The second round of Inflation Reduction Act negotiation prices, which includes 15 brand-name drugs, will kick into effect in 2027. The Trump administration on Tuesday announced $12 billion in federal savings from the second year of Medicare drug price negotiations — a total health officials assert roughly doubles what President Joe Biden secured in the … Read more
For many GOP members, an expansion of abortion restrictions in Obamacare is a must-have in any tentative health care plan. The White House’s silence on how its health care plan deals with abortion is causing a headache for Republicans on Capitol Hill. For many GOP members, an expansion of abortion restrictions in Obamacare is a … Read more
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect. Charities that help people cover their medical bills say they’re seeing an alarming increase in requests for help. Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One … Read more
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe. Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday declined to criticize Robert F. Kennedy after the Health and Human Services head personally instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its stance on vaccines and autism. In an interview with CNN’s “State … Read more
Republicans have been eager for Trump to reveal his preferences on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The White House expects to soon unveil a health policy framework that includes a two-year extension of Obamacare subsidies due to expire at the end of next month and new limits on eligibility, according to three people granted anonymity … Read more
It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink. Rising Obamacare premiums are a political problem for Republicans. Rising premiums for workers who get health insurance from their employers could be an even bigger one. Republicans in Congress are focused on finding a way … Read more
His approach would create Trump Freedom Accounts for states that choose to get a waiver. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has issued his alternative to enhanced Obamacare subsidies. His “More Affordable Care Act,” released Thursday, enables Obamacare customers to use a “Trump Health Freedom Account” that resembles a health savings account. Scott said in a statement … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed a claim on its website about vaccines not causing autism. Republican members of Congress pushed back on Thursday — albeit lightly — on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s controversial update to its webpage on vaccines and autism. On Wednesday, the CDC changed its website, walking … Read more
It remains unclear if the legislation will be enough to bridge a growing divide over how to handle the expiring subsidies. A quartet of bipartisan House members has unveiled a two-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of this year, but with changes to assuage GOP concerns of fraud. The … Read more
The Senate HELP chair’s proposal comes after the president has said he wants to send federal dollars to consumers instead of funding enhanced ACA subsidies. Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy laid out his proposal Monday for putting money directly in Americans’ health savings accounts — the favored approach of President Donald Trump. It’s unclear … Read more