“Two trillion when you spend roughly six trillion a year — that’s hard to find,” he added. “That would actually push you into Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, so I don’t know how real these figures are.” “I don’t think they’re walking in with any preconceived notion...
Trump would have Kennedy lead a massive Cabinet agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid. He said before the election he would give Kennedy free rein over health po...
Centene (CNC)— the biggest player on the ObamaCare exchanges, with 1.6 million customers — owes $620 million for risk adjustment in 2017, according to updated data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but that payment is on hold. In 2018, Centene expects to pay $1.1 ...
In office, Cooper overcame longstanding opposition in the state’s Republican-led legislature and achieved one of his top priorities last year when the North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid to low-income adults. More than 500,000 residents now have coverage through expansion. Bid...
When President Trump announced in a tweet last month that he’d fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and intended to replace him with Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, many suggested this was an unwise move — and not just because Trump’s physician did not appe...
In office, Cooper overcame longstanding opposition in the state’s Republican-led legislature and achieved one of his top priorities last year when the North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid to low-income adults. More than 500,000 residents now have coverage through expansion. Bid...