What is most important now is that Congress work with the agency to advance smart and thoughtful reforms.
He promised me five years, so you all will be here for awhile.
We all were shocked by the Inspector General's report revealing the shocking and shameful extravagant spending that the ...
This week presents a very clear contrast in the priorities between Republicans and the Democrats in Congress.
I think going forward, we should keep in mind this distinction between means-tested health programs and other programs.
Part of the discussion too saying we want to move people from tax-eaters to taxpayers is part of this.
I would argue, as well as probably most people on our side of the aisle, that the Affordable Care Act helped address a l...
I think that this test-driven mentality that we have in the country has been a disservice to most of us.
I think it would be better if we tried to take the programs that work, try and refine them.
First, I would observe that while spending on safety net programs is high now it is largely the function of the economic...
I am more than a little frustrated that we seem to have an inability to accept some of the successes.
If you look at their budget, they cut $800 billion out of Medicaid over 10 years.
It is one designed to tell Americans that these social safety nets are not necessary because people choose these safety ...
It ignores the advice of bipartisan commissions that say that any credible, responsible approach to reducing the deficit...
There is a difference between reform and just taking a hatchet to important social safety net programs.
It attempts to balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor, by gutting federal spending on safety net programs.
It means that their budget hits everyone and everything else harder. That is simple math.
The Republican budget cuts $810 billion from Medicaid.
