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The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

MOFFIT: Fixing the ‘doc fix’ poses crucial test for Congress

By Robert Moffit

City retirees approach health insurance deadline

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Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

HOLTZ-EAKIN: Seniors in the Obamacare bull’s-eye

By Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Actors Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in the prison flick "Shawshank Redemption."

Medicare paid millions in drug benefits to prisoners

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

AMA supports overhaul of Medicare doctors’ pay

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Plea change hearing set in hospice fraud case

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FILE - In this June 6, 2013, file photo, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Wyden, the incoming chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says he would make revamping the federal income tax system a top priority. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ore. Sen. Wyden gives tax overhaul top priority

By JEFF BARNARD - Associated Press

Tillis joining NC home health advocates at meeting

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**FILE** House Ways and Means Committees Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican. (Associated Press)

Bipartisan group in Congress files bill to scrap ‘doc fix,’ revamp Medicare payments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Mark L. Pryor, Arkansas Democrat (Associated Press)

Arkansas Sen. Pryor knocks Rep. Cotton on Medicare in TV ads

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Hospital administrator, businessmen sentenced

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Rick Weiland, the Democratic candidate for one of South Dakota's two U.S. Senate seats, talks about the Medicare Choice Act he plans to introduce if elected, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)

US Senate candidate wants to open Medicare to all

By DIRK LAMMERS - Associated Press

Deal struck on Detroit retiree health care

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President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

FACT CHECK: Obama and Medicare premiums

By CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

This handout photo provided by the Brookings Institution, taken Jan. 13, 2012, shows Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution speaking in Washington. If the gap between haves and have-nots is the defining issue of President Barack Obama’s second term, his health care overhaul was its first-term counterpart. Now it turns out the two are linked: new research shows that Obama’s health care law will significantly boost the economic fortunes of people in the bottom fifth of the income ladder. Obama may be hard pressed to top his first-term accomplishment. (AP Photo/Ralph Alswang, Brooking Institution)

Big impact on income gap is health law’s new angle

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Seniors help tackle Medicare fraud

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Feds sign off on San Francisco hospital’s reforms

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New ‘ER alternative’ Vegas mental clinic to close

By MICHELLE RINDELS - Associated Press

This Thursday, Jan. 9, 2013, photo, shows a 2013 1040-ES IRS Estimated Tax form at H&R Block tax preparation office in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **

New 39.6 percent tax bracket for wealthiest people

By CAROLE FELDMAN - Associated Press