Ways and Means Committee

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  IRS scandals threaten funding for PPACA

  By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER  |  June 17, 2013

  If the agency does get the requested bump in budget, the big question is this: How will they spend it?

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  Tax overhaul: IRS scandal could lead to changes

  By Stephen Olemacher  |  May 29, 2013

  Both parties say overly complex tax provisions have given the IRS too much discretion in enforcing the law.

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  House panel posts Medicare doc pay fix draft

  By Allison Bell  |  May 28, 2013

  Lawmakers propose replacing SGR with a new quality incentive system.

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  GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag PPACA

  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR  |  May 20, 2013

  The head of IRS PPACA implementation efforts was the head of the tax-exempt division.

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  House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

  By Alan Fram, STEPHEN OHLEMACHER  |  May 17, 2013

  A top House Republican charges that the IRS's tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the White House.

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  AALU to Congress: Life insurance is not a tax expenditure

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  April 30, 2013

  In preparation for the debate on tax reform, the industry is now marshaling arguments to defend the tax-favored treatment of its products.

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  Will the group health dam break, or just leak a little?

  By Allison Bell  |  April 24, 2013

  Lawmakers haul HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius into another budget hearing.

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  The road to comprehensive tax reform

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 23, 2013

  Is the administration’s proposal to cap retirement accounts a prelude to taxing the buildup inside life insurance policies?

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  Pension group pushes Congress to kill proposed retirement savings cap

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 22, 2013

  Any drop in tax incentives could have a ripple effect across the industry, says the executive director of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries.

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  Sebelius: The exchanges really will open Oct. 1

  By Allison Bell  |  April 18, 2013

  She said HHS has only 10 percent of the anticipated implementation funding.