The federal budget, explainedBy Kimberly Adams and Ben HethcoatJuly 31, 2017Ben Hethcoat/MarketplaceHere's why there's always (always) so much drama.POSTED IN: Congress congressional budget budget donald trump Mitch McConnell mick mulvaney Paul Ryan read
What next for health care in the United States?By Lizzie O'LearyJuly 28, 2017Drew Angerer/Getty Images"There is now an expectation that people should have access to care."POSTED IN: health care Obamacare Affordable Care Act Congress health insurance ListenreadDownloadDownload
Drug prices: how generics changed the gameBy Dan GorensteinJuly 25, 2017PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty ImagesGenerics used to be sold out of car trunks. Then Congress got involved.POSTED IN: health care pharmaceuticals Congress generic drugs ListenreadDownloadDownload
Here is where the U.S. Congress buys its health insuranceBy Jana KasperkevicJuly 18, 2017Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesYou've always wondered: Does Congress get free health insurance? POSTED IN: health care health insurance health insurance exchanges Congress Affordable Care Act business Money read
Congress has fewer people helping them than they used toBy Kai RyssdalJune 19, 2017Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesRank-and-file House members have smaller staffs and fewer experts to turn to.POSTED IN: politics health care Congress budget House of Representatives nation ListenreadDownloadDownload
House Majority Whip shot at congressional baseball practiceBy Associated PressJune 14, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA congressional aide says House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is in stable condition.POSTED IN: shooting Congress Steve Scalise read
Proposed cuts to SNAP target families of more than six peopleBy Annie BaxterMay 26, 2017POSTED IN: Economy politics Congress SNAP food stamps Food Trump administration ListenreadDownloadDownload
This cancer patient is devoting his life to making drugs more affordableBy Dan GorensteinMay 17, 2017Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesDavid Mitchell's advocacy group aims to bring down prescription prices by harnessing the power of patient stories.POSTED IN: drug prices patients for affordable drugs cancer Congress ListenreadDownloadDownload
5 percent of patients drive 50 percent of health care spending. A new bill aims to change that.By Dan GorensteinMay 16, 2017POSTED IN: health care Obamacare ACA Medicare Congress politics ListenreadDownloadDownload
