Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program that covers about one-in-five Americans, may be in for some of the biggest changes in its 60-year history. The tax, spending and policy bill ...

Federal crop insurance has become a cornerstone of US agricultural policy, accounting for a significant share of total federal spending on farm programs. The current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, has proved to be highly controversial, not least because of its provisions for cuts to Medicaid and ...

Federal employees have health insurance, life insurance, supplemental dental and vision coverage and a flexible spending account program to help pay for out-of-pocket expenses with tax-free dollars.

WASHINGTON - Flood risk is a losing bet for most insurance carriers because, when a big storm hits, damage can be extraordinarily costly and concentrated. That has left the federal government to ...

Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture piled on curbs, gutted homes with mold creeping up the walls, families displaced for months. But the recovery ...