Victoria Knight

4 days ago | axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight

House Republicans released the long-awaited text of their Medicaid overhaul Sunday night, with provisions that will reshape much of the safety net program and shrink the Medicaid expansion. Why it matters: The legislation skips some of the biggest changes Republicans had discussed — but it would reduce Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, and could lead to significant coverage losses. It would also alter how many people will be able to retain or receive ACA coverage.

1 week ago | axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight

1 week ago | axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight

1 week ago | axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight

AI at FDA: Commissioner Marty Makary today announced an aggressive timeline to scale use of artificial intelligence internally across all FDA centers by June 30, following the completion of a pilot for scientific reviewers. Biotech angst: Vinay Prasad, just named to lead FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, could significantly raise the bar for drug approvals. That worries investors and startups, Dan Primack reports.

1 week ago | axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight

The House Energy and Commerce Committee now has a firm deadline to resolve intraparty skirmishing over Medicaid, with what's shaping up to be a marathon markup set to begin on Tuesday afternoon, Peter and Victoria report. Why it matters: Lawmakers said Thursday they still have not come to a final agreement on the Medicaid policies to be included in reconciliation, leaving just a few days to whittle down options for cutting the safety net program.