Ali Meyer is a staff writer with the Washington Free Beacon covering economic issues that expose government waste, fraud, and abuse. Prior to the Free Beacon, she was a multimedia reporter with CNSNews.com where her work appeared on outlets such as Drudge Report and Fox News. She also interned with the Heritage Foundation and Pacific Research Institute. Her Twitter handle is @DJAliMeyer, and her email address is meyer@freebeacon.com.
Medicaid Patients Who Overdosed on Opioid or Heroin Were Prescribed More Opioids at High Rates
Medicaid patients are three times more likely to overdose than those with other types of insurance
Northwell Health Drops Out of Obamacare Exchanges Due to Bankrupting Costs
Company owed $112 million in risk-adjustment payments last year, owes $100 million next year
Report: IRS Assumes All Individuals With Offshore Accounts Are Suspect of Fraudulent Activity
National Taxpayer Advocate says agency burdens taxpayers
4 Million Americans Paid $2.8 Billion in Obamacare Penalties Through April 2017
Fewer Americans paid penalty after Trump's executive order suggested IRS could grant exemptions
Estimated $72 Million in Medicaid Payments Made to Ineligible Beneficiaries
State agency could not prove it verified citizenship status of beneficiaries
Majority in U.S. Say Taxes Are Too High and Tax Code Is Too Complex
70 percent of Democrats want members of Congress to work in a bipartisan way to get tax reform done
Youth Summer Unemployment Rate Declines to 17-Year Low
Participation rate for youths was 60.6 percent in July 2017
Obamacare Enrollment Program Signed Up a Fraction of Those Who Canceled Coverage in 2017
Program signed up 14,500, while 1.9 million dropped their coverage
Report: Reducing Regulatory Agencies’ Authority Could Boost Economy, Increase Job Creation
Agencies should be abolished, eliminated, or reformed to offer better outcomes for businesses and consumers
CBO: Eliminating Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Will Increase Premiums by 20%
Expert says insurers are increasing premiums due to Obamacare mandates that have caused large losses