House GOP Tax Cut Bill Has Pluses and Pitfalls for Healthcare Stakeholders

Healthcare companies, executives and professionals could enjoy lower business and personal taxes while facing reduced revenue due to Medicare and Medicaid cuts that may be used to pay for the tax reductions, under the House Republican tax reform bill released Thursday.

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Senators Call for Crackdown on Pharmaceutical Industry “Revolving Door”

Seven Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation designed to slow the “revolving door” between federal agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration and the pharmaceutical companies they regulate.

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Children’s Health Bill Clears House as States Struggle to Keep Programs Afloat

The House passed a bill on Friday that would provide five years of funds for the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, over vehement objections from Democrats who opposed the way it would be financed.

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California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid

Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. The patients are poor, the budgets tight and payments to doctors often paltry.

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Kaiser Permanente Records Strong Growth in Q3 Operations

Operating revenue for the Oakland, Calif.-based hospital and health plan giant climbed 11.5% to $18.3 billion from the prior-year quarter. In the same period, operating income grew 20.9% to $850 million. 

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200 Health, Business Groups Endorse Bipartisan Obamacare Bill

More than 200 health and business groups have endorsed a bipartisan bill to shore up ObamaCare's insurance markets. 

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GOP Tax Plan Leaves 401k Rules Intact – For Now

House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that would slash the corporate rate and lower the personal taxes of most Americans but also limit a cherished deduction for homeowners, as President Donald Trump and the GOP seek to deliver on the first tax revamp in three decades.

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Trump Suggests Repealing Obamacare Mandate In Tax Bill

President Trump on Wednesday suggested using the GOP tax bill to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate.

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Change And Confusion As Obamacare Open Enrollment Begins

The Republican-dominated Congress has debated its end repeatedly. President Donald Trump has eliminated subsidies to participating insurers. And 90 percent of its outreach and advertising budget was killed.

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Facing Shortened Timeline, Nevada’s Exchange, Brokers Gear Up For Obamacare Open Enrollment

Against a backdrop of months of congressional debate and executive action on Obamacare, Nevada’s health insurance exchange, brokers and other advocates are battening down the hatches ahead of the sixth open enrollment period — and what could be the most challenging one yet.

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