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Tag: Healthcare Policy

Proposed Medicaid Cuts and Work Requirements Could Impact Millions of Older Americans

Explore how proposed Medicaid cuts and new work requirements may affect over 17 million older Americans. Understand the potential policy impacts on eligibility, coverage, and healthcare access.

House Ways and Means Committee Marathon Markup Tackles Major Tax, Healthcare Bill

The House Ways and Means committee conducted an unprecedented marathon markup session exceeding 18 hours to debate President Trump's comprehensive tax and healthcare bill, including critical Medicaid and ACA amendments. This intense legislative process highlights challenges in shaping U.S. healthcare and tax policy.

Medicaid Cuts Would Increase Medicare Costs and Impact Access to Care

Cutting Medicaid funding shifts costs to Medicare, increasing federal spending and reducing access to care. Learn how Medicaid supports Medicare affordability and prevents costly hospitalizations.

Medicare Inflation Rebates: Extending Protections to Medicare Advantage Enrollees

Analysis of inflation rebate implementation under the Inflation Reduction Act highlights the need to include Medicare Advantage enrollees to maximize drug cost savings and deter pharmaceutical price hikes.

Georgia's Medicaid Work Requirement Program Faces Enrollment and Retention Challenges

Georgia's Pathways to Coverage program struggles with low enrollment and retention due to bureaucratic complexities, impacting Medicaid work requirement policy effectiveness.

Medicaid Funding Challenges and Reform Opportunities Amid Expansion and Rising Costs

Explore Medicaid's fiscal challenges, expansion impact, funding imbalances, and reform options including work requirements and provider tax schemes driving federal costs.

CMS Narrows Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Timeline for Hyluronidase-Enhanced Biologics

CMS accelerates Medicare price negotiations for drugs with hyaluronidase, impacting biologic drug pricing and pharmaceutical companies like Halozyme Therapeutics and Johnson & Johnson.

House Republicans Propose $880B Medicaid Cuts to Fund Tax Breaks

House Republicans propose $880 billion in Medicaid cuts as part of major healthcare legislation aiming to fund $4.5 trillion in tax breaks, stirring significant health policy debate.

Trump Executive Order to Cut U.S. Prescription Drug Prices 30-80%

President Trump announces an executive order aiming to reduce U.S. prescription drug prices by 30-80% through a 'Most Favored Nation' pricing policy affecting healthcare and insurance markets.

Congressional Democrats Urge GOP to Address Medicare Advantage Upcoding Over Medicaid Cuts

Democrats call on GOP leaders to stop Medicaid cuts and focus on Medicare Advantage upcoding to reduce $50 billion in federal overpayments and protect healthcare coverage.