House Panel’s Talk of Phased-In Tax Cut Counters Trump’s Wishes

House Panel’s Talk of Phased-In Tax Cut Counters Trump’s Wishes-bloomberg: House tax writers are discussing a gradual phase-in for President Donald Trump and Republican leaders’ proposed corporate tax-rate cut -- on a schedule that would put the rate at 20 percent in 2022, according to a member of the chamber’s tax-writing committee and a person familiar with the discussions.

GOP Senator Floats Using Tax Bill to Repeal Obamacare’s Individual Mandate

GOP Senator Floats Using Tax Bill to Repeal Obamacare’s Individual Mandate-bloomberg: Senator Tom Cotton has what he calls a "modest proposal" for the tax legislation that House Republicans are poised to release on Wednesday: eliminate the Obamacare individual mandate. The idea has been resisted by GOP leaders, who worry that mixing health care and taxes could imperil prospects for the upcoming bill.

Trump tells Senate to fix taxes — not Obamacare

Trump tells Senate to fix taxes — not Obamacare-politico: President Donald Trump on Tuesday steered Senate Republicans toward tax reform and away from health care, pushing off any deal to fund controversial Obamacare subsidies to the end of the year at best.

Ryan, Pelosi Sound Off on GOP Tax Plan After Budget Vote

Ryan, Pelosi Sound Off on GOP Tax Plan After Budget Vote-rollcall: At his weekly press conference, Speaker Paul D. Ryan celebrated after a close floor vote on a budget resolution that would give Republicans a path to passing a tax overhaul plan in the Senate by a simple majority vote.

GOP Tax Overhaul May Bring Back Extenders

GOP Tax Overhaul May Bring Back Extenders-rollcall: Certainty is a word Republicans used repeatedly in 2015 to make the case for permanently renewing dozens of temporary tax incentives known as extenders.

House Adopts Budget Resolution Paving Way for Tax Package

House Adopts Budget Resolution Paving Way for Tax Package-rollcall: The House on Thursday adopted a fiscal 2018 budget resolution by a narrow margin, with supporters acknowledging it was little more than a vehicle for a still-developing tax measure.

CMS wants docs to spend more time on patients, less on paperwork

CMS wants docs to spend more time on patients, less on paperwork-modernhealthcare: The CMS launched an initiative Thursday to help it determine what provider regulations it should junk or revamp, citing growing concerns that its regulations are reducing the time providers spend with patients.As part of the Patient over Paperwork initiative, CMS officials will travel the country to gather information on the impact their regulations have on physicians.