President Donald Trump reportedly told Republican senators the House-passed version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is “mean” and asked for the Senate version to be “more generous,” according to congressional sources who spoke to the Associated Press.

A report from CMS Chief Actuary Paul Spitalnic estimated 13 million fewer people will have insurance coverage under the House-passed version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a markedly lower figure than the 23 million predicted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Eight groups representing patients, hospitals and physicians will step up efforts opposing the Republican-sponsored American Health Care Act (AHCA) by holding events in four steps to “address shortcomings” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement plan.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a list of reusable medical devices that will require validated use instructions and data regarding cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.

In their two speeches opening the American Medical Association’s 2017 meeting in Chicago, CEO James Madara, MD, and President Andrew Gurman, MD, both focused on the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with a bill the AMA has actively opposed.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has declined in the U.S., but its affects are more significant on populations with lower socioeconomic status. A recent study in PLOS Medicine found that a 10 percent subsidy of fruits and vegetables could prevent or postpone 150,500 CVD deaths by 2030.

The American Medical Association (AMA) doesn’t think highly of how the Senate may change Medicaid funding and coverage through repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), judging by a presentation from the AMA’s annual meeting in Chicago.

HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, testified before the Senate Finance Committee on June 8, defending the agency’s proposed budget with a 16 percent reduction across the agency. In doing so, he appears to be telling a different story than Office of Management and Budget Director Mike Mulvaney when it comes to cuts to Medicaid.