Government & Policy
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows says he is a firm "no" and that he has at least 22 votes from conservative hard-liners to defeat the bill.
It turns out many healthcare providers expected, or at least hoped, that the initiative would be delayed. It’s still coming and they need to prepare now.
The latest iteration of Republicans American Health Care Act would give governors more flexibility in administering Medicaid, enhance tax credits for people 55-64 years old and other targeted changes.
The newly-appointed John Fleming said that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT may be reorganizing.
The plan would cut $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health and research institutions are saying the move could be potentially devastating to their work.
Privacy & Security
More than 4,000 ransomware attacks occur daily and healthcare is the largest target. Despite HHS requirements and significant risk of untimely notification, however, breach reporting doesn’t match up.
A look at the agencies hit hardest and those that stand to benefit, funding-wise, in Trump’s budget proposal.
Both the Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office had a long list of shortcomings at Veterans Affairs.
Chairman Diane Black calls the AHCA “the conservative vision we’ve been talking about for years,” but prominent Democrats and even some Republicans take issue with the legislation.
Former CMS Administrator signs-on as a senior adviser and will work on a platform to connect policymakers and everyday Americans.