Kaiser Health News
Among the president's more questionable claims was his description of the House-passed health bill as "You're going to have absolute coverage."
In the past, policies related to abortion have been singled out as violating Byrd rule.
Uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act will lead insurers to continue to pull back from some online marketplaces or exit them altogether.
Federal standards requiring states find ways of delivering care to Medicaid enrollees in home, community-based settings kicks in 2022, not 2019.
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.