Victoria Knight
Reporter at Axios
congressional health care reporter @axios & an occasional Capitol food critic. alum: @utknoxville & @universityofga. email: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
axios.com | Victoria Knight
Republican senators who could provide the decisive votes on the reconciliation package say they want to revert to the House-passed moratorium on Medicaid provider taxes,discarding the tougher Senate provider tax reduction. Why it matters: The way states could tax providers to help fund their Medicaid programs is shaping up as one of the thorniest issues in the reconciliation debate.
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axios.com | Victoria Knight
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Maura Losch / AxiosThe Senate Finance Committee's reconciliation title underscored a lack of appetite for making some major Medicare policy changes. Why it matters: Almost every HouseMedicare policy proposal was discarded, including a "doc fix" and a provision that would have expanded the number of rare-disease drugs exempt from Medicare drug price negotiations.
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axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentHawley in the Capitol. Photo: Kayla Bartkowski / Getty ImagesThe Senate's deeper cuts to Medicaid funding in the reconciliation package are setting off alarms with some GOP senators, complicating the path to passage ahead of a vote as soon as next week.
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axios.com | Peter Sullivan |Victoria Knight
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Shoshana Gordon/AxiosThe Senate Finance Committee on Monday released its long-awaited health and tax provisions, with some controversial moves to get more savings from Medicaid. Why it matters: The new provisions could pose a problem for more moderate members in both the House and Senate.
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1 week ago |
axios.com | Victoria Knight |Peter Sullivan
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Sarah Grillo / AxiosThe Senate Finance Committee is likely to squeeze more savings from Medicaid than the House while discarding a Medicare Advantage overhaul and some other ambitious policy changes when it releases its portion of the reconciliation bill Monday.
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Rescissions package barely passes in the House 214 to 212 Several GOP moderates voted against It contains $900 million in rescinded funds to global health programs including HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR
The House just passed the HALT Fentanyl Act again with significant Dem support. The Senate already passed it in March. This legislation will permanently schedule fentanyl as a Schedule I substance, which is the highest class of illegal drugs.
The House passed S. 331 by a vote of 321-104.
Alright, I finally tried the new Cups special, the spicy fried chicken sandwich. I gotta say it isn’t that pretty, but it is tasty. Fried chicken patty w/ spicy sauce, coleslaw, pickles and cheese for $8.95. Great mix of flavors and patty was actually both crunchy/tender, 8/10. https://t.co/UhdoJJx5u7
