Entitlements

Ohio board approves spending on Medicaid expansion

Ohio board approves spending on Medicaid expansion

Associated Press · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

GOP: Show us the Obamacare numbers

Paul Bedard · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and others argued that the reason Obamacare still stands is Republicans have been too timid to resist it. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Republicans must appeal to the disillusioned

Mona Charen · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

After a government shutdown showdown that lasted the better part of October, the House this week will return to its normal business, with Republicans turning their attention to oversight of Obamacare and closed-door budget talks.

Energy and Environment

GOP will zero in on Obamacare problems this week

Susan Ferrechio · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

Millions of Americans drawing thousand-dollar monthly payments from the federal government under Social Security's disability program -- and sitting out of the workforce, which is a requirement to get the benefit -- may have only signed up because a finding of disability also provides Medicare or Medicaid, which they need to pay doctors' bills. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Will Obamacare ease burden on other entitlement payouts?

Luke Rosiak · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

Roll Call: SNAP debate likely to grow contentious

Roll Call: SNAP debate likely to grow contentious

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka threatened Monday to use his union's resources to unseat any Democrat who supports cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Big Labor threatens to end careers of Democrats who support entitlement reform

Sean Higgins · October 21, 2013 4:00 am

Georgia man sentenced in food stamp fraud scheme

Georgia man sentenced in food stamp fraud scheme

Washington Examiner · October 20, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients can expect an historically small increase in benefits come January 2014. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

Huff Post: Bad news for Social Security recipients

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

WSJ: How delayed inflation data mess with Social Security and more

WSJ: How delayed inflation data mess with Social Security and more

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

Cost of Veterans Affairs television ad campaign balloons to $5 million and counting

Cost of Veterans Affairs television ad campaign balloons to $5 million and counting

Mark Flatten · October 15, 2013 4:00 am

EXography: Seven steps to keep disability insurance solvent

EXography: Seven steps to keep disability insurance solvent

Luke Rosiak · October 15, 2013 4:00 am