Top Reads from the Fiscal Times

How the New Medicare Proposal Could Affect You The Obama administration set a bold goal this week to change the way the government pays Medicare doctors. It hopes that by 2018, more than half of all payments will be tied to the quality of care doctors provide. Currently, the majority of… GOP Could Give Obama’s Immigration Plan a Free Pass Congressional Republicans want a graceful way out of a showdown with President Obama over their threat to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security in order… First Greece, Now Spain: Is Europe in for a Political Earthquake? It took a mere six days for the election victory of the anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece to start ricocheting around Europe like a stray bullet in a concrete bunker.… Russia’s Eroding Economy Risks Putin’s Economic Union Cracks are already showing up in the new Russia-backed free trade bloc known as the Eurasian Economic Union, as the decline of the Russian economy is increasingly reflected… What Will It Take for the Bull Market to Power Through 2015? The fourth quarter earnings season has been rare disappointment so far. For years, investors have expected nothing but good news. Management would do their best to lower…