Fiscal scolds say the bipartisan agreement will irreparably damage the country. In truth, it will help those hurt the most by the Great Recession.

Bill Clinton already ended welfare as we knew it. So what, exactly, are Republicans after now?

How the Republican tax bill will resolve a decade-old Democratic fight

Rich Americans and state governments will game the new rules, thereby reducing federal revenue and endangering programs for the poor.

The state's voters have demanded better health care. Will their governor get in the way again?

There’s a nationwide organ shortage, but how long patients wait for a transplant can depend on how much money they have.

How disabled activists turned the fight for Medicaid into a battle for civil rights

The GOP's hatred of the Affordable Care Act is blinding them to an obvious strategy to regain the upper hand in the health care fight. But that would require accepting the ACA as the law of the land.

The president is torn between destroying Obama’s legacy and helping the “forgotten men and women” of America. The smart decision is clear.

A provision in the Senate's bill gives states near-carte blanche to spend health care money on whatever they want.

Despite what the GOP's allies have suggested, talking about preventable deaths is not a partisan cheap shot.

How will the president’s budget affect the elderly? A visit to the nursing home that bears his name.

Despite becoming a middle-class entitlement, Republicans still aren’t scared to gut the program. Why?