Welcome to Overnight Health Care, sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. Happy recess Thursday. Conservative groups haven't given up on repealing ObamaCare, even if the chances for action are slim. Keeping reading for more on their new effort. Also today, health officials keep dropping hints about President Trump's big drug pricing rollout next week, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee introduced a bill to reauthorize a key veterans health care program. But first... Conservative groups aim to unveil ObamaCare replacement plan this month. Conservative groups are working on a new ObamaCare replacement plan even though their effort has virtually no chance of moving in Congress this year. Why? It's part of a push to keep the repeal dream alive despite the obstacles, including from GOP leadership. "This is outside-in and bottom-up," said Marie Fishpaw of the Heritage Foundation. Who is on board? It's being led by the Heritage Foundation, the Galen Institute and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.). The White House too. "The White House fully supports the efforts of a broad coalition working to address the Obamacare disaster and increase affordable healthcare options for middle-class Americans," deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said in a statement. White House officials have been attending some of the meetings, Fishpaw confirmed. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) has moved on. Cassidy helped draft the namesake Graham-Cassidy replacement bill that failed to advance. "Graham-Cassidy is dead, but skyrocketing health care costs still need to be addressed," a Cassidy spokesman said. "Our focus is on new solutions and new ideas that lower costs for families and reflect the latest developments in the health care marketplace." The details: Like Graham-Cassidy, there are block grants to states in the conservative proposal, but unlike Graham-Cassidy there is no cap on Medicaid payments. Pre-existing condition protections still up in the air. Read more here. |
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