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The Hill
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health have agreed to return to negotiations with Democrats on a bill to continue funding for the popular Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-Oregon) said Monday he would delay floor consideration of the bill passed by the committee last week "in hopes of reaching a bipartisan agreement on offsets."
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The Hill
New York will have to convene a special legislative session to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall if Congress doesn't quickly renew funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the state's health department said Wednesday. In a letter to Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan, the state's health commissioner warned about the consequences if CHIP funding is not renewed "in the next few weeks."
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State health officials say they have received federal approval to expand addiction treatment for West Virginians covered by Medicaid. The waiver from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was requested to improve care and outcomes by expanding services for those diagnosed with a substance use disorder.
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Detroit Free Press
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday finally responded to a series of pointed questions from a U.S. senator regarding Medicaid expansion in Michigan, defending the program and saying the senator painted an inaccurate picture of its costs. Snyder wrote a letter to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) telling he chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that he "respectfully disagrees that the approach used in your letter to calculate the growth in expenditures is an accurate portrayal of this successful program."
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The Hill
President Donald Trump has derided pharmaceutical companies as "getting away with murder," but there's been little action in Washington to rein in the costs of prescription drugs. Some states are taking matters into their own hands. California passed a new law that requires pharmaceutical companies to explain a drug's price tag, and other states are considering similar measures.
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The Associated Press via The Washington Post
Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. will buy privately-held eviCore healthcare for $3.6 billion, bolstering its medical benefit management services. St. Louis-based Express Scripts is buying the Bluffton, South Carolina company from investors, including General Atlantic, TA Associates and Ridgemont Equity Partners. The purchase is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
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