Health Care

Budget Battles

  • Security Flaws Found in IRS Obamacare Fee System

    By Aliya Sternstein, Next-Gov

    A core Internal Revenue Service system for calculating Obamacare fees for health insurers and drug manufacturers has security weaknesses, according to an internal audit. Under the Affordable Care Act...

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    Health Care Spending Growth in 2013 Lowest on Record

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    Health care spending grew at its lowest rate on record last year amid a relatively sluggish economy that has prompted consumers to spend more cautiously. A new report published in the journal Health...

  • Beat the ‘Too Tired to Sleep’ Holiday Syndrome

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    The busy holiday season doesn’t just cut into our health and fitness routines. It can compromise the quality of our sleep, making us more tired and irritable when we need to be well rested and stress...

  • High Deductible Plans Have More People Delaying Treatment

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    As the cost of health care rises, more and more Americans in nearly every economic class are choosing to delay medical treatment because they can’t afford it. A new Gallup poll released Friday found...

  • The High Cost of Having Ebola-Ready Hospitals

    By LENA H. SUN and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post

    U.S. officials trying to set up a network of hospitals in this country to care for Ebola patients are running into reluctance from facilities worried about steep costs, unwanted attention and the...