Kaiser Health News
States could seek permission to allow insurance companies to charge more based on health history if patient's coverage lapses for more than 63 days.
Memo from HHS Secretary Tom Price's chief of staff instructed employees not to have "any communications" with Congress, staff without approval.
Researchers found nearly a third of approvals from 2001 through 2010 had major safety issues years after they were widely available to patients.|
The IG said Medicare should have done an in-depth review of 96 hospitals that submitted "aberrant data patterns" in 2013 and 2014.
To keep insurers in the market and bring costs down, leaders might feel compelled to seek essential benefits, pre-existing condition exemptions.
Bill would cover estimated 50,000 people training for jobs such as respiratory therapists, vocational nurses, dietitians, pharmacy technicians.
Some ACA supporters believe the yes votes of the Central Valley Republicans directly contradict their constituents' needs.
Homeless people struggle with staying healthy, eating, sleeping, properly storing medications, getting to doctor, advocates say.
Coming to agreement and avoiding the embarrassment of not coming to agreement was more important than what was in the final bill, experts say.
With only a two-vote Republican majority and no likely Democratic support, it would take only three GOP "no" votes to sink the bill.