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Jeff Myers, president and CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America, said his members are considering proposing legislative changes within any PPACA repeal-and-replace bill to give the plans more flexibility on drug pricing, much like Medicare Advantage plans have now.
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The New York Times
President Donald Trump has repeatedly slammed pharmaceutical companies for "getting away with murder" on soaring drug prices, but he and his nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration have pledged to ease industry regulations and speed approvals for medicines and other consumer products. The nominee, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has spent the bulk of his career working in the drug and health care industry, which experts say raises the potential for myriad conflicts of interest. If confirmed to head the FDA, he would wield considerable power over companies and investment firms that have paid him millions of dollars over the years.
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CNN
Two new drugs were cleared to hit the market last week: an eczema drug that will cost $37,000 per year and one for multiple sclerosis that will cost $65,000. The drugs drew both praise and criticism for their five-digit price tags. Researchers and patient organizations applauded the prices, which were cheaper than similar drugs on the market. They hoped the prices would please insurers and make the drugs more widely available.
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The Hill
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said Sunday he would "absolutely" work with President Donald Trump to pass legislation to lower prescription medication costs. "President Trump, come on board," Sanders told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "Let's work together. Let's end the absurdity of Americans paying by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
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The New York Times
The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives voted narrowly on Monday to uphold Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill to expand Medicaid, ending a quest that came improbably close to succeeding in this deep red state despite Mr. Brownback's unyielding opposition. In spite of a torrent of phone calls and in-person pleas from constituents over the weekend, and last-minute lobbying by hospital leaders who said that expanding Medicaid would help save a number of rural hospitals from closing, the vote was 81-44, three short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override.
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WOSU-FM
Some 700,000 Ohioans are covered under Medicaid expansion, and Gov. John Kasich continues to push for the federal government to continue Medicaid expansion in any future healthcare reform. But he's also argued that states should have flexibility. That could mean thousands of very poor people might lose Medicaid coverage.
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The Tennessean
Tennessee Democrats describe the death of the American Health Care Act in Washington last week as a gift from God and a new opportunity for the state to expand Medicaid to provide health insurance to as many as 400,000 additional low-income Tennesseans. But Republicans have been much more reserved, suggesting a more strategic approach might be the best route forward.
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