The Health 202: HIV prevention is the part of Trump's budget Congress might pass
Here are more highlights of some of the health-care related issues addressed in the budget request: Trump’s budget includes a marked slowdown inspending, with a $1.5 trillion cut to Medicaid over a decade, and $1.2 trillion added for a block grant system, our Post colleagues. The proposal shifts Medicaid into a system of block grants to states to give them flexibility in setting their own rules about how to cover people.
. The proposal would slash cost-sharing that helps low-income patients pay for generic drugs and also stops allowing drug manufacturer discounts to count toward out-of-pocket costs in Medicare Part D’s coverage gap.
UnitedHealthcare says its initial direct-rebate program, started last year, has lowered drug costs by an average of $130 per prescription.
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