Scott Walker’s One-Of-A-Kind Obamacare Conundrum

Scott Walker’s One-Of-A-Kind Obamacare Conundrum-nationaljournal: No Republican presidential aspirant has a stake in the Supreme Court case that could invalidate the Affordable Care Act's tax subsidies for millions of Americans quite like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Senate Bipartisan Staff Group Meets With FDA, NIH On Innovation Plan

Senate Bipartisan Staff Group Meets With FDA, NIH On Innovation Plan-insidehealthpolicy: A bipartisan Senate staff working group has begun meeting with top FDA and National Institutes of Health officials to gather input as they work to craft policy recommendations for their respective senators as part of the Senate health committee's Innovation for Healthier Americans Initiative.

Premium subsidies case could end federal Medicaid funding in many states

Premium subsidies case could end federal Medicaid funding in many states-modernhealthcare: Millions of Medicaid beneficiaries could lose their benefits if the Supreme Court rules against the Obama administration in the King v. Burwell premium subsidies case, some legal experts and state Medicaid officials say. On the other hand, the ruling might force states that have reduced Medicaid benefits to restore them.

Bacterial Outbreaks Triggering Tougher FDA Reprocessing Standards

Bacterial Outbreaks Triggering Tougher FDA Reprocessing Standards-thegraysheet: Inadequate validation testing paired with highly-publicized bacterial outbreaks in Illinois and California involving use of contaminated duodenoscopes has led to stricter reprocessing standards for those devices. And FDA is likely moving towards tougher reprocessing requirements more broadly for reusable devices in an upcoming guidance.

Roberts Nearly Silent as Partisan Sparks Fly In Obamacare Case

Roberts Nearly Silent as Partisan Sparks Fly In Obamacare Case-nationaljournal: Chief Justice John Roberts barely said a word Wednesday as the Supreme Court weighed a potentially devastating challenge to Obamacare. Roberts gave no real clues about how he's likely to rule in the lawsuit, which aims to invalidate Obamacare's insurance subsidies in most of the country — whether he's inclined to reprise his 2012 role as the law's savior, or to help its critics score the body blow he denied them three years ago.

Senate Bill Takes Targeted, MedTech-Supported Approach To Patent Trolls

Senate Bill Takes Targeted, MedTech-Supported Approach To Patent Trolls-thegraysheet: The STRONG Patents Act, introduced this week, includes multiple provisions that device and biotech firms say would strengthen the patent system and appropriately take a targeted approach to patent trolls. But the tech industry favors stronger measures to fight trolls that device companies say would weaken the overall patent system.

SCOTUS Raises the Stakes—Again—in Obamacare Politics

SCOTUS Raises the Stakes—Again—in Obamacare Politics-nationaljournal: President Obama and congressional Republicans both have a lot on the line Wednesday morning as the Supreme Court hears another high-profile challenge to Obamacare—its third in three years.