Senate GOP plan expected to halt Obamacare penalties, taxes
Top Senate Republicans prepared Wednesday to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law.
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Worry rises over future of HIP 2.0 insurance program
Indiana hospitals are bracing for congressional action that could mean deep cuts in Medicaid, which funds the state’s popular health insurance program for low-income adults.
Drugmaker cashing in on opioid epidemic, one state law at a time
In statehouses across the country and in Congress, drugmaker Alkermes is pushing its own addiction treatment while contributing to misconceptions and stigma about other medications used to treat opioid addiction.
Drugmakers brace for Trump proposals to tackle U.S. prices
Top pharmaceutical CEOs say they expect President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of industry pricing practices, to take steps soon to address high U.S. drug costs.
Indiana restocking supplies of pricey drug to combat opioid overdoses
The state is asking vendors to submit bid packages by June 12 for a drug whose price has spiked in recent years.
Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon Obamacare markets
People shopping for insurance through the Affordable Care Act in yet more regions could be facing higher prices and fewer choices next year. A new report shows Affordable Care Act premiums have soared since 2013.
Indiana governor wants work requirement for some on Medicaid
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday for permission to impose such a requirement.
Health overhaul would leave 23M more uninsured by 2026, CBO says
The bill to repeal and partially replace Obamacare would reduce the deficit by $119 billion over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office said.
House approves GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal
The measure skirted through the House by a 217-213 vote, as all voting Democrats and a group of mostly moderate Republican holdouts voted no.
White House woos GOP lawmakers with revised health care bill
Republicans entertained a fresh White House offer to revise the party's failed health care bill Tuesday as the GOP tried to resuscitate the measure that crashed less than two weeks ago.
Senate’s $32.1B budget eschews cigarette tax hike
An Indiana Senate panel on Thursday advanced a two-year state budget plan with significant differences in funding for roads, entrepreneurship and education from the House’s plan.
Indiana enrollment in health exchanges plunges 11 percent
As Republicans pushed to end the Affordable Care Act, nearly 22,000 fewer Hoosiers bought health coverage on the exchanges, a decline some say could hurt hospitals.
House Republicans, short of votes, withdraw health care bill
Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.
House steers toward climactic vote on GOP health care bill
Republicans muscled their capstone health care overhaul past an initial barrier and toward a climactic roll call Friday, plunging ahead despite uncertainty over whether they had the votes to prevail.
Indiana Democrats raise alarm bells on Medicaid cuts
Indiana officials are sounding alarm bells about a plan by Republicans in Congress to cut Medicaid spending.
Anthem CEO seeks changes to Obamacare replacement in Trump meeting
Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish this week talked with President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about elements of the GOP plan that he’d like to see “enhanced.”
Senate confirms Indiana consultant Verma to head Medicare, Medicaid
Indiana health care consultant Seema Verma, a protege of Vice President Mike Pence, was approved by a 55-43 vote, largely along party lines. She'll head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a $1 trillion agency.
Holcomb joins list of GOP officials opposed to Medicaid cuts
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday joined a growing chorus of Republicans who are asking the GOP-led Congress to spare Medicaid funding as they go about repealing Obamacare.
Health plan facing opposition from doctor, hospital groups
The United State's biggest advocacy group for doctors came out against House Republicans’ legislation, adding to growing opposition from the country’s top trade groups for physicians and hospitals.
U.S. House GOP releases bill to replace Obamacare
House committees planned to begin voting on the 123-page legislation Wednesday, launching what could be the year's defining battle in Congress and capping seven years of Republican vows to repeal the troubled 2010 law.