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Los Angeles Times
One of the most popular partisan attacks on Medicaid is the claim that the program's expansion under the Affordable Care Act exacerbated the opioid crisis in America. You'll find this claim retailed on right-wing websites all across the internet. It's been energetically marketed by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who paints a picture of an army of Medicaid patients using their government-provided ID cards to obtain prescription opioids for free, then turning around and selling the drugs at a terrific markup.
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The Hill
Several companies that manage prescription drug benefits for insurers say they have not received any commitments from drugmakers to lower list prices. Express Scripts, Humana, MedImpact, Optum RX and Prime Therapeutics all wrote in letters to Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) that they have not received commitments from drug manufacturers to lower drug prices.
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NPR
A Medicaid committee in Texas is requiring those who comment at its meetings to disclose more details about their ties to pharmaceutical companies after a Center for Public Integrity and NPR investigation into the drug industry's influence on such boards. The state is one of the latest to respond to the findings of the Medicaid, Under the Influence project. Officials in Arizona, Colorado and New York have already taken action.
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Learn how one provider is challenging the status-quo in behavioral healthcare and advocating for society’s most vulnerable members to discover their life worth living by providing a recovery experience like no other. Individuals with serious mental illness (including dual diagnosis) are empowered and able to realize a life in the community, on terms they define with the right treatment and services. In Philadelphia, PA and Nashville, TN, a unique extended behavioral support program has been proven to reduce cost and increase positive outcomes, by combining apartment-style community living with intensive, daily, evidence-based programming. This setting helps minimize stigma and create normalized social expectations and consequences.
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The Hill
A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday dismissed a counterlawsuit brought by Gov. Matt Bevin (R) against the group of citizens who sued to stop his plan to implement controversial Medicaid work requirements. The judge ruled that Bevin's lawsuit "does not explain how the Commonwealth would be injured" by the challenge to his proposed Medicaid restrictions.
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The Columbus Dispatch
A new report on Ohio's four-year-old expansion of Medicaid credits the health insurance coverage with reducing the state’s uninsured rate, helping low-income residents find work, and providing more access to mental health and addiction services. The 2018 Medicaid Assessment, commissioned by the state, gave largely glowing reviews to expanding eligibility to poor, working-aged adults without dependent children, an idea championed by Gov. John Kasich.
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The Associated Press
A new study shows the number of Louisiana adults without health insurance has been cut in half since the state expanded its Medicaid program. The Louisiana Health Insurance Survey has been conducted by LSU every two years since 2003. It found 11.4 percent of non-elderly Louisiana adults were uninsured in 2017. That's about 321,000 people aged 19 to 64. In 2015, the rate was 22.7 percent.
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The Associated Press
Maine residents seeking health coverage under voter-approved Medicaid expansion are in limbo as Republican Gov. Paul LePage's administration refuses to say definitively whether it plans to provide it. An advocacy group has said LePage's administration signaled through an attorney that Maine is going to reject people applying for Medicaid expansion. But the attorney, Patrick Strawbridge, said Monday that he couldn't comment on how the state will handle Medicaid applications.
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Omaha World-Herald
A proposal to expand Medicaid to more low-income Nebraskans has cleared one hurdle to appearing on the November ballot. Secretary of State John Gale said Friday that a petition to put the proposal before voters has more than met the requirement to collect valid signatures from more than 5 percent of registered voters in 38 counties.
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MHPA via YouTube
Watch this short recap of MHPA17 to get a feel of the excitement, energy, and content of MHPA's annual conference.
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Financial Times
The American healthcare landscape is brimming with uncertainty. Pressures and priorities vary among stakeholders but whether it's pharma, payer, PBM, provider or patient, everyone is looking for value. The FT Pharma Pricing and Value Summit will discuss the future of pharmaceutical pricing and market access in an evolving healthcare environment. MHPA President and CEO Jeff Myers will give his insights at the Pricing pressures and healthcare reform panel on issues such as what could fuel pricing pressures on pharma, healthcare reform and the market access landscape, and overcoming political barriers in healthcare.
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