The Health 202: Trump administration tells moderates to trust it on health care

The Health 202: Trump administration tells moderates to trust it on health care  Washington Post Insurers warn Cruz provision will ‘skyrocket’ premiums for sick people  The Hill The revised GOP healthcare plan is still a massive cut for the 69 million Americans on Medicaid  Business Insider Health care battle reveals a moral divide among Republicans  CNN Full coverage Powered ...

HHS Secretary Price: Trump Administration Is Taking Action on Drug Prices

14. July 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. released the following statement regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ announcement of proposed reimbursement changes to the 340B drug discount program for Medicare and our nation’s seniors: “Today’s announcement is a significant step toward fulfilling President Trump’s promise to address rising drug prices.  We are ...

Medicare Trustees Report shows trust fund solvent through 2029

14. July 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Medicare Trustees projected that the trust fund financing Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will be depleted in 2029, one year later than projected in last year’s report. Lower spending in 2016, lower projected inpatient hospital utilization and slightly better projected hospital insurance deficit in 2017 than in 2016 were the contributing factors to the ...

Why aren't Parisians protesting Trump?

Why aren’t Parisians protesting Trump?  Washington Post Trump in Paris: France Celebrates Bastille Day With American Twist  NBCNews.com President Trump is guest of honor at ornate Paris Bastille Day celebrations  USA TODAY Trump wishes he knew if Putin really liked him best  Newsday Cashman: Calm down everyone, Donald Trump just told France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron she is fit!  Boston ...

Revised Senate health-care bill still lacks the votes to pass

Revised Senate health-care bill still lacks the votes to pass  Washington Post Senate Health Care Bill No Fix for Opioid Epidemic, Experts Say  NBCNews.com Five takeaways from the GOP’s healthcare reboot  The Hill The Cruelty and Fraudulence of Mitch McConnell’s Health Bill  New York Times What’s Inside Mitch McConnell’s Latest Health-Care Proposal  The Atlantic Full coverage Powered by WPeMatico