February 2017 – Page 7 – medicarereport.org

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects the cost of medical care in the United States will

Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent

(By Richard Harris for NPR) The U.S. patent office has delivered a potentially lucrative victory to bioengineer Feng Zhang of

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) While Congress continues to struggle with how to “repeal and replace” the Affordable

Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is charged with proposing cuts to Medicare if spending exceeds a certain growth target; (that

(By Donald Taylor, Matthew Harker, Andrew Olson and Janet Bull for Health Affairs Blog, Posted February 13, 2017) Health Affairs

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) are pushing legislation to give the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists could be allowed to make modifications in human DNA that can be passed down

(By April Fulton for NPR) Spending your own money on health care might mean that you’ll be more frugal with

Aetna and Humana are dropping their $37 billion merger bid ending a nearly two-year-long pursuit of a deal that would

(By Stephanie Simon for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday easily confirmed physician David Shulkin to be secretary of