Vulnerable Drugmakers Can't Shrug Off the FDA

Vulnerable Drugmakers Can't Shrug Off the FDA-bloomberg: The new FDA commissioner's tough tone on drug pricing isn't just bluff.

Dazed GOP bolts Washington in health care disarray

Dazed GOP bolts Washington in health care disarray-politico: Senate Republicans skipped town on Thursday afternoon facing stiff internal opposition to their health care proposal and a Fourth of July recess in which critics will pummel their effort to repeal Obamacare.

Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties

Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties-nytimes: As they draft legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republican leaders are aiming to transform large sections of the American health care system without a single hearing on their bill and without a formal, open drafting session.

Murkowski: 'I just truly do not know' if I can support GOP health bill

Murkowski: 'I just truly do not know' if I can support GOP health bill-thehill: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a potential key swing vote on an ObamaCare repeal-and-replace plan, isn’t sure she could support the emerging Senate Republican healthcare bill.

GOP Senate leaders aim to bring health-care legislation to the floor by end of June

GOP Senate leaders aim to bring health-care legislation to the floor by end of June-washingtonpost: Senate Republican leaders are aiming to bring a major revision to the nation's health-care laws to the Senate floor by the end of June even as lingering disagreements, particularly over Medicaid, threaten to derail their efforts, several Republicans familiar with the effort said Thursday.

Report: Walden Expects Health Care Bill on Trump’s Desk by August

Report: Walden Expects Health Care Bill on Trump’s Desk by August-rollcall: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden predicted Tuesday that a bill to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law would be on President Donald Trump’s desk by August.

Medical Device Makers to Lobby Against Trump Calls for More User Fees

Medical Device Makers to Lobby Against Trump Calls for More User Fees-morningconsult: Medical device makers will descend on Capitol Hill Thursday to lobby for the immediate extension of user fee agreements that fund the federal government’s review process for new medical products in the United States.

A Senate bill would require drug makers to justify price hikes

A Senate bill would require drug makers to justify price hikes-stat: Seeking to put a lid on rising drug prices, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has introduced a bill that would require drug makers to justify hefty price hikes, a move that resembles legislation being introduced in a growing number of state legislatures around the country.

Senate Democrats plan offensive to try to save Obamacare

Senate Democrats plan offensive to try to save Obamacare-politico: Senate Democrats are preparing an all-out war to try to save the Affordable Care Act.

AP sources: Trump tells senators House health bill ‘mean’

AP sources: Trump tells senators House health bill ‘mean’-ap: President Donald Trump told Republican senators Tuesday that the House-passed health care bill he helped revive is “mean” and urged them to craft a version that is “more generous,” congressional sources said.

Republican Senators Unaware of Health Care Details

Republican Senators Unaware of Health Care Details-rollcall: Several Republican senators have no knowledge of the specific policy proposals GOP leadership is weighing for inclusion in the pending legislation to overhaul the U.S. health care system.

Trump, Pence to meet with GOP senators on ObamaCare repeal

Trump, Pence to meet with GOP senators on ObamaCare repeal-thehill: President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will meet with 13 GOP senators on Tuesday to discuss the status of ObamaCare repeal efforts in the upper chamber, a White House spokesperson told The Hill.

Senate GOP reins in expectations for killing Obamacare

Senate GOP reins in expectations for killing Obamacare-politico: Senate Republicans are aggressively trying to rein in expectations for their Obamacare repeal effort, wary of blowing a deadline or falling short of 50 votes on a promise that has driven the GOP's political strategy for much of the past decade.

Legislative Agenda Gets Tougher for Trump

Legislative Agenda Gets Tougher for Trump-rollcall: President Donald Trump is declaring victory despite scathing testimony against him by former FBI Director James B. Comey. But that likely will further complicate his domestic agenda and transform the 2018 midterms into a referendum on his actions related to the bureau’s investigation into Russian meddling in U.S. elections.

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Freedom Caucus Sets Up Battle With Leadership Over Taxes-rollcall: House Republican leaders are negotiating a tax overhaul with their counterparts in the Senate and the White House, but another group of GOP lawmakers is signaling it too must be included in any deal.

Cruz Goes From ‘Lucifer’ to Dealmaker in Health-Care Overhaul

Cruz Goes From ‘Lucifer’ to Dealmaker in Health-Care Overhaul-bloomberg: Ted Cruz is trying a radically new role: dealmaker.

Senate GOP finds a new problem for every one resolved on Obamacare repeal

Senate GOP finds a new problem for every one resolved on Obamacare repeal-politico: Senate Republicans hoping to get the bulk of an Obamacare repeal bill done within the next few days keep finding a new problem for every old one they get closer to resolving.

Parliamentarian threatens deadly blow to GOP healthcare bill

Parliamentarian threatens deadly blow to GOP healthcare bill-thehill: The Senate parliamentarian has warned Republicans that a key provision in their healthcare reform bill related to abortion is unlikely to be allowed, raising a serious threat to the legislation.

Senate Moderates Say They Are Closer on Health Care

Senate Moderates Say They Are Closer on Health Care-rollcall: Moderate Republicans on Thursday said they were getting closer to supporting an emerging Senate health package but are continuing to press for a slower phaseout of the Medicaid expansion than the House-passed bill set out.

Senate Rules Might Still Trip Health Care Bill

Senate Rules Might Still Trip Health Care Bill-rollcall: Senate Democrats believe there are still outstanding questions whether the House bill to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law complies with the budget procedure Republicans are employing to move the legislation with just majority support.

Trump ‘all in’ on Senate Obamacare repeal

Trump ‘all in’ on Senate Obamacare repeal-politico: President Donald Trump is increasingly invested in Senate passage of a bill to repeal Obamacare, realizing that a successful vote in the upper chamber will provide a major boost to his domestic agenda, say Republicans who have spent time with him recently.

Senate Health Bill May Alienate G.O.P. Conservatives

Senate Health Bill May Alienate G.O.P. Conservatives-nytimes: Senate Republicans are closing in on a bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, diverging from the House on pre-existing medical conditions and maintaining federal subsidies that proponents see as essential to stabilizing insurance markets around the country.

McConnell whips Senate GOP back in line on Obamacare repeal

McConnell whips Senate GOP back in line on Obamacare repeal-politico: For a day at least, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his party’s beleaguered efforts to repeal Obamacare back on track.

Senate health bill likely to have state waivers

Senate health bill likely to have state waivers-axios: The Senate is considering state waivers that would allow them to opt out of several of the the Affordable Care Act's insurer regulations, but not the ones protecting people with pre-existing conditions, according to several GOP aides.

Health care vote possible by July 4, McConnell tells Trump

Health care vote possible by July 4, McConnell tells Trump-cnn: The Senate may vote on health care legislation by July 4, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told President Donald Trump Tuesday afternoon at a White House meeting with congressional leaders.

Senate Might Roll the Dice on Health Care

Senate Might Roll the Dice on Health Care-rollcall: Senate Republicans might decide to be riverboat gamblers, putting a health care reconciliation bill on the floor whether or not they have the needed votes.

The Real 13 Senators to Watch on Health Care

The Real 13 Senators to Watch on Health Care-rollcall: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s 13-member health care working group has gotten a lot of attention. But in the Senate, where a minority group of members can effectively stall any legislation from advancing, buy-in from the broader Republican Conference will be necessary for the GOP to succeed in overhauling President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, the 2010 health care law.

Drug Prices Become Target for FDA as Chief Expands Purview

Drug Prices Become Target for FDA as Chief Expands Purview-bloomberg: The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering using the agency’s powers to bring more price competition to the market for generic drugs, targeting high-priced products by prioritizing the approval of additional competing treatments.

Meet the GOP senator who wants to bridge the Obamacare divide

Meet the GOP senator who wants to bridge the Obamacare divide-politico: Sen. Bill Cassidy got cheers on late-night television for calling for an Obamacare replacement plan that would pass what he calls "the Jimmy Kimmel test" — that is, cover children like the comedian's son recently born with a congenital heart defect.

Republicans Return From Recess Under Health Care Time Crunch

Republicans Return From Recess Under Health Care Time Crunch-rollcall: Republican senators return on Monday from a 10-day recess with immediate decisions to make on their quest to overhaul the 2010 health care law.

House Defends Delaying Major Obamacare Lawsuit

House Defends Delaying Major Obamacare Lawsuit-rollcall: The House of Representatives in a court filing Tuesday defended a decision earlier in May to delay a pivotal lawsuit over a provision of the 2010 health care law and pushed back on a request from Democratic attorneys general to take over defending the law.

Community health centers venture into value-based care to increase access, decrease costs

Community health centers venture into value-based care to increase access, decrease costs-modernhealthcare: The 1,400 federally qualified health centers across the U.S. are an essential source of primary-care services for approximately 24.3 million low-income individuals. Yet they are limited by a volume-based reimbursement model that prevents them from participating in outcomes-based care approaches.

Single-payer healthcare plan advances in California Senate — without a way to pay its $400-billion tab

Single-payer healthcare plan advances in California Senate — without a way to pay its $400-billion tab-latimes: A proposal to adopt a single-payer healthcare system for California took an initial step forward Thursday when the state Senate approved a bare-bones bill that lacks a method for paying the $400-billion cost of the plan.

Cornyn: Senate will repeal ObamaCare by ‘the end of July’

Cornyn: Senate will repeal ObamaCare by ‘the end of July’-thehill: Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the Senate will repeal and replace ObamaCare no later than “the end of July.”

Trump urges GOP senators to pass new Obamacare repeal bill that adds saved money

Trump urges GOP senators to pass new Obamacare repeal bill that adds saved money-politico: President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Wednesday after nudging Republicans on Sunday to “add more dollars to Healthcare.”

To Repeal Obamacare, Senate May Have to Keep Some of Its Taxes

To Repeal Obamacare, Senate May Have to Keep Some of Its Taxes-bloomberg: Senate Republicans crafting an Obamacare replacement are delaying one of their toughest decisions: whether to keep all of the House measure’s $664 billion in tax cuts that mostly benefit well-off Americans.

Drugmakers Brace for Trump's Proposals to Tackle U.S. Prices

Drugmakers Brace for Trump's Proposals to Tackle U.S. Prices-bloomberg: Two top pharmaceutical CEOs say they expect President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of industry pricing practices, to take steps soon to address high U.S. drug costs.