Friday Five: Top 5 healthcare business news items from the MCOL Weekend edition
Every business day, MCOL posts feature stories making news on the
business of health care. Here are five we think are particularly
important for this week:
Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control
The Trump administration is rolling back the Obama-era
requirement that employer-provided health insurance policies cover birth
control methods at no cost to women.
NPR
Friday, October 6, 2017
Association Health Plans: A Favorite GOP Approach To Coverage Poised For
Comeback
Not even 24 hours after the latest “repeal and replace” proposal
ran out of steam, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ignited a new round of health
policy speculation by predicting, during a cable news interview,
impending Trump administration action on a longtime Republican go-to
idea: association health plans.
Kaiser Health News
Friday, October 6, 2017
House passes GOP budget in key step for upcoming tax debate
The House on Thursday passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that
promises deep cuts to social programs while paving the way for
Republicans to rewrite the tax code later this year. The 2018 House GOP
budget reprises a controversial plan to turn Medicare into a
voucher-like program for future retirees as well as the party’s efforts
to repeal the “Obamacare” health law.
The Washington Post
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Bill to Rescue Children’s Health
Program Hits Snag in House
Legislation to rescue the Children’s Health Insurance Program
sailed through a Senate committee on Wednesday, but touched off a
partisan conflict in the House, diminishing hopes that the popular
program would be quickly refinanced.
The New York Times
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Cigna says it won’t cover OxyContin prescriptions through employer plans
The health insurer Cigna on Wednesday announced it will no longer
cover OxyContin prescriptions for customers on its employer-based health
plans, the second major announcement in two weeks from an industry group
billed as an effort to slow the opioid epidemic.
Stat News
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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