Congress may soon require drug, device companies to disclose payments to nurse practitioners and other clinicians

Congress may soon require drug, device companies to disclose payments to nurse practitioners and other clinicians-stat: Drug companies and medical device manufacturers would have to disclose payments and gifts made to nurse practitioners and physician assistants beginning in 2020 as part of a new law Congress is likely to finalize within days, significantly expanding a sunshine law that previously only applied to doctors.

House passes $854B spending bill to avert shutdown

House passes $854B spending bill to avert shutdown-thehill: The House on Wednesday passed an $854 billion spending bill to avert an October shutdown, funding large swaths of the government while pushing the funding deadline for others until Dec. 7.

Trump says he rejected meeting with Trudeau over trade fight

Trump says he rejected meeting with Trudeau over trade fight-ap: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he rejected a one-on-one meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the trade dispute involving the North American neighbors and renewed his threat to slap tariffs on cars imported from Canada as negotiations drag on.

Budget Overhaul Panel Dances With Deadline

Budget Overhaul Panel Dances With Deadline-rollcall: A special bicameral panel established to try to overhaul the annual budget process won’t reach a final agreement before the House leaves on Friday for its six-week midterm election break. But its members will meet privately one more time before the lame duck session to discuss various proposals that could become part of a final bill.

Romney opposes Utah's Medicaid expansion ballot measure

Romney opposes Utah's Medicaid expansion ballot measure-thehill: Utah Senate candidate Mitt Romney (R) said he supports the state’s efforts to partially expand Medicaid, but does not think a full expansion will be viable.

House GOP rushes to adjourn by Friday

House GOP rushes to adjourn by Friday-politico: With the Supreme Court drama dominating the headlines, House Republican leaders are quietly preparing to adjourn at the end of this week until after the midterm elections, giving rank-and-file GOP lawmakers nearly 40 days at home to try to save their endangered majority.

Democrats run on pre-existing conditions — their own

Democrats run on pre-existing conditions — their own-politico: Democratic candidates are getting very personal on the campaign trail as they push to preserve Obamacare, frankly sharing tales of their own health struggles.

As Trump Waffles, House Republicans Confident They’ll Avert Shutdown

As Trump Waffles, House Republicans Confident They’ll Avert Shutdown-rollcall: House Republicans prepare a legislative strategy with President Donald Trump seemingly on board, only for the president to catch them off guard with a last-minute tweet suggesting his opposition to the plan.

Generics would hit the market faster under Senate bill, saving more than $3B, says CBO

Generics would hit the market faster under Senate bill, saving more than $3B, says CBO -washingtonexaminer: Lower-price drugs would hit the market faster under a bipartisan bill awaiting a vote in the Senate, according to a score released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation.

Trump Calls Spending Plan ‘Ridiculous’

Trump Calls Spending Plan ‘Ridiculous'-rollcall: President Donald Trump raised the odds of a government shutdown that lawmakers from both parties thought they had averted, calling a spending package headed his way to keep the federal lights on “ridiculous.”

U.S., Canada Trade Sharper Barbs Before Resuming Nafta Talks

U.S., Canada Trade Sharper Barbs Before Resuming Nafta Talks-bloomberg: Nafta talks are picking up again as the U.S. and Canada each wait for the other to blink -- and as the clock runs down to reach a deal that would likely have the easiest path for approval.