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Verma: Court Ruling Won’t Close Door on Other Medicaid Work Requests
A federal judge’s decision to bar Kentucky from imposing a work requirement on Medicaid recipients won’t discourage the Trump administration from considering similar requests from other states, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administr…
Dems See Kavanaugh as Obamacare Threat, but Law Likely Safe
The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on the Affordable Care Act might not matter. As long as five past defenders of the health care law remain on the nation’s highest court, the odds tilt in favor of it being allo…
Dems See Kavanaugh as Obamacare Threat, but Law Likely Safe
The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on the Affordable Care Act might not matter. As long as five past defenders of the health care law remain on the nation’s highest court, the odds tilt in favor of it being allo…
Got Medicare Advantage? Prepare for New Perks — and New Questions
When Medicare’s open enrollment period begins on Oct. 15, the private insurers that underwrite Medicare Advantage plans—which already lure seniors with things traditional Medicare can’t cover, like eyeglasses, hearing aids, and gym memberships—will be …
Trump Administration Preparing Fix for Obamacare Risk Payments
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in Obamacare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently sent the Office of Management and Budge…
FDA Plans to Ease Over-the-Counter Approvals for Some Prescription Drugs
U.S. regulators proposed new guidelines Tuesday to make it easier for some common medicines to be sold without a prescription—and more convenient for consumers to get them. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is evaluating ways to make sure patients…
Trump Administration to Give Kentucky Medicaid Work Requirement a Second Chance
The Trump administration is reviving its efforts to let Kentucky compel hundreds of thousands of poor residents to work or prepare for jobs to qualify for Medicaid, after a recent federal court order struck down the plan. Federal health officials have …
Trump Administration to Give Kentucky Medicaid Work Requirement a Second Chance
The Trump administration is reviving its efforts to let Kentucky compel hundreds of thousands of poor residents to work or prepare for jobs to qualify for Medicaid, after a recent federal court order struck down the plan. Federal health officials have …
Trump Administration to Explore Drug Imports to Counter Price Hikes
The Trump administration is cracking open the door to using prescription drugs imported from overseas—ones that have not been approved by the FDA—to combat high drug prices in limited circumstances. The FDA said Thursday that it plans to create a worki…
Trump’s Migrant Fiasco Diverts Millions from Health Programs
The health department has quietly dipped into tens of millions of dollars to pay for the consequences of President Donald Trump’s border policy, angering advocates who want the money spent on medical research, rural health programs, and other prioritie…
