A rescission is when Congress passes a new law to cancel appropriated budget authority before it is spent by the Executive Branch. The Impoundment Control Act (ICA) creates an expedited rescissions process, where the President can propose rescissions and then Congress can pass the rescission bill by a simple majority in both chambers, bypassing the... The post EPIC Explainer: Pocket Rescissions appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Life Alliance Organ Recovery Center, a Miami-based Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), Ways and...| Ways and Means
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans recovering from a natural disaster will receive new tax relief under bipartisan Ways and Means Committee legislation signed into law by President Trump. The Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, H.R. 517, removes the immediate burdens and hassle of filing taxes after a natural disaster by allowing the Treasury Department to postpone filing deadlines for Americans living in a state-declared disaster area that has not yet received a federal disaster designati...| Ways and Means
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The rapid growth of Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in recent years has created an opportunity for Congress to improve and enhance the program to better serve MA beneficiaries in years to come, especially in rural areas, witnesses told members of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight.| Ways and Means
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (FL-13), and Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01) released the following statements after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) moved to protect the integrity of Medicare Advantage (MA) by expanding audits of MA plans to prevent fraud and overpayments. | Ways and Means
After a thorough three-year investigation, Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT) released a report on Wednesday accusing a major mental health center and its overseeing department of violating statutory and constitutional rights. The report zeroes in on the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC), an inpatient psychiatric facility in New Haven, and the state Department of Mental Health […] The post Investigation Uncovers Rights Violations at Connecticut Mental Health Center appeared first on...| The Latest National Disability News
Dr. David Morens is sworn in before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on May 22, 2024. Photo copyright Andrew Harnik. According to subpoenaed emails released last week by a House Oversight Committee investigation, a former FOIA public liaison at the National Institute of Health advised colleagues on how to sidestep federal […]| UNREDACTED
Overseeing software project requires replacing memos with demos. Doing that for a few projects is one thing, but a different approach entirely is required to scale that up.| Waldo Jaquith