25 Californians Charged With $150M in Health Care Fraud
September 24, 2019
Twenty-five Southern California doctors and others are accused of billing Medicare and other health plans for $150 million in fraudulent charges. Read More
Medicare/Medicaid Posts
Drugmakers, Worried About Losing Pricing Power, Are Lobbying Hard
September 24, 2019
Worried drugmakers are stepping up efforts to blunt proposals in Washington that they view as some of the most serious threats to their pricing power in recent years. Read More
Warren Comes Under New Pressure Over Medicare for All and Higher Taxes
September 24, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is coming under increasing pressure from her 2020 rivals to spell out how she’d pay for her “Medicare for All” proposal. Read More
Pharma Companies Admit to Sharing ‘Sensitive’ Info to Keep Prices High
September 24, 2019
As U.S. officials press a massive case for alleged generic drug price fixing, authorities in the U.K. have unearthed an example of rivals working a little too closely with each other. Read More
States Flubbed the Rollout of Their Health Insurance Exchanges. Now, They’re Ready to Try Again
September 19, 2019
The launch of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) was marred by the performance of the newly created state health insurance marketplaces. Read More
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Unveils Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
September 19, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., unveiled her long-anticipated plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs on Thursday. It is a priority shared by President Trump, fueling a glimmer of hope that there is a deal to be had on the issue ahead of the 2020 elections. Read More
Share of Americans With Health Insurance Declined in 2018
September 17, 2019
The drop, despite a strong economy, was the first since 2009 and at least partly caused by efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act. Read More
Poll: Most Democrats Prefer a Presidential Candidate Who Wants to Build on the Affordable Care Act
September 17, 2019
53% of Public View the ACA Favorably as Democratic Support for the 2010 Law Reaches All-Time High Poll Also Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Surprise Billing Legislation Read More
Pelosi Energizes Battle to Lower Drug Prices
September 17, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s draft plan to allow the federal government to negotiate the price of hundreds of drugs will add new urgency to Washington’s effort to fight rising prescription costs. Read More
Despite Repeated Calls For Unity, Democrats Throw Debate Punches On Health Plans
September 17, 2019
Unity was in the air on Thursday, as a trimmed-down cast of 10 Democratic presidential candidates met on the debate stage again and nodded to the stakes: the possibility of another four years of President Donald Trump. Read More