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Ever since U.S. senators got their hands on the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, fiscal conservatives agonized over how better to cover the trillions of dollars the ...
As Senate Republicans go deep into reconciliation bill-drafting mode, Medicare is increasingly coming up as a potential ...
Jeff Reynolds, Executive Director for the Louisiana rural hospital coalition says any cut to Medicaid will make a severe ...
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, has forwarded legislation that would reduce payments to private Medicare Advantage plans. Here he is seen in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 4 ...
Medicare "Part E" would be self-sustaining, funded by premiums, and available through all state and federal health exchanges.
Sen. Bill Cassidy reintroduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) to address the obesity crisis through Medicare coverage for weight management. The bill aims to expand coverage for obesity ...
He said Cassidy has “a very well-thought-out plan” to root out waste in Medicare Advantage. “Bill is a physician, wants to make sure that we’re maintaining quality care, and I think he’s ...
Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has played a key role in convincing congressional holdouts ...
Louisiana leaders are speaking out after President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed in the House Thursday.
One Louisiana hospital leader says it could "jeopardize rural access, medical education, and essential services such as maternity care, children’s services, behavioral health, and access to specialty ...