Free Beacon Ali Meyer

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 With Glaucoma Received Less Testing Than Those With Commercial Health Insurance

Expert: 'Medicaid recipients have less access to care, and the quality of care they do get is inferior'

Cost of Earmarks Total $6.8 Billion, Up 33% From Last Year

Earmarks spent on programs even former president Obama proposed eliminating

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House Unveils Budget That Balances, Achieves $9 Billion Surplus, Increases GDP to 2.6%

Budget's implementation of tax reform and repealing and replacing Obamacare aims to increase economic growth

IRS Awards Obamacare Premium Tax Credits Without Verifying Citizenship or Lawfully Present Status

IRS also overpaid premium tax credits by $800 million and cannot recover the overpayments

Social Security Trust Funds to Be Depleted in 17 Years

In 2022, cost of program will begin to exceed revenue

Government Collects $2.5 Trillion In Taxes In First Three Quarters of FY 2017

Despite trillion-dollar tax collection, government still runs $523 billion deficit

President Trump's Budget Would Reduce Deficit By $160 Billion and Increase GDP Growth

Cuts to health care spending would save economy $1.25 trillion over next decade