House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, according to a House Energy and Commerce Committee plan released late on May 11. However, the proposal does not pursue some of the deeper cuts that lawmakers had considered, including lowering the federal match rates with states or capping per-person federal spending in Medicaid.
President Donald Trump says he'll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications — reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he's talked up since even before becoming president. The order Trump is promising will direct HHS to tie what Medicare pays for medications administrated in a doctor's office to the lowest price paid by other countries.
As Republicans in Congress debate ways to cut Medicaid so they can fund tax breaks, Democrats are pushing them in a different direction: cut excess spending in Medicare Advantage instead.
President Donald Trump plans to revive an effort to dramatically slash drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medicines to lower prices abroad, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. Trump early next week is expected to sign an executive order directing aides to pursue the initiative, called "most favored nation," for a selection of drugs within the Medicare program. The idea would use the administration's authorities to force prices down.
Northwell Health and Danbury-based Nuvance Health have completed an affiliation merger that creates an integrated regional health system that will enhance care for communities across greater New York and Connecticut, serving a population of more than 13 million.
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices by prohibiting pharmaceutical companies from selling drugs in the U.S. at higher prices than the international average.