Medicare

In this election year, commentator Emma Williams fears the health care program for seniors and the disabled will become a political football.

Congress’ Medicare deal slashes funds for public health programs rather than planned cuts in reimbursements to doctors.

Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Paul Ryan released a bipartisan Medicare reform plan. The timing, amid budget and payroll tax fights, could be intentional.

This morning, a right-wing Republican and left-wing Democrat have announced a plan to reform Medicare that may -- that may -- put policy over politics.

Republican Congressman Paul Ryan and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden have a plan.

Today is the last day to choose a Medicare plan -- the end of so-called open enrollment. What does that mean for insurance customers?

Senate Democrats want another vote this week on extending a payroll tax cut for workers. But Republicans say they can't support the Democratic proposal.

Congressional leaders had been counting on the super committee to deal with a lot of spending and tax issues in the short-term.

At the crossroads of our national debate about jobs and our national debate about health care debt... Is the (fictional) city of Hobbs. Its ...

President Obama has released his budget proposal for the 2012 federal spending plan. A growing national deficit has prompted the White House to...