Who will lead effort to refund Children’s Health Insurance Program?
CHIP has had a dramatic effect in lower income states like Alabama, where the childhood uninsured rate dropped from 20 percent in 1997 to under 3 percent in 2015.
Experts offered Senate HELP committee 9 proposals to cut drug prices. Here are the odds of passage
At a hearing held by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, experts made nine proposals to lower drug prices. Here's an analysis on the likelihood of action being taken on each of them.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
5 ways the tax bill could affect health policy
It turns out the tax bills in the House and Senate also aim to reshape healthcare. Here are five ways these bills are trying to achieve that.
HHS nominee Alex Azar talks drug pricing and ACA politics
As HHS secretary, Alex Azar would oversee a trillion-dollar budget, over 90,000 employees, and a healthcare system that is ground-zero for heated bipartisan politics. So where does Trump’s new nominee stand on the major issues?
Will Congress support bipartisan proposal to restore health insurance subsidies Trump ended?
The proposed legislation seeks to provide funding for subsidies to insurance companies to support lower-income Americans and more flexibility for states without doing away with core Obamacare provisions. It drew a mixed response from Republicans.
As CBO assessment of latest ACA repeal-replace effort comes out, Sen. Susan Collins shows opposition to bill
The CBO said that fewer people would be covered because subsidies that help people pay premiums and other financial aid would be eliminated, and individuals would no longer be required to have insurance or pay a fine.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
A new bill wants to incentivize psychiatrists, hospitals to adopt EHR for mental health patients
It would authorize Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center to give incentive payments to behavioral health care providers to adopt EHRs.
Senate fails to pass “Skinny Repeal” in GOP’s Jenga-style approach to dismantling ACA
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) who flew to Washington, DC after being diagnosed with brain cancer, sided with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Democrats to reject the bill. His no vote took the Senate by surprise.
Senate clears lowest hurdle to start ACA repeal and replace debate but health bill strategy relies on surprise (Updated)
Senate Republicans eke out a procedural win to begin debate the contents of an ACA repeal and replace a bill whose contents remain a mystery, but it's not looking good with the first late night vote failing to pass.
5 reasons why GOP’s ACA repeal and replace efforts have failed in Senate
In retrospect, Republicans’ inability to overhaul the health law should not come as much of a surprise. Many ACA provisions have proved popular and lack of presidential leadership on this issue has hobbled Republicans.
BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Lacking the votes, Senate Majority Leader pulls healthcare bill
Without McCain, and with at least two senators opposed to the current bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t have the 50 votes he needs to move the measure.
Back where we started? Senate health bill adds uncertainty for people with chronic conditions
Insurers were struggling last week to grasp the implications of the legislation, studded with ambiguous language. One big takeaway: The Senate’s version of health care would undermine historical assumptions and drastically shift risk in the individual market.
What will be the ripple effect of taking insurance away from millions on the insured?
Hospitals in sparsely populated areas, particularly in states that did not opt to expand the Medicaid program, have been cutting back services like maternity care or closing altogether in recent years.
Senate Republicans revise healthcare bill but will they have the votes?
CBO is expected to offer its score of the bill next week, but some Senate Republicans on Thursday said that rather than wait for that, they might ask the Department of Health and Human Services to do it instead with the hope of producing more favorable numbers.
Senate health bill’s impact on psychiatric care generates mixed reviews
Although Better Care Reconciliation Act would increase hospital beds for psychiatric patients, some mental health groups say they see no reason to celebrate.