Democracy Dies in Darkness
Health Brief from WP Intelligence

The $13 billion Medicare problem

Plus: Who made the White House’s ballroom fundraiser guest list.

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  • Skin substitutes: The fight over how much Medicare pays for specialized bandages has become a $13 billion flash point, with the industry mobilizing a multi-million-dollar influence effort to push back against cuts.
  • Guess who’s (not) coming to dinner: Health CEOs were largely missing from the White House’s fundraising dinner guest list, but top Trumpworld lobbyists with health clients were still in the room.
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Megan R. Wilson is the Health Brief writer for WP Intelligence at The Washington Post.
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