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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Maine Lawmaker Urges Backup Plan If High Court Overturns Health Law Subsidies
Another Republican lawmaker is warning House GOP leaders that they need to come up with a fully fledged plan in case the Supreme Court rules against ObamaCare next month. Without a plan, Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) argued consumers would face chaos in the market if the high court rules against subsidies to buy ObamaCare on the federal marketplace. (Ferris, 5/18)
House lawmakers continued Monday afternoon to negotiate how to pay for the 21st Century Cures legislation which was scheduled to be marked up starting Tuesday. But they have yet to reach agreement on the estimated $10 billion to $15 billion offset for the bill. (Norman, 5/18)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Monday introduced a bill aimed at lowering the taxpayer burden for rising generic drug prices. Brand-name drug manufacturers are required by law to pay a rebate to Medicaid when their drug prices rise faster than inflation. Sanders and Cummings鈥檚 bill would extend this requirement to generic drug manufacturers. (Sullivan, 5/18)
