Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
January 03, 2017
House rules package eases ACA change fightAnother provision could affect efforts to help the Social Security Disability Insurance program.
September 27, 2016
Color Genomics raises $45 million to expand genetic testingFor $249, the company will look at 30 of a patient's health-related genes.
September 15, 2016
Zika is here, and America has no plan to fight itIt ruins babies' lives and paralyzes adults, but, at this point, 'people don't care.'
September 12, 2016
Obama, McConnell share rare common aims as Congress leaders meetRepublicans seem likely to fund the Zika fight and avoid a government shutdown.
September 12, 2016
Obama, McConnell share rare common aims as Congress leaders meetRepublicans seem likely to fund the Zika fight and avoid a government shutdown.
September 07, 2016
9/11 Commission Chairs Call for New Effort to Combat Terrorist IdeologyTom Kean, Lee Hamilton say task force will address U.S. failure to address the ideology behind terror attacks, especially among young Muslims.
July 18, 2016
ABLE Accounts Yield Tax-Preferred Special Needs SavingsABLE accounts represent a valuable tax-preferred planning tool for disabled individuals, but they are just one piece of the puzzle.
July 11, 2016
Congress breaks down as Democrats retaliate over GOP slightsZika response funding continues to be one major flashpoint.
July 07, 2016
Democrats defend ACA subsidy program fundingAn IRS official said the premium tax credit appropriation covers cost-sharing reduction payments.
June 07, 2016
Zika may infect Florida senate race as money to fight virus lagsRepublicans in the state are not talking much federal funding for mosquito control.