WH Health Agenda: Improve Medicaid, Maintain ACA Subsidies, Protect Medicare, Cut Drug Costs

The White House touted its health care achievements ahead of Thursday’s State of the Union Address and unveiled a health policy agenda that would expand on actions to lower prescription drug costs , maintain the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, improve access to Medicaid including by keeping kids covered until age 6 , and further addressing mental health, balanced billing, nursing home staffing and more. The White House also pledges to protect Medicare, and the president in his forthcoming...