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House Energy and Commerce Committee Examines PAHPA Reauthorization and Rare Diseases. Senate HELP Committee Advances Several Healthcare Bills. HHS Announces New Tools to Lower Prescription Drug Costs. Update on Braidwood Case Regarding ACA Coverage of Preventive Medicines.

Medicaid coverage did not have any revisions for almost two years because of the pandemic, but that may change soon as the public health emergency funds are bound to end.

Fall. and maybe even the winter. >> do you think republicans know, listen, ultimately, do 18, would they be at risk if they dont get something done? >> i think a lot of their voters would be depressed or upset if they dont fulfill that promise of repealing and replacing obamacare. heres where the rubber meets the road. theyll have to come up with a plan, competitive with the aca on covering the uninsured, the people who really need access to coverage, and reflects their principles of less govern...

But keeping the things about the aca that people actually really like. >> what about the lack of availability? >> lack of availability of insurance plans? absolutely. thats extremely important to fix. and to do that, you have to change the regulations in obamacare that drive insurers out of the market. the problem is, a lot of those regulations, they cant change unless they get 60 votes in the senate. working with democrats like chuck schumer who is not eager to work with republicans. >> looking...

U.s. thats actually up from 22% a month ago. 17% in mid-november. and 6% last august. now, as you might imagine, satisfaction among democrats has really gone south, which is 13% currently satisfied. thats down from 62% in days just before the election. and 34% in mid-november. right now, in florida, constituents demanding answers from their elected representative when it comes to repealing the affordable health care act. in newport richie, a packed room confronting republican congressman. >> i...

Hosting the japanese prime minister and talking about that they are a wonderful couple. he also talked about what he refers to as the great wall, the president noting that there have been reports that the cost of constructing a border wall would be much greater than had been anticipated. the president using twitter to say he has not yet gotten involved in negotiating, and working on the price and he believes the price would come down. he also began the day talking on twitter about the legal immi...

At least the people who got coverage with the aca who really wanted coverage and needed it and couldnt get it before. thats a very important benchmark for republican plans. its going to take time for the house, for the senate, for the white house to work together and figure out exactly how they want to do that. >> i want to get your thoughts on this poll here. half the country now saying they dont want obamacare repealed compared to 46% who do. this appears to be a winning issue for the presiden...

Company, does that work out? this is a huge achievement and its possible that the reverse will be the case and its one of those things that we need time to pass for the system and does it wok or not work which will be the case? >> i want to pick up on the point that susan raises there. there are so many unknowns and in that usa today article, the article reading the prices of exchange plans have shocked many shoppers essentially those who had plans canceled because they did not meet the aca cove...

Because of the aca. so do not get rid of the aca. it will have so many big problems. its not funny. and this is just a little bit, and then here, dont you get the message? >> reporter: im here with ivana shepherd. what stuck with me, you told me your brother has epilepsy, and you remember your mom on the phone with the insurance companies and nobody would insure him. >> thats right. before the affordable care act, i do remember my mother spending hours on the phone with insurance companies to tr...

Hes been seizure-free for several years, but still has follow-up care to an expensive neurologist. our family is concerned if he loses coverage under the aca, he would not be able to afford the follow-up visits. its a way of ensuring that people have a safety net under them so theyre able to have the right of having good quality health care so that they can go on to be productive members of society. >> thank you very much. just one of the many, many personal stories that we heard today, sheinell...