HHS To Unveil Cost-Effectiveness Report On Medicaid, CHIP

Senate appropriators had much more on their minds than the Affordable Care Act as they questioned HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell Thursday (April 23) in a budget hearing with little of the typical bickering over health insurance. Instead, Labor-HHS subcommittee members largely focused on opioid abuse, mental health and vaccine programs. Some of the exchanges showed glimmers of progress on topics like electronic health records, with lawmakers and HHS aiming for a way forward as federal offices worry about privacy versus...