VA officials, homeless veterans, and community program representatives testified before Congress Wednesday on their progress toward the Obama administration’s goal of ending homelessness among veterans by 2015.
“Speak Up,” a bullying documentary championed by President Barack Obama, is set to air Sunday on Cartoon Network.
Professional athletes joined sports industry manufacturers, retailers and association leaders to lobby for fitness legislation on Capitol Hill for the 13th annual National Health Through Fitness Day.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended her budget request before a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday, only to clash with member Republicans.
A bipartisan bill is moving through the House to abolish the 15-person unaccountable panel tasked with cutting costs for Medicare in the 2010 health care law. The board’s decisions, which leave little opportunity for appeal, will go into effect should Medicare spending increase at a rate faster than the economy.
Lawmakers and staff members shared an early meal Tuesday to promote school breakfast programs that combat “alarming” rates of hunger among American kids.
Three women testified in a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on contraception coverage and religious freedom. On Feb. 16, three Democrats walked out of a House Oversight Committee hearing on the contraception mandate because the first panel had no woman witnesses.
The Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees in May projected that Medicare’s funds will be exhausted by 2024 and Social Security by 2036, but Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on how to make the entitlements sustainable.
One in 88 military children is diagnosed with autism. However, the services available to them and their families are limited and difficult to access under existing health care coverage.
Leading pharmacies, including Walgreens, are joining together to form a “performance based network” to better serve their customers.