US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

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11 May 2018

Trump to Drop Call for Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices

President Trump will lay out on Friday a broad strategy to reduce  prescription drug prices, but in a break from one of his most popular campaign promises, he will not call for Medicare to negotiate lower prices with drug manufacturers, senior administration officials said.
President Trump will lay out on Friday a broad strategy to reduce  prescription drug prices, but in...

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12 Sep 2017

Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds

Congress has rejected President Trump’s plan to cut funds for biomedical research and would instead increase spending by the National Institutes of Health. The appropriations committees in both houses rejected Mr. Trump’s proposal to slash payments to universities for overhead — the “indirect costs” of research financed by the health institutes. These include the cost of utilities, internet service, data storage, the construction and upkeep of laboratories and compliance with federal rules protecting human subjects of clinical research.
Congress has rejected President Trump’s plan to cut funds for biomedical research and would instead increase spending...

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28 Feb 2017

Trump Concedes Health Law Overhaul Is ‘Unbelievably Complex’

President Trump, meeting with the nation’s governors, conceded Monday that he had not been aware of the complexities of health care policy-making: “I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” The president also suggested that the struggle to replace the Affordable  Care Act was creating a legislative logjam that could delay other parts  of his political agenda.
President Trump, meeting with the nation’s governors, conceded Monday that he had not been aware of the complexities...

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27 Dec 2016

Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Leaves Nation’s Doctors Divided

Donald Trump picks another controversial figure to head the health department. Tom Price, a physician, has conservative opinions on healthcare and favors “patient choice and market-based solutions” and wants to reduce “excessive regulatory burdens” on doctors. But Mr. Price is criticized for opposing affordable care act, contraception and gay rights as well as medicare and medicaid as it stands!
Donald Trump picks another controversial figure to head the health department. Tom Price, a physician, has conservative...

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29 Nov 2016

Tom Price, Obamacare Critic, Is Said to Be Trump’s Choice for Health Secretary

If President-elect Donald J. Trump wanted a cabinet secretary who could help him dismantle and replace President Obama’s health care law, he could not have found anyone more prepared than Representative Tom Price, who has been studying how to accomplish that goal for more than six years.
If President-elect Donald J. Trump wanted a cabinet secretary who could help him dismantle and...

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25 Oct 2016

Some Health Plan Costs to Increase by an Average of 25 Percent, U.S. Says

Premiums for midlevel health plans under the Affordable Care Act will increase by an average of 25 percent next year, while consumers in some  states will find significantly fewer insurance companies offering  coverage, the federal government said Monday.
Premiums for midlevel health plans under the Affordable Care Act will increase by an average of 25 percent next year,...
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