Medicare and Medicaid

According to a speech in which CMS Administrator Seema Verma previewed the scorecard, the documentation would use data from states to track whether positive health outcomes had resulted from the policies, and will be available to the public. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Healthcare

Trump administration drafting ‘scorecard’ for Medicaid

February 13, 2018 2:44 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver -

February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Scott Whitaker is the president and CEO of AdvaMed. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Healthcare

Scott Whitaker: Medical device industry wants to end payment logjams

Kimberly Leonard -

February 13, 2018 5:01 am

The White House budget proposal unveiled Monday offers several measures to help lower drug prices. However, none of the proposals directly address the problem of expensive, specialty drugs, experts say. (iStock)

Healthcare

Trump budget’s reforms unlikely to make big dent in high drug prices, experts say

Robert King -

February 13, 2018 1:07 am

Sen. Bill Cassidy said that groundswell could start as states begin to shoulder more of the financial burden of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion. (Zach Gibson/ Bloomberg)

Healthcare

Bill Cassidy says it’s unlikely Republicans will take another stab at Obamacare alone

Robert King -

February 12, 2018 10:47 pm

As a member of Congress, Mick Mulvaney was a deficit hawk. As director of the Office of Management and Budget, he has been unable this year to piece together a budget request that balances. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Economy

Mick Mulvaney defends his nonbalancing budget

Joseph Lawler -

February 12, 2018 10:26 pm

At a time of rising drug prices (and drug company profits) and a projected increase in the number of uninsured Americans, Medicare cuts are the wrong way to go. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Op-Eds

Trump administration drug pricing policy hurts the most vulnerable

David Ramsey -

February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio -

February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Last year, states passed more than double the number of laws attacking high drug prices than in 2016, and in 2018, legislatures show no signs of stopping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Healthcare

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

Robert King -

February 11, 2018 5:01 am

A new White House proposal suggest deregulating the pharmaceutical industry to help lower drug prices. (iStock)

Healthcare

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

Kimberly Leonard -

February 9, 2018 11:27 pm

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Tag: Medicare and Medicaid

Trump administration drafting ‘scorecard’ for Medicaid

Scott Whitaker: Medical device industry wants to end payment logjams

Trump budget’s reforms unlikely to make big dent in high drug prices, experts say

Bill Cassidy says it’s unlikely Republicans will take another stab at Obamacare alone

Trump administration drug pricing policy hurts the most vulnerable

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

White House proposes faster approval of drugs to lower prices

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