Democrats’ split decision on how to handle health care subsidies is further inflaming tensions within the party. Behind closed doors on Wednesday, a Nevada Democrat implored her House colleagues to “stop pissing on each other and start pissing on” Republicans over the shutdown deal, according to two people familiar with her remarks. They weren’t all … Read more
Senior Trump administration health officials have been meeting to discuss how to respond to the year-end ACA subsidy expiration. President Donald Trump’s Domestic Policy Council and senior health officials have been meeting privately for preliminary conversations on how to address the expiration of health insurance tax credits, according to a White House official and another … Read more
They’ll use a procedural maneuver to put Republicans in a tough spot. House Democrats will take steps to force a vote on a three-year extension of expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits after Republicans refused to address the issue as part of a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the federal government. House Minority Whip Katherine … Read more
The conversations with members will also focus on the fate of expiring Obamacare tax credits. House committee chairs will begin having listening sessions next week with groups of Republican members on health care policy and the fate of expiring Obamacare subsidies. Members need to be heard out, said a person granted anonymity to describe internal … Read more
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells POLITICO President Donald Trump should reconsider quitting the UN’s health arm. President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to foreign aid and plans to quit the UN body that coordinates efforts to combat disease are already splintering a global approach to public health strained by a once-in-a-century pandemic. Picking up the pieces is … Read more
Leaders of the anti-vaccine movement gathering in Texas over the weekend said they want to change America, not just the party. AUSTIN, Texas — The anti-vaccine movement once led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making a play for the mainstream. More Republicans are embracing it as part of the GOP coalition. But … Read more
The GOP megabill stripped subsidies from hundreds of thousands of green card holders and other legal migrants. Experts predict ripple effects for citizens. Congress remains mired in a bitter debate over the fate of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that could subject some Americans to triple-digit premium hikes if allowed to expire at the end of this … Read more
Trump stayed away from deal-making to end the shutdown but he intends to engage when the GOP grapples with affordability issues. President Donald Trump didn’t get involved in negotiations to end the government shutdown. But he plans to get his hands dirty as his party confronts expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, according to a White … Read more
Republicans say giving health care subsidies as cash to consumers would give Americans more control over their coverage. Critics say it could severely undermine the ACA marketplaces. Republicans are putting their own spin on subsidizing Americans’ health care: Route money away from insurers and put cash directly in consumers’ hands to give them more choice … Read more
A copy of the schedule obtained by POLITICO shows health agencies’ leaders and health tech CEOs speaking at the Wednesday event. Vice President JD Vance and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak at an event Wednesday in Washington bringing together leaders and influencers of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, according to a … Read more