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Ohio Valley ReSource
The opioid crisis gripping the Ohio Valley is now, according to President Donald Trump, a national emergency. But more than a week after the president made that announcement, state and local health officials in the region told the Ohio Valley ReSource that they have little information about what that emergency declaration actually means, or what additional tools it might provide.
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Bloomberg
Medicaid directors are seeing a newfound public awareness and appreciation of the safety-net health insurance program in the wake of failed Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts. That's critical for Medicaid's future, Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, told Bloomberg BNA Aug. 18. Now the real work will move back to the states, which can push bids to bolster the program to be more value-driven, holistic and better coordinated for the most needy beneficiaries, he said.
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The Hill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) acknowledged Monday that Congress' next steps on healthcare are unclear after Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare. A GOP push to pass a "skinny repeal" of Obamacare failed in a dramatic 49-51 vote before the August recess. A broader repeal proposal and a measure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act simultaneously also failed to get enough votes to pass in the Senate.
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The Associated Press
Utah asked the Trump administration this week to approve a limited Medicaid plan to help the homeless and those in need of mental health and drug addiction treatment. The plan is part of a state strategy to curb violence and drug trafficking in a Salt Lake City neighborhood near an overcrowded homeless shelter, but it's a very limited alternative to expanding Utah's Medicaid plans as offered under President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe warned General Assembly budget leaders on Monday that Virginia needs to bolster its cash reserves to hedge against the potential threat to the state's economy from President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget. McAuliffe, speaking to the assembly money committees in their temporary home in the Pocahontas Building, also called on legislators for the fourth time to expand Virginia's Medicaid program with billions of dollars in federal funds under the Affordable Care Act after its survival from attempts to repeal the law in Congress.
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Portland Press Herald
Several Republican lawmakers are expected to announce their concerns about expanding Medicaid, a first step toward what could become a formal campaign to oppose the question voters will face on the Nov. 7 ballot. Rick Bennett of Oxford, a former Maine Senate president and former chairman of the Maine Republican Party, will join three sitting Republican lawmakers at a State House news conference to make an announcement of "importance to Maine taxpayers, senior citizens and families," said Brent Littlefield, a Washington, D.C.-based political consultant who also advises Gov. Paul LePage and Maine's 2nd District U.S. Rep Bruce Poliquin.
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The Boston Globe
Central Massachusetts' largest healthcare provider has dropped out of a program to redesign the way the state pays for and manages healthcare for poorer residents, saying the financial risks are too great. The move makes UMass Memorial Health Care the state's only large network of doctors and hospitals that will not participate in the restructuring of the Massachusetts Medicaid program, called MassHealth.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday finalized its $465 million settlement with Mylan for overcharging Medicaid for the EpiPen, revealing that investigators were tipped off to the matter by a rival drug company. The emergency allergy shot has been classified as a generic instead of a brand name drug for many years, allowing Mylan to pay lower rebates to Medicaid and resulting in states paying more for the product. Drug companies are responsible for ensuring that their products are correctly classified.
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