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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price says combating the opioid crisis is one of his top priorities, a goal that has bipartisan support on Capitol Hill. But at a Thursday hearing, he faced pushback from senators of both parties who represent states that have been struck hardest by opioid addiction, who said the proposed HHS budget wouldn’t provide sufficient funding to fight the crisis.
Senate Republicans said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was open to their suggestions about how to stabilize the Obamacare exchanges, but did not give any clear policy updates, leaving insurers hanging.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price defended the need to overhaul the Affordable Care Act but didn’t offer new ways the administration would give insurance companies much-needed answers during his testimony at a Senate panel Thursday.
Republican efforts to overhaul the Affordable Care Act are increasingly focused on reducing insurance premiums, an approach that’s likely to omit broader steps toward lowering overall health care costs for Americans.
Senate Republicans are feeling pressure to pass a health care bill to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, and leaders say they are getting closer.
Uncertainty about whether the Trump administration would enforce the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is causing heartburn for some insurers — and it’s evident in their requests to set premiums.
More voters said they were likely to oppose the GOP’s health care legislation after a Congressional Budget Office analysis, compared to those who said the group’s projections persuaded them to support the House-passed measure, according to recent polling.
Senate staffers will start to draft legislation that would repeal and replace significant parts of the Affordable Care Act next week, GOP senators said Thursday, despite the many differences among members of the caucus over policy.
The House Republicans’ health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act reduces health insurance premiums compared to previous versions of the legislation, but also cuts the federal deficit less than previously thought, according to a highly-anticipated analysis from the Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday.
The Trump administration and the House of Representatives asked an appeals court to continue to hold a case focused on certain Affordable Care Act payments, exacerbating insurers’ uncertainty ahead of an important June deadline.
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