GAO: White House Violated Law on Medicare
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The Bush administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit choices of some patients in a small trial program of managed health care under Medicare, congressional investigators said.
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The White House on Thursday accused former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, of hypocrisy for criticizing President George W. Bush's decision to spare ex-aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby from prison.
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U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed a bill expanding a popular children's health care program for the second time, angering Democrats who are locked in a fight with the administration over the budget and spending.
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The White House on Thursday pushed back against congressional investigations of administration activities, saying lawmakers should spend more time passing laws to solve domestic problems.
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White House spokesman Tony Snow fired back at former President Bill Clinton after Clinton charged that the Bush administration believes the law is a "minor obstacle" in the "Scooter" Libby case.
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Senate Democrats on Friday criticized President Bush's plan to add personal accounts to Social Security and accused his administration of improperly using the Social Security Administration to promote the idea.
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Congress's watchdog agency recommended yesterday that former Medicare administrator Thomas Scully reimburse the Health and Human Services Department for roughly half of his $145,600 salary, on grounds that he improperly ordered his agency's top actuary to withhold cost estimates from Congress.
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MIAMI _ Florida&#39;s highest court ruled unanimously Thursday that Gov. Jeb Bush, R, violated a &quot;cornerstone of American democracy&quot; when he overrode a court decision and ordered doctors
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President Bush again called Democrats "irresponsible" on Saturday for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children's health insurance program.
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The US Justice Department is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The ruling was the first application of a restrictive new White House policy regarding public health insurance that has drawn ferocious criticism from Democrats.
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A defiant White House on Monday dared the Democratic-led Congress to take it to court for refusing to provide information and testimony demanded in an investigation into the firing of federal prosecutors.
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A day before the first presidential debate, the government's health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount cards championed by President Bush were confusing or inadequate.
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Members of Congress expressed concern about new data indicating that Medicare pays private health plans more than it would cost to care for the same patients in the traditional program.
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The White House told Congress on Monday it would not comply further with demands for documents and testimony in the probe of fired prosecutors, setting up a constitutional battle with the Democratic-led Congress.
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U.S. lawmakers criticized the Food and Drug Administration's monitoring of the risks of the antibiotic Ketek (Sanofi-Aventis) and some other prescription drugs on Tuesday.
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There was a puzzling line in a report in which the Bush Administration asserted it could not vouch for the safety of foreign, lower-cost prescription drugs.