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MedPage Today
Members of the organized medicine community had mixed reactions to President Donald Trump's nomination on Monday of Alex Azar, JD, to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Jeff Myers, president and CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America, called Azar a "promising candidate" because of his previous work at HHS and the experience that it gives him. Myers also thinks his pharma industry background will enable him to help bring high drug prices down, contrary to popular thinking.
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MHPA
Jeff M. Myers, president and CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America, is hopeful that Mr. Azar’s prior experience at HHS and his years as a pharmaceutical company executive will make him a good candidate to lead the health agency and address high drug prices. Read the full statement on MHPA's website here.
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The Hill
President Donald Trump on Monday said he would nominate Alex Azar as his next health secretary, setting off a battle with some Democrats who promised to make the former pharmaceutical executive's work with drug makers an issue in his confirmation. Azar seems unlikely to see his nomination blocked, given the GOP's 52-seat margin and a simple majority needed to confirm. Several Democrats didn't outright oppose his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, but said they would rigorously question him over prescription drug prices and repealing Obamacare.
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Kaiser Health News
If you're poor, uninsured and fall seriously ill, in most states if you qualify for Medicaid — but weren't enrolled at the time — the program will pay your medical bills going back three months. It protects hospitals, too, from having to absorb the costs of caring for these patients. But a growing number of states are rescinding this benefit known as "retroactive eligibility." On Nov. 1, Iowa joined three states that have eliminated retroactive coverage for some groups of Medicaid patients since the Affordable Care Act passed. Each state had to secure approval by the federal government.
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The Hill
Advocates from around the country are working to pressure lawmakers to provide billions of dollars in funding to address the opioid epidemic. The funding aspect of the opioid epidemic has particularly frustrated Democratic lawmakers and some advocates. Last month, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency, but the move didn't unlock millions of dollars, and Trump did not include a funding request to Congress.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Despite pushback from Louisiana House Republicans, Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration isn't making any changes to contract extensions sought for the companies that manage care for 1.5 million Medicaid patients. The Department of Health is presenting the same contract terms to lawmakers for consideration Friday that already were rejected by House GOP lawmakers this month, said agency chief of staff Andrew Tuozzolo.
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Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is considering adding work requirements to the Medicaid program. Jeremiah Samples, deputy secretary of the state DHHR, said Friday that state officials are considering whether to add work requirements for about 170,000 West Virginians covered by Medicaid expansion. He said the requirement, if enacted, would focus on able-bodied people.
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The Hill
Maine Gov. Paul LePage's (R) steadfast opposition to abide by overwhelming voter support of expanding Medicaid is likely to set off a funding battle when the state legislature meets early next year. Estimates over the expansion cost differ wildly, and the governor has said he won't approve a plan if it involves raising taxes or raiding the state's rainy day fund.
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Crain's Cleveland Business
A proposed cut to the state Medicaid reimbursement rate could mean a loss of up to 2,500 healthcare jobs in Northeast Ohio, advocates say. The Ohio Department of Medicaid has proposed a rate cut of 5 percent over the biennium for the care provided to Medicaid recipients. The Center for Health Affairs, an advocacy group representing Northeast Ohio hospitals, estimates that would result in a loss of $160 million over fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for the region's hospitals, leaving them with few options to make up those costs.
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