Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to reform prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D prescription drug plans requiring only specialty board certified physicians to make important decisions about treatment.
The prior authorization measure is used by insurers to approve the cost of treatment plans, medication and or procedures before a prescription or operation can be obtained or performed.
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Parents of child who died of measles defend no-vaccine stance
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Dr. Oz’s charm offensive
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Oz dodges questions about Medicaid cuts in confirmation hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), dodged questions from Democrats on Friday about whether he supported potential cuts to Medicaid.
Instead, the heart-surgeon-turned-celebrity-physician focused much of his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee about how he wants to make Americans healthier and improve the efficiency of the health system.
Oz, who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2022, spoke in ...
Trump proposes cutting ACA enrollment period, ending ‘Dreamer’ coverage
The Trump administration is proposing to shorten ObamaCare's annual open enrollment period by a month, a move the administration said is aimed at helping consumers pick the right plan.
According to a proposed rule released Monday, open enrollment would run from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, instead of through Jan. 15.
"This proposal aims to reduce consumer confusion, streamline the enrollment process, align more closely with open enrollment dates for many employer...
Scott Perry says no one ‘legitimately’ on Medicaid will lose coverage
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) suggested on Sunday that no one "legitimately" on Medicaid will lose their coverage due to GOP efforts to cut spending.
In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” anchor Chris Stirewalt noted that, for Republicans to achieve the kind of steep spending cuts they have targeted, cuts will likely have to target more than just waste, fraud and abuse.
Stirewalt noted that the Office of Management and Budget has said only about 4 percent of ...
Democrats bring Medicaid fight to Trump at joint address
Democrats used President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday to ramp up pressure on Republicans over potential Medicaid cuts, homing in on an issue they think will resonate among voters for the next two years leading into the midterm elections.
Ahead of the address, Democrats invited Medicaid beneficiaries who rely on the program to attend, many of whom have significant medical expenses.
During the speech, Democrats chanted and waved signs that read "S...
RFK Jr. tells parents to consider MMR vaccine amid outbreak
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Will the working-class GOP really cut health insurance?
Budget chicanery begets more budget chicanery.
About this time in 2010, Democrats were trying every procedural and accounting trick they could conjure to push ObamaCare through a restive Congress. The big hurdles had been overcome, but the final passage was tangled up.
There wouldn’t be a single-payer system, but the government would establish a “marketplace” where people could buy insurance, including the high-risk, unhealthy customers who private companies didn’t w...
Measles outbreak in Southwest sickens nearly 100 people
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