//  4/9/17  //  Topic Update


Characterizing H.J. Res. 43 as an effort to defund Planned Parenthood plays to conservatives’ advantage, Leah Litman writes at Take Care.

After the defeat of President Trump’s health care reform plan, Republicans in the White House and Congress are most likely to turn their attention to dismantling financial regulations through the budget reconciliation process, Mike Konczal argues (Vox).

The White House is attempting to court the most conservative members of the House to resuscitate healthcare reform legislation, but risks alienating more moderate allies (NYT).

  • Rachel Bade and Josh Dawsey report that negotiations have been mired in disagreements between the two factions about what the White House has promised them (Politico).
  • At Rewire, Christine Grimaldi analyzes HHS Secretary Tom Price’s ability to dismantle women’s healthcare protections.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

Idaho has proposed regulations that would allow insurance companies to offer plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act. It is unclear whether the Department of Health and Human Services will intervene. The Senate confirmed former drug company executive Alex M. Azar II as the new secretary of Health and Human Services.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

The president’s declaration of an opioid emergency has been ineffective. The Trump Administration adopts a Medicare model startlingly similar to the Obama-era one it rejected.

Update | Week of October 30, 2017

11/6/17  //  Daily Update

A proposed rule on essential health benefits may be illegal. A repeal of the individual mandate may be included in the tax reform bill.