Right after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured confirmation as U.S. health secretary, a postponed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expert meeting on vaccines raised concerns among many about the potential changes in store for the nation’s vaccine infrastructure. But none of those concerns could adequately capture what the long-time vaccine skeptic—now the top U.S. healthcare ...

The ERISA Industry Committee wants the Internal Revenue Service to help revamp the current No Surprises Act medical bill dispute resolution process, to keep the process from driving up plan costs instead of simply protecting patients from surprise bills. James Gelfand, the president of ERIC, told the IRS that it should repeal the regulations that ...

Senate Republicans are planning to release a revised version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill. Trump wants his legislation of tax cuts and spending signed into law by July 4, but GOP senators are concerned about various parts of the legislation, including cuts to Medicaid and changes to food assistance. The bill has faced ...

Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces would be harder and more expensive. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cleared the House in May and now moves to the Senate, could also ...

Leaders at state-based insurance exchanges are expressing concern about the impact that the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” could have on people enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. In a letter (PDF) sent to key Senate healthcare leaders on both sides of the aisle, the directors warn that proposals in the bill would drive up costs for ...

Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.