The U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA, H.R. 1628) on May 4, 2017. The bill aims to take advantage of congressional budget processes as a beginning to the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The Administration has described it as part of a three-pronged process that […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, April 13, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule aimed at shoring up the Marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). HHS released a proposed rule in February 2017 that included several provisions generally supported by health insurers that participated in the Marketplaces. One open question […]
Read MoreOn February 10, 2017, the Senate confirmed Tom Price to be the 23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. Prior to his nomination and confirmation, Secretary Price was a Member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia’s 6th district. There, he had chaired the House Budget Committee since 2015. In addition, […]
Read MoreOn January 24, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to consider President Trump’s nominee for the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Representative Tom Price. This was Representative Price’s second time appearing before a Senate Committee as he already had a courtesy hearing with the Senate Committee on […]
Read MoreOn January 18, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Representative Tom Price (R-GA) for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Trump Administration. The hearing lasted for close to four hours. Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) decided members of the committee would have […]
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