Author: Scott Welch
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer officially unveiled Democrats’ plan for a health care vote next week, saying Thursday on the chamber floor his caucus will propose extending soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. “This is the bill, a clean three-year extension of ACA tax credits, that Democrats will bring to the floor of ...
As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure. This year alone at least seven states, including California, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington, have enacted laws requiring more oversight over private equity acquisitions ...
The House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass a bill Monday that extends the Medicare hospital at home program for five years. Hospital at home providers have been mired in uncertainty for years. Though Congress has repeatedly extended hospital at home flexibilities, it often only does so for a handful of months at a time. ...
Lobbyists for some of the world’s largest drug companies are parading a new pricing deal in the U.K. as a model the rest of Europe should emulate if it wants to keep drugmakers from bailing for America. To President Donald Trump and the lobbyists’ delight, British officials agreed to spend 25 percent more on new ...
Senators have about a week before they’re set to vote on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies. Most of them already believe the chances for a bipartisan breakthrough by then are roughly zero. There’s no clear momentum for any plan that would avoid a lapse in tax credits that could raise insurance premiums for 20 million ...
The president injected more uncertainty last week, saying he doesn’t want to extend key insurance subsidies but understands it might be necessary.
The president said an extension of subsidies that help people pay for health insurance "may be necessary" to buy time for a broader overhaul.
The federal government has announced the results of the latest round of Medicare drug price negotiations: 15 lower drug prices for Medicare to go into effect in 2027. Medicare will get a 71% discount on Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, blockbuster drugs for obesity and Type 2 diabetes that have current list prices of around a thousand dollars ...
The Trump administration is proposing significant changes to the metrics used to the calculate the Medicare Advantage star ratings. As part of the Contract Year 2027 MA and Part D proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has pitched that the Excellent Health Outcomes for All award, known previously as the Health Equity ...
President Trump’s trial balloon for extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies has been shot down, but the real moment of truth for him and Congress may come in the run-up to the next government funding cliff, in late January. Why it matters: There still are multiple scenarios for preventing steep increases in premium costs for millions of ...