, there ...
By
Becky Sweger
Posted:
|
Education,
Health Care,
Transparency & Data
By
Mattea Kramer
Posted:
|
Budget Process,
Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Colorado residents will caucus today to decide their pick for the Republican nominee for president. Choosing a presidential candidate in part means caucus-goers will consider how they want the government to spend their federal tax dollars. National Priorities Project took a look at how much Colorado residents currently pay in ...
By
Becky Sweger
Posted:
|
Health Care,
Transparency & Data
This data story compares the health insurance coverage rate of children under 18 and adults in the 18 to 64-year-old category.
By
Becky Sweger
Posted:
|
Health Care,
Transparency & Data
Health insurance coverage data has been updated. The Children's Health Insurance and People's Health Insurance datasets are now current through 2010.
By
Becky Sweger
Posted:
|
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Transparency & Data
38 datasets have been updated to reflect yesterday's release of the FY 2010 Consolidated Federal Funds Report, which tracks federal government expenditures or obligations.