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Belleville News-Democrat
Two Republican senators from states hard hit by the opioid epidemic want $45 billion for drug treatment programs folded into the Senate's Obamacare replacement bill that will be unveiled on Thursday. But health experts say their 10-year funding request won't come close to providing the services needed by untold thousands of opioid abusers who are expected to lose their private health insurance and Medicaid coverage under the GOP legislation.
Jeff Myers, CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America, said a separate pool to fund opioid treatment outside of Medicaid is "not optimal." He said: "We believe that, given the size of the opioid challenge for Medicaid, this really ought to be included in the Medicaid funding stream."
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The Hill
A draft of the long-awaited Senate healthcare bill, crafted behind closed doors, will be publicly unveiled on Thursday. Just a day before the bill's scheduled release, some senators said they still didn't know the details of some key provisions, creating uncertainty as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) pushes toward a vote next week.
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The Hill
Ten of the country's largest health plans are calling on Senate Republicans to reconsider the Medicaid changes under discussion as part of Obamacare repeal. The proposals being discussed "do not enact meaningful, needed repairs to the ACA," the plans said in a letter to both Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York), referring to the Affordable Care Act.
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The Hill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) on Wednesday was focused on winning the support of GOP centrists for an Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill that his members are expected to see on Thursday. McConnell can only afford two defections, and votes from conservative Sens. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) were in serious doubt as GOP leaders sought to appease moderate Republican demands.
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Bloomberg
One of the Senate Republicans charged with negotiating an Obamacare replacement expressed frustration Tuesday with the secret process, saying that even he hasn't seen the proposal set to be released in two days for a possible floor vote next week.
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The Plain Dealer
State Senate Republicans want to freeze Medicaid expansion enrollment after July 1, 2018, as Congress debates the future of the program under the Affordable Care Act. Before then, the state would hold a year-long open enrollment period for enrollees, who earn less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level. After July 2018, previously enrolled Ohioans whose incomes dropped below the eligibility threshold would not be able to join.
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The Associated Press via The Washington Post
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to drug-test Medicaid recipients and increase premiums on poor people drew five fully positive comments out of more than 1,000 submitted by the public, with one of the supportive letters coming from his own lieutenant governor, according to a review by The Associated Press.
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The Kansas City Star
Jawanda Mast is no novice when it comes to political advocacy. The Olathe mom has worked for years with lawmakers in the Kansas Legislature and in Congress on issues that affect people with disabilities like her daughter, Rachel, who has Down syndrome. But even with those connections, she's had trouble getting information on the American Health Care Act, the bill Republicans in the U.S. Senate are considering as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, which is commonly called Obamacare. Mast said she and other members of disability advocacy groups are scrambling for information ahead of that vote.
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The Texas Tribune
As Republicans debate healthcare reform, there is one issue on the mind of many Texas families: Medicaid reform. Medicaid helps families afford their children's healthcare, but the program, which was expanded under Obamacare, could see major cuts if the U.S. Senate adopts the cost-saving provisions of the House-passed American Health Care Act.
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