Congress

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" could block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood, limiting access to care for patients in Florida.

Now the Senate gets its hands on the "big, beautiful bill," which exceeds 1,000 pages, after House committees labored on it for months.

The House Agriculture Committee advanced the bill, which would take effect in the fiscal year beginning October 2027.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and her Democratic colleagues are concerned spending cuts proposed by Republicans in Congress will reduce the number people with Medicaid coverage.

The GOP-led panel wrapped up a two-year investigation with criticism for lockdowns, vaccines, social distancing and masking mandates.

Steward, which runs eight hospitals in Florida, plans to sell off all its hospitals after filing for Chapter 11 protection. In a letter to acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, Sen. Edward, Markey said the bankruptcy poses concerns for nearly 30,000 workers

With tens of thousands of Americans already affected by enrollment scams that leave some without doctors or treatments, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wants increased enforcement against rogue agents.

With an end-of-year deadline and a presidential election approaching, payment rules that fueled rapid expansion of telehealth in the United States face a last-minute congressional decision.

A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for some of the poorest, sickest Americans, who are known as "duals" because they qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Ahead of the Jan. 19 federal spending deadline, a program that provides food benefits to women, infants and children in Florida and other states is facing a budget shortfall of about $1 billion.