Gregg Margolis, Director of Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs at National Academy of Medicine, shared on LinkedIn:
“If you can only read three things about health policy this week, I suggest…
Bloomberg: Shutdown Risk Grows As GOP Rebuffs Schumer Health-Care Demands Republicans are moving forward with a plan to fund the government past an Oct. 1 deadline without making concessions to Democrats demanding health-care policy changes, setting up a standoff that risks a chaotic shutdown. The gambit to brush off Democrats, whose votes are needed in the Senate to pass the funding legislation, also lowers the chances of a deal to avert a large increase in Obamacare premiums that will affect millions of Americans starting Jan. 1. (Wasson and Dennis, 9/11)
The New York Times: Breaking Precedent, G.O.P. Changes Rules On Nominees Senate Republicans on Thursday bulldozed past Senate precedents and changed the rules to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, in an extraordinary move that is likely to undercut Congress’s future role in vetting executive branch officials.
The change, pushed through along party lines, lowered the existing 60-vote threshold for considering a group of presidential nominees to a simple majority, weakening the ability of individual senators to block nominees they find objectionable. It was the latest step in a yearslong back-and-forth between the two parties that has eroded the filibuster, a once-potent Senate tool to protect the rights of the minority and force consensus. (Gold, 9/11)
NPR: Health Care Costs Are Soaring. Blame Insurers, Drug Companies — And Your Employer The United States has the most expensive health care in the developed world. Now it’s about to get even more expensive. Some 154 million people get health insurance through their employer — and many could see their paycheck deductions surge next year, by 6% to 7% on average. Some will likely also see their out-of-pocket costs rise as employers pass along the spiking costs of care. (Aspan, 9/12)
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