Murkowski, key Republican vote on health care, says a new Senate bill will be bipartisan and target costs

Murkowski, key Republican vote on health care, says a new Senate bill will be bipartisan and target costs-alaskadispatchnews: One of the three Republican senators who cast a deciding vote against repealing "Obamacare" — Alaska's Lisa Murkowski — said Tuesday that she and other lawmakers are discussing plans to create a bipartisan replacement measure that seeks to stabilize the individual insurance market and lower health care costs.

Harris to co-sponsor Sanders' single-payer bill

Harris to co-sponsor Sanders' single-payer bill-politico: California’s junior senator, Kamala Harris, on Wednesday departed from the position held by the state’s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, and announced her intention to co-sponsor Senator Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All’’ bill.

Heller walks tightrope on ObamaCare repeal

Heller walks tightrope on ObamaCare repeal-thehill: Sen. Dean Heller is trying to walk a fine line on ObamaCare ahead of his tough reelection race next year.

What could happen next on ACA taxes

What could happen next on ACA taxes-axios: Although the GOP's plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act industry taxes died with the party's health care bill, it's conventional wisdom that some of the taxes will still be delayed. But there's no plan to do so yet.

NRCC chair: 'Clear' mistake by Republicans to push healthcare reform first

NRCC chair: 'Clear' mistake by Republicans to push healthcare reform first-washingtonexaminer: Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, says it was a mistake for House Republicans to try to tackle healthcare reform first this year instead of other topics, including tax reform, and cast doubt on the idea that the Senate would be able to pass any Obamacare repeal bill this year.

Ryan: 'I don’t think anyone’s interested in having a shutdown'

Ryan: 'I don’t think anyone’s interested in having a shutdown'-politico: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday he did not think Republican lawmakers are interested in shutting down the government over funding for President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall.

Democrats Warn Trump Against Shutdown, Remain Opposed to Border Wall

Democrats Warn Trump Against Shutdown, Remain Opposed to Border Wall-rollcall: Threatening to shut down the government is the “polar opposite of leadership” and it “won’t accomplish anything” other than “chaos,” congressional Democrats warned President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Provider groups mostly approve of latest MACRA proposals

Provider groups mostly approve of latest MACRA proposals-healthcaredive: Several healthcare advocacy organizations submitted comments on a recent proposed rule for the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP), which implements MACRA, by Monday's deadline.

Mitch McConnell acknowledges that path forward on healthcare is 'murky'

Mitch McConnell acknowledges that path forward on healthcare is 'murky'-washingtonexaminer: Republicans face a "murky" path forward on healthcare legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Monday.

Analysis: Why Recent Tax Overhaul Efforts Failed And This One May, Too

Analysis: Why Recent Tax Overhaul Efforts Failed And This One May, Too-rollcall: The last time Republican tax writers unveiled legislation for overhauling the tax code, it elicited this telling response from the Speaker of the House: “Blah, blah, blah, blah.”

Will 2018 Look Like 2010 for Anti-Repeal Republicans?

Will 2018 Look Like 2010 for Anti-Repeal Republicans?-rollcall: When House Republicans passed their measure to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law in May, 20 members of their conference voted against it.

Trump signs FDA funding bill

Trump signs FDA funding bill-washingtonexaminer: President Trump signed into law a funding package for the Food and Drug Administration that also takes steps to lower drug prices.

House GOP Tax Writers Stick with Full Expensing Provision

House GOP Tax Writers Stick with Full Expensing Provision-morningconsult: On the hallowed Republican grounds of the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif., House tax writers embraced a provision that would provide immediate relief to export-heavy businesses but whose high cost might prevent the deep corporate tax rate cuts they had initially promised.

U.S. House Democrats launch probe into MS drug pricing

U.S. House Democrats launch probe into MS drug pricing-reuters: U.S. House Democrats said on Thursday they were launching an investigation into why prices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatments have nearly quintupled since 2004, and they sent letters requesting information from seven drugmakers.

Time Crunch Among Hurdles for Bipartisan Senate Push to Bolster ACA

Time Crunch Among Hurdles for Bipartisan Senate Push to Bolster ACA-morningconsult: The leaders of a key Senate committee say they are cautiously optimistic about reaching a deal to shore up the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplaces, but even with a bipartisan effort, it is far from certain whether they can push out an agreement in time.

Tax Overhaul Path Unclear Amid Budget Chair's Expected Departure

Tax Overhaul Path Unclear Amid Budget Chair's Expected Departure-rollcall: Action on the fiscal 2018 budget resolution that is key to a tax overhaul remains uncertain as House Budget Committee Chairwoman Diane Black is expected to resign to run for governor of Tennessee, say CQ Roll Call's House leadership reporter Lindsey McPherson and budget reporter Jennifer Shutt.

Tight Race for Chaffetz’s Utah Seat Due to Outside Spending

Tight Race for Chaffetz’s Utah Seat Due to Outside Spending-rollcall: The Republican primary to fill former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s seat has tightened in the final days before the Tuesday election, thanks to buckets of outside money being poured into the race.

Health Care Divide Leaves Tax On Path to Reinstatment

Health Care Divide Leaves Tax On Path to Reinstatement-ap: The industry that makes medical devices from artificial hips to miniature pumps for IV drips is looking for a fallback plan to repeal a widely reviled sales tax that almost met its end in GOP health care legislation.

Trump vs. McConnell

Trump vs. McConnell-politico: The tit-for-tat between Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the chamber's failure to repeal Obamacare opens a politically perilous schism within a party already riven by tensions over its lack of accomplishments this year.

Congress Is Broken, and Staff Members Know Why

Congress Is Broken, and Staff Members Know Why-rollcall: Members of Congress will return in September to a glut of complex and technically challenging tasks, including tax policy, the debt ceiling, and Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Senate Republicans Face Key Tax Overhaul Decisions

Senate Republicans Face Key Tax Overhaul Decisions-rollcall: Senate Republicans have not yet come to a consensus on several crucial decisions that must be made before any serious work begins on legislation to overhaul the U.S. tax code.

Bipartisan Health Care Work Taking Shape in Senate

Bipartisan Health Care Work Taking Shape in Senate-rollcall: The Senate Finance Committee is set to hold September hearings on proposals for overhauling federal health care policies, including a plan for reauthorizing a program that serves about 5.7 million children, according to Chairman Orrin G. Hatch announced Thursday.

Under Trump, Hospitals Face Same Penalties Embraced By Obama

Under Trump, Hospitals Face Same Penalties Embraced By Obama-kaiser: Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Donald Trump’s administration is penalizing more than half the nation’s hospitals for having too many patients return within a month.

Republicans leave town with no clear path on Obamacare

Republicans leave town with no clear path on Obamacare-politico: Republicans are leaving Washington Thursday for a month of recess with no clear direction on what they’ll do next on Obamacare.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Insists on Corporate Tax Rate Below 20 Percent

Freedom Caucus Chairman Insists on Corporate Tax Rate Below 20 Percent-morningconsult: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Wednesday insisted that congressional tax writers include a corporate rate no higher than 19 percent in comprehensive legislation that he says needs to be sent to the president’s desk by Thanksgiving.

New bipartisan Obamacare push faces steep climb

New bipartisan Obamacare push faces steep climb-politico: There’s never been a major bipartisan Obamacare bill, and the path to passing one now — after the death of Senate Republicans' repeal effort — is steep.

Debt Ceiling Options Aired but Fast Action Doubtful

Debt Ceiling Options Aired but Fast Action Doubtful-rollcall: Senate leaders are searching for a path forward to raise the debt ceiling, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday, but action before the August recess appears very unlikely.

Senate Looks Ahead to Tax, Debt Limit Debates After Recess

Senate Looks Ahead to Tax, Debt Limit Debates After Recess-rollcall: Tuesday might not be the last time the Senate leaders address reporters before departing for August recess, but their messages were already setting the stage for September.

White House Talks Tax Outreach, but Senators Guarded

White House Talks Tax Outreach, but Senators Guarded-rollcall: The White House sees Democrats up for re-election in states President Donald Trump won as possible partners in their effort to overhaul the tax code, but Senate Republicans appear less optimistic about the chances of a bipartisan bill.

Newest GOP health care attempt faces same tough odds

Newest GOP health care attempt faces same tough odds-politico: Senate Republicans couldn’t agree on a way to repeal and replace Obamacare. So now they’re contemplating a totally different approach: Blow it up and let the states sort it out.

With Tom Price in charge, doctors are winning again in Washington

With Tom Price in charge, doctors are winning again in Washington-stat: As the Senate was barrelling toward one of its votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act earlier this summer, Tom Price was corralling a small group of doctors into a tiny, dimly lit conference room in a nondescript building in downtown Dallas.