December 20, 2015 Premiums, plan choices unveiled for health overhaul plans With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents.
December 20, 2015 Theater owners brace for new rules on accommodating blind, deaf Movie-house owners -- as well as disability advocates -- are anxiously awaiting the release of an Obama administration proposal that would require theaters to install expensive technology so deaf and blind patrons can enjoy their films.
December 20, 2015 Poverty stuck at 15 percent -- record 46.5 million The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America's slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an unwelcome benchmark for President Barack Obama's recovery plans.
December 20, 2015 Government failed to reduce ‘food insecurity’ despite spending billions more Despite a $6 billion increase in food assistance spending, there was no reduction in the number of American households that are "food insecure," according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
December 20, 2015 'Cadillac' tax on generous health plans draws union, employer ire The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is so angry over the so called "Cadillac" tax, which proposes a 40 percent levy on generous health plans, it is breaking from the AFL-CIO, which it accused of supporting the measure.
December 20, 2015 Congress looking into VA bonuses amid agency problems A Republican-led House committee is looking into the Department of Veterans Affairs awarding roughly $573,000 in bonuses as the agency continues to try to fix a list of problems -- highlighted by a backlog of hundreds of thousands of veterans’ claims.
December 20, 2015 Obama honors shooting victims, urges Americans to help stop gun violence President Obama paid tribute Sunday to the 12 civilians killed last week in the Washington Navy Yard shootings and urged Americans to help take guns “out of the hands of criminal and dangerous people.”
December 20, 2015 'Red line' just one of roughly 500 Obama promises that have come and gone President Obama vowing that Syria would “cross a red line” by using chemical weapons is far from the only marker he’s laid down or promise he’s tried to keep since running for president in 2008.
December 20, 2015 Obama administration reportedly readies proposed expansion of background checks Advisers to President Barack Obama reportedly are finalizing a proposal to expand background checks on gun buyers without congressional approval.
December 20, 2015 Medicare bought meds for dead people Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare's prescription program kept paying for costly medications even after patients were dead.
