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Hospice Is a Profitable Business, but Nonprofits Mostly Do a Better Job

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Hospice Is a Profitable Business, but Nonprofits Mostly Do a Better Job

Nearly three-quarters of hospice organizations are now for-profit. Complaints of fraud and profiteering are growing.

By Paula Span

Merck Sues Over Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Law

Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Health Insurance and Managed Care Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Medicare Merck & Company Inc Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Merck Sues Over Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Law

The company is heavily reliant on a cancer drug that could be targeted by a program intended to lower drug prices.

By Rebecca Robbins

The Debt-Limit Deal Suggests Debt Will Keep Growing, Fast

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The Debt-Limit Deal Suggests Debt Will Keep Growing, Fast

Negotiations to prevent a government default reaffirmed that the big drivers of future deficits are all off the table in a divided Washington.

By Jim Tankersley

Potential Debt Ceiling Deal Would Barely Change Federal Spending Path

Biden, Joseph R Jr Congressional Budget Office Federal Budget (US) McCarthy, Kevin (1965- ) Medicare National Debt (US) Social Security (US) United States Economy United States Politics and Government

Potential Debt Ceiling Deal Would Barely Change Federal Spending Path

Negotiators have focused on a relatively small corner of the budget, shunning new revenues or cuts to the fastest-growing programs

By Jim Tankersley