Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Republicans Focus On Contingency Plans If Supreme Court Rules Against Subsidies
Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups, after years of trying to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, are lining up behind the idea that Congress needs a plan if the Supreme Court undercuts the financing of the law in a case now before the justices. The challenge is settling on a response that groups like Heritage Action for America and FreedomWorks would endorse as conservative rather than as something seen to bolster the 2010 law or mimic its structure. (Attias, 3/16)
Also, the House approved legislation to reauthorize federal trauma care programs -
The House approved legislation on Monday to reauthorize federal grants for trauma care programs. Current law, which expires in September, authorizes $100 million annually for trauma care grant programs. (Marcos, 3/16)
