Health Care Congress

A Trump-era pilot program that could lead to the full privatization Traditional health insurance within a few years progressed under the Biden administration, a development which, despite its potentially massive implications for patients across the United States, received little attention from the national press or Congress. “If left unchecked, the direct contracts program will hand […]

With the demand for additional mental health services, it has become common for employers to now integrate mental and physical health care services into their employees’ health care coverage – that means you have a plan. health care service that covers both physical and mental health services and treatment. . Employers have been at the […]

Democrats are divided on what to do with the filibuster. Reform supporters point out that the Senate closing rule frustrates the party’s ambitions on voting rights, climate change and more. Adversaries to worry that eliminating filibuster will bite when Republicans regain control of the Senate and, more generally, that it will further degrade Congressional standards […]

Remember the TV commercial where the auto mechanic looks viewers straight in the eye and says, “You can pay me now or pay me later!” The message: If you change your car’s oil and filter every 5,000 miles, you can avoid a disastrous engine replacement down the road. The same principle applies to our national […]

By Ben Kochman (Nov 24, 2021, 8:02 p.m. EST) – Congress is set to pass legislation requiring some companies to disclose cyberattacks and ransomware payments, but unresolved details, such as the deadline for report the incidents, are worth watching as lawmakers have proposed to pass a bill before the end of the year. The US […]

Photo: LaylaBird / Getty Images The American Society of Anesthesiologists has accused BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina of abusing new federal law designed to protect patients from off-grid bills. Essentially, the ASA is highlighting what it sees as proof of its prognosis in Congress: that insurers would use loopholes in the No Surprises Act to […]

Among the many provisions of the $ 1.7 trillion funding are major expansions to health care programs, including home health care, paid family leave, hearing coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, and some reforms to the price of health care workers. medications. But the bill is probably intended for changes in the Senate. The New York Times: […]

FILE – President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the NH 175 Bridge over the Pemigewasset River to promote infrastructure spending on November 16, 2021, in Woodstock, NH (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, File) WASHINGTON – After nearly eight months of deadlock, President Joe Biden’s efforts to reform the economy are finally gaining momentum […]

Like nearly all congressional delegations, members of Congress from Idaho and Washington voted party-friendly on Friday for a roughly $ 2 trillion bill that would make fundamental changes to many social programs. and federal environmental. Democrats hailed the proposal as a monumental change to make real progress on climate change, improve health care, and help […]

A bill has been introduced in Congress to establish a competitive subsidy program to allocate money to manufacturers to establish training centers and increase production capacity to provide more mRNA vaccines. for the world. The bill will allow the US Department of Health and Human Services to solicit interested companies with experience in manufacturing mRNA […]