Health And Human Services

The Trump administration announced Thursday it would not defend the Affordable Care Act in court against a lawsuit filed last year by 20 states.

If accurate, the document confirms that the White House favors significant cuts to programs and agencies such as Medicaid and the National Institutes of Health.

Medicare has increased oversight of its prescription drug program but many holes remain, allowing fraud and abuse to proliferate. Questionable practices were found at 1,400 pharmacies, which collectively billed Medicare $2.3 billion in 2014.