Congress has found little to agree on when it comes to health care, but lawmakers from both parties appear to be warming up to ideas for reining in drug prices.
The U.S. government should use its heft to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, according to a group of independent experts who advise the nation on science and medicine.
The House version of the tax bill, which President Donald Trump endorsed on Tuesday, would end a deduction that allows families of disabled children and elderly people to write off large medical expenses.
Alex Azar isnt likely to shy away from the topic of sky-high medication prices -- but it may be insurers and drug plans that feel the heat as much as his former industry.
President Donald Trump named former Eli Lilly & Co. executive Alex Azar to lead the Department of Health and Human Services after agencys past chief resigned amid blowback over his taxpayer-funded private jet travel.
The FDA has its sights set on an incentive granted to drugmakers that are first to seek approval for a copy of a brand-name drug, according to a policy document released Thursday.
Alex Azar would be the administrations point person on running -- or dismantling -- Obamacare, and oversee Medicare and Medicaid, along with dozens of public health programs and sub-agencies.
While ending the mandate could free funds up for a tax overhaul, it would also leave people without health insurance and lead to higher premiums, CBO says.
President Donald Trump on Thursday will declare widespread opioid abuse a public health emergency, while resisting a controversial move that might have tapped federal funds sought by hurricane-stricken Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.
The Trump administration was sending conflicting signals about the pact reached by senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, which also faces ambivalence from some Republican senators and outright hostility from many House Republicans.
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