Trump’s winning pattern with legislation might become a thing of the past

Trump’s winning pattern with legislation might become a thing of the past-rollcall:  Riding Republican majorities in both chambers last year, President Donald Trump put up strong numbers for the second consecutive year in getting support for his nominees and legislation he backed, winning 93.4 percent of the time, according to data compiled for CQ’s annual vote study of presidential support. 

‘Medicare-for-all’ is no longer purely theoretical

‘Medicare-for-all’ is no longer purely theoretical-rollcall: The single-payer “Medicare-for-all” bill that House Democrats are releasing Wednesday seems like it should stand a good chance of attracting more support than last year. But Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, who will introduce the bill, said 107 House Democrats are initially supporting the measure. That number is fewer than the 124 Democrats who had formally backed an earlier version of the measure by the end of the last Congress.

Can Roche’s little tech startup help the FDA change clinical trials?

Can Roche’s little tech startup help the FDA change clinical trials? -stat:  Could a startup founded by two guys in their 20s change the way medical researchers study patients? The Food and Drug Administration is open to the possibility.  Flatiron Health began as a small New York tech company trying to use real-world data from patient electronic medical records to replace more traditional clinical trial data.

Dems Face Internal Battle over Budget

Dems face internal battle over budget-thehill:  Democrats are bracing for an internal battle as the House Budget Committee starts cobbling together its budget for 2020, a blueprint that’s expected to put the party's progressive wing at odds with its moderates

Senate plots to avoid fall shutdown brawl

Senate plots to avoid fall shutdown brawl-thehill: Senators are hoping to get the government funding process back on track after the months-long fight over President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall.  Though Congress managed to avoid a partial funding lapse after Trump agreed to sign a deal last week, lawmakers face another deadline later this year to prevent a government wide shut down that would strike roughly a year before the 2020 election.

Congress could block big chunk of Trump’s emergency wall money

Congress could block big chunk of Trump’s emergency wall money-rollcall: More than one-third of the money President Donald Trump wants to redirect from other federal programs to build a border barrier is likely to be unavailable from the sources he has identified.  As a result, it may be difficult for the president to circumvent Congress, even if a resolution disapproving of his “emergency” moves is never enacted

Healthcare spending will hit 19.4% of GDP in the next decade, CMS projects

Healthcare spending will hit 19.4% of GDP in thenext decade, CMS projects-modernhealthcare:
Healthcare spending growth will rise at an annual average of 5.5% over the next decade, slightly faster than in the past few years, due to the aging of the baby boomers and healthcare price growth, the CMS Office of the Actuary projects.