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Forbes
Congressional committees this week are working on language to renew the CHIP program after federal funding expired Saturday, Sept. 30, leaving coverage of 9 million children in doubt. The healthcare industry was still hopeful momentum would return in Congress and CHIP funding would be renewed before providers and their patients would be harmed. "Given CHIP's immensely positive impact on children's health, MHPA is very gratified that the House language released on Monday, Oct. 2 extends the CHIP funding for another five years," Medicaid Health Plans of America said in a letter to Congress.
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The Hill
Puerto Rico would receive an extra $1 billion for its Medicaid program under Republican legislation to extend the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for another five years. The legislation is the first Republican request to direct extra Medicaid money to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The island is still trying to deal with the severe damage it received from the storm.
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The Hill
Bipartisan negotiations over an extension of children's health insurance are veering off course, raising doubts that legislation can be passed quickly. Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (New York) played hardball on Wednesday, saying a fix for Obamacare that is being negotiated by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) and Patty Murray (D-Washington) should be attached to the children's health funding bill.
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Kaiser Health News
Medicaid was created in 1965 as a program for the poor. Today, it helps 74 million people — more than 1 of every 5 people in the U.S. You or someone you know likely benefits.
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KCUR-FM
For many people, medical debt can be nearly as problematic as their illness. The good news is that medical debt has been on the decline in recent years. The less good news is that recent research shows the rate of decline is tied to whether a state has expanded its Medicaid program.
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Deseret News
Supporters of full Medicaid expansion in Utah officially filed an application Monday at the state Capitol to take the issue to voters in 2018. The campaign, Utah Decides Healthcare, is pushing for Medicaid eligibility for tens of thousands of Utahns who do not qualify for all-important tax credits on health insurance plans offered on the federal exchange.
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The Hill
The National Institutes of Health is funding a new study on babies born with opioid withdrawal syndrome, a side effect of the nation's epidemic of prescription painkillers and heroin. The number of newborns with this syndrome has increased in recent years, yet there's a lack of standard, evidence-based treatments for providers, according to an NIH press release announcing the new study on Monday.
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ABC News
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general on Monday called on Congress to allow Medicaid funding to flow to larger drug treatment centers, potentially expanding the number of addicts who can get help as the nation grapples with an overdose crisis. The government lawyers for 38 states and Washington, D.C., sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting the change. They say it's needed to help fight the opioid abuse and overdose epidemic, which continues to claim tens of thousands of lives a year.
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The Hill
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will take action to deal with the rising cost of prescription drugs, the agency's head said on Monday. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said high drug prices are "a public health concern that FDA should address."
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Kaiser Health News
The recent approval of a less expensive drug that generally cures hepatitis C in just eight weeks may make it easier for more insurers and correctional facilities to expand treatment. The drug, Mavyret, is the first to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration that can cure all six genetic types of hepatitis C in about two months in patients who haven't previously been treated. Other approved drugs generally require 12 weeks to treat the disease and often aren't effective for all types of hepatitis C.
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