New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda
Health is unlikely to be a top priority for the new GOP-led 119th Congress and President-elect Donald Trump. But itâs likely to play a key supporting role, with an abortion bill already scheduled for debate in the Senate. Meanwhile, itâs unclear when and how the new Congress will deal with the bipartisan bills jettisoned from the previous Congressâ year-end omnibus measure â including a major deal to rein in the power of pharmacy benefit managers. In this âcatch up on all the news you missedâ episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join Ńîšóĺú´ŤĂ˝Ňîl Health Newsâ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.