Medicare & Medicaid
Rising costs for 313 brand-name drugs lifted Medicaid's spending by as much as $3.2 billion in 2016.
A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds almost 6 in 10 people think the Republicans should work with Democrats to improve the health law.
Survey evaluated responses from 750 group practices, with largest representation from independent practices, groups of 6 to 20 physicians.
Some states had already begun negotiations with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on securing Medicaid waivers, Fitch said.
Medicare is punishing 2,573 hospitals starting in October by as much as 3 percent a year according to federal records released Wednesday.
Inpatient hospitals will see increase of $800 million over the previous year, but long-term care facilities face $110 million cut in payments.
The FDA does not know or consider pricing when it grants approval of new drugs, causing problems for insurers and Medicaid about its coverage.
Anthem's Medicare insurance coordination services vendor discovered in April that an employee was stealing and misusing Medicaid member data from as early as July 2016.
Two million Americans rely on home-based care services paid by Medicaid to live at home, which can save Medicaid up to two-thirds of what it would cost at a nursing home.
Despite failed ACA repeal efforts, states can request waivers from the administration but experts say this goes beyond executive branch's authority.