A federal decide in Texas has turned again the primary problem to the nascent Medicare prescription-drug negotiation program. But the case turned on a technicality, and drugmakers have many extra lawsuits within the pipeline.
Meanwhile, Congress is approaching yet one more funding deadline, and medical doctors hope the following funding invoice will cancel the Medicare pay minimize that took impact in January.
This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.
The host
Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner
Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly well being coverage information podcast, “What the Health?” A famous knowledgeable on well being coverage points, Julie is the creator of the critically praised reference guide “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third version.
Panelists
Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:
- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the highly effective House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced she would retire on the finish of the congressional session, setting off a scramble to chair a panel with important oversight of Medicare, Medicaid, and the U.S. Public Health Service. McMorris Rodgers is one in every of a number of Republicans with important well being experience to announce their departures.
- As Congress’ subsequent spending invoice deadline approaches, lobbyists for hospitals are feverishly attempting to forestall a Medicare provision on “site-neutral” funds from being hooked up.
- In abortion information, anti-abortion teams are becoming a member of the decision for states to higher define when life and well being exceptions to abortion bans could be legally permissible.
- Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is asking the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to analyze an organization that collected location knowledge from sufferers at 600 Planned Parenthood websites and bought it to anti-abortion teams.
- And in “This Week in Health Misinformation”: Lawmakers in Wyoming and Montana float payments to let individuals keep away from getting blood transfusions from donors who’ve been vaccinated towards covid-19.
Plus, for “further credit score,” the panelists counsel well being coverage tales they learn this week that they suppose you must learn, too:
Julie Rovner: Stateline’s “Government Can Erase Your Medical Debt for Pennies on the Dollar — And Some Are,” by Anna Claire Vollers.
Alice Miranda Ollstein: Politico’s “‘There Was a Lot of Anxiety’: Florida’s Immigration Crackdown Is Causing Patients to Skip Care,” by Arek Sarkissian.
Rachel Cohrs: Stat’s “FTC Doubles Down in Welsh Carson Anesthesia Case to Limit Private Equity’s Physician Buyouts,” by Bob Herman. And Modern Healthcare’s “Private Equity Medicare Advantage Investment Slumps: Report,” by Nona Tepper.
Lauren Weber: The Wall Street Journal’s “Climate Change Has Hit Home Insurance. Is Health Insurance Next?” by Yusuf Khan.
Also talked about on this week’s podcast:
Credits
- Francis Ying Audio producer
- Stephanie Stapleton Editor
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