Policy and Legislation
Congressmen pitched a House bill that would expand the federal government's ability to negotiate drug prices, and they left feeling optimistic about what Trump will do.
American Health Care Act provision would raise the cap on the annual corporate income tax deduction for CEO and other top executives from $500,000 to $1 million.
American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals and America's Essential Hospital all say Medicaid changes would hurt provider margins.
In recent months, reports of five- and six-figure annual price tags for orphan drugs have amplified long-simmering concerns.
While insurers will be able to price products more aggressively for seniors, they can expect volatility in the individual market from lack of mandates.
The biggest worry is that hospitals and physicians could bear the cost of uncompensated care the way they did before passage of the ACA.
Physicians from the six affected countries also make up a significant share of the workforce in the Rust Belt and Appalachian states.
The bill would give the states the ability to pull Medicaid enrollees from the program by counting their lottery winnings as income.
The former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services breaks down problem he sees with bill in 25-part Twitter thread.
Beginning in 2020, the GOP plan would provide tax credits to help people pay for health insurance based on household income and age, with a limit of $14,000 per family.