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The legislation would give federal officials more flexibility in evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drugs and devices and add billions of dollars to NIH funding. But critics say it could endanger patientsâ safety and doesnât do enough to stop spiraling drug prices.
The companyâs CEO also dismisses Trumpâs notion of selling insurance plans across state lines, calling it âperplexing.â
But block grants face likely resistance from states, poised to lose many millions.
Republicans will likely chip away at the ACA piecemeal and say they will try to provide a soft exit.
Some âmust-passâ health legislation next year could give the new administration a vehicle for some proposals that might not be able to clear political or procedural hurdles on their own.
UCLA health policy expert Gerald Kominski says a âpublic optionâ health plan would look a lot like private insurance, and politics will determine whether it would happen on a state or national level.
A federal law enacted shortly after the end of World War II provided grants and loans to fund hospital construction that have left a lasting legacy.
A voucher awarded to companies that find treatments for rare childhood diseases can be sold to the highest bidder â and then used to speed up approvals for much more common drugs.
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) renews his call for tightened laws that would force manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration when they issue safety warnings in other countries related to the design and cleaning of their devices.
Two-thirds of the federally funded co-ops created by the health law to sell health insurance to individuals and small employers have folded and those that remain are diversifying to stay alive.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently spoke with KHNâs Carmen Heredia Rodriguez about vaccine development and the ongoing fight in Congress over emergency funding.
The president made the proposal as part of a comprehensive look at the Affordable Care Actâs legacy in an article under his byline in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The decision runs counter to a Senate committee that voted to strip the $52 million appropriation for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, which helps beneficiaries understand their Medicare coverage and helps them with billing issues.
Patrick Kennedy, a former congressman from Rhode Island, and Newt Gingrich, who was once the House speaker, are advancing policies to combat this national crisis.
Almost two-thirds say federal funds should help women in Zika-affected areas get access to abortion, family planning and contraception services, a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds.
The Senate approved an amendment to a must-pass appropriations bill that provides $1.1 billion to combat the virusâs spread. A separate House proposal, which has drawn a veto threat from the White House, is also pending and it is not clear how they might compromise. But public health advocates say efforts are needed soon to fight the mosquito-based disease.
Itâs not clear yet if the full Senate or House will concur in the plan to cut funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, which operates in all states and gives beneficiaries free advice on enrollment in drug and insurance plans, appealing coverage decisions and applying for financial subsidies.
In a respected medical journal, a specialist advises colleagues on protecting patients but doesnât mention potential infections from a contaminated scope at his Philadelphia cancer center.
Despite dozens of infections from medical scopes, an agreement on how to fix the FDAâs flawed regulation of the device industry remains elusive.
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