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The Hill: Congress Blog

Puerto Rico: Devastation without representation
The Trump administration fumbled the beginning of the relief effort for Puerto Rico following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Critics have argued that the lack of immediate attention stems from racism, incompetence or some combination of...
The IRS scandal has not disappeared – it’s gotten worse
Judging by the reaction of many elected officials and media outlets, the latest report on the IRS targeting scandal is cause for relief. But a closer look shows the opposite is true – by finding that the agency mistreated a variety of left-...
A very unhappy 100th birthday for the charitable deduction
This month marks the 100th birthday of the federal tax deduction for charitable giving. That anniversary should be a day of celebration for all that this incentive to give has done for the American people. The underlying policy – Congress shouldn’t...
Pot, meet kettle. Many lawmakers are letting Big Marijuana follow in the footsteps of Big Pharma
The news of former Rep. Tom Marino’s (R-Pa.) complicity with the pharmaceutical industry amidst our Nation’s addiction epidemic sent shockwaves across the country last week. It also torpedoed Marino’s chances to become President Trump’s first drug...
Instead of ‘Fail First,’ put patients first
Although it’s commonly accepted logic that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, many health insurers seem to disagree.In fact, when it comes to covering essential treatments for patients suffering from debilitating conditions...
We must fix the tribal lands gap in our AMBER Alert system
Ashlynne Mike’s life ended too soon.Her favorite color was yellow, and she enjoyed playing music for her friends and family. She was a kindhearted soul who had enormous potential. She was 11 years old.After school on Monday, May 2,...
Puerto Rico needs an urgent economic aid package
Puerto Rico needs the full support of the federal government to deal with the aftermath of the most devastating natural event to hit this United States territory in almost 100 years. Since Maria made landfall, almost two weeks ago, many federal...
Sen. Feinstein: Congressional action needed to fix ‘bump stock’ gun loophole
In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in our country’s history, the National Rifle Association said it was open to regulating bump-fire stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to reach automatic rates of fire of between 400 and 800...
VA denial of full practice authority for nurse anesthetists coming home to roost
Back in January, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) passed on an opportunity to improve access to anesthesia care for military veterans—a decision that’s now coming home to roost. And it’s our veterans who are once again paying the price.On Oct...
How Medicare rewards over-diagnosis
As a surgeon, when I see patients referred to my clinic with a surgical problem such as a hernia or gallbladder disease, they usually bring their medical records from the referring primary provider. When I peruse the records before seeing the...

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