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In this Sept. 28, 2018, photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa chairs a meeting of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Chuck Grassley to scrutinize health mergers, will protect farmers and GOP tax bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Allyson Schwartz, president of Better Medicare Alliance, speaks during an Interview with the Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. The group, gaining influence in Washington as a champion for Medicare beneficiaries, is bankrolled by major health insurance companies that are trying to cash in on private coverage offered through the federal health insurance program.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Group backing private Medicare is funded by insurance giants

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Missouri doctor sentenced for illegal opioid prescriptions

Associated Press

President Donald Trump stands in the seating along the Navy sidelines before the second half of a NCAA college football game between Army and Navy, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

AP FACT CHECK: Prosecutors’ filings do not exonerate Trump

By HOPE YEN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens to questions from members of the media during his meeting with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 Summit, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Health care spending stabilized, Obamacare’s impact waned, say federal actuaries

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration on the non-interference law for prescription drug pricing by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Keeping the government out of Medicare Part D

By Peter J. Pitts and Merrill Matthews

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, Western State Hospital nurse Larry Herbert talks about the injury he received after being assaulted by a patient there, as he recovers at his home in Bremerton, Wash. An Associated Press investigation has found assaults on staff and patients at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital are on the rise. In the first nine months of 2018, Western State Hospital patients attacked workers 890 times and there were 932 assaults by patients on other patients. It also found that disability claims by injured staff topped $5 million in less than three years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

APNewsBreak: Assaults increase at Washington mental hospital

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press

Seema Verma, administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the changes will save taxpayers $690 million over 10 years. (Associated Press)

Trump administration proposes Medicare Part D changes to bolster negotiating power

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 14, 2011, file photo, various prescription drugs on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro, N.J. The Trump administration is unveiling complex policy changes to Medicare’s prescription drug benefit that would affect beneficiaries’ costs over the next few years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Proposed changes on Medicare drugs create winners and losers

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 photo, Jim Taft watches The History Channel from the confines of his bed at his home in West Columbia, S.C. Taft has experienced debilitating health issues after a neurosurgeon implanted Boston Scientific's Precision spinal cord stimulator in his back in 2014. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others

By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR - Associated Press

This combination of Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 photos shows demonstration models of implantable neurostimulators, top row from left, the Medtronic Intellis and the Boston Scientific Spectra WaveWriter SCS. Bottom row from left are the Abbott/St. Jude's Proclaim 7 Implantable Pulse Generator and Proclaim DRG Implantable Pulse Generator. For years, medical device companies and doctors have touted spinal cord stimulators as a panacea for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of intractable pain disorders. But the devices, surgically placed inside the back, that use electrical currents to block pain signals before they reach the brain _ are more dangerous than many patients understand, according to an Associated Press investigation. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Spinal-cord stimulators mean big business for device makers

By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR - Associated Press

In this Aug. 9, 2016, photo, forensic chemists working with evidence containing fentanyl, seized in drug arrests, always have a naloxone auto injector nearby in case of accidental exposure at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va. The Special Testing Laboratory is one of eight forensic labs run by the DEA. Focused on research, it has a worn functionality that gives it an academic feel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kaleo boosted EVZIO price by 600 percent: Senate probe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

MNsure new coverage enrollments lag due to Medicare crunch

Associated Press

Seema Nanda, CEO of the Democratic National Committee, couldn't give an answer Tuesday about how Democrats planned to pay for a single-payer health care system many of them campaigned on known as "Medicare for All." (Yahoo Finance)

DNC head can’t say how Dems plan to pay for universal healthcare: ‘I don’t think we’re there yet’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

The U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Washington. Seniors in many states will be able to get additional services like help with chores, safety devices and respite for caregivers next year through private ‘Medicare Advantage’ insurance plans. It’s a sign of potentially big changes for Medicare. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Medicare expands access to in-home support for seniors

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

2 Mississippi hospitals end Medicare Advantage agreements

Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks about drug prices during a visit to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump administration squares off with drugmakers over plan

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks about drug prices during a visit to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. HHS Secretary Alex Azar listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Alex Azar, HHS secretary: Donald Trump’s moves are ‘ultimate nightmare’ for Big Pharma

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Allyson Schwartz (Photo by Mylan Cannon/APCO Worldwide)

Growth in Medicare Advantage driven by bipartisan support and innovation

By Allyson Y. Schwartz

President Donald Trump talks about drug prices during a visit to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump: U.S. will pay same as other nations for select drugs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times