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The Hill
Two top Republicans are urging the Obama administration to open up access to imported prescription drugs to prevent steep hikes in drug prices. Sens. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and John McCain (Arizona) sent a letter on Monday asking Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to use her power under existing federal regulations to allow patients to directly purchase certain drugs, particularly those that have been subject to sharp price increases.
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell said Friday that high drug prices are "a problem we must solve" as she kicked off an administration forum on the topic. "We know that too many Americans struggle to afford the medications they need," she said. "A recent Kaiser survey showed that almost a quarter of Americans have skipped filling a prescription over the last year."
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The Associated Press
A newly approved drug is being hailed as a major advance in treatment of cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that clogs the lungs with mucus and forces patients to struggle to breathe. But it comes with a punishing price tag — about $710 per patient per day. The treatment takes a bite out of Medicaid programs that are already facing big budget problems, and a small state like Vermont will be on the hook next year for $3.6 million for a drug expected to treat only 40 people.
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The Times-Picayune
Louisiana Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards called expanding Medicaid "among the highest priorities" of his new administration, though he said Nov. 22 he may not be able to approve an expanded program on Day One. Edwards has said for months that he would accept the expansion of Medicaid, which requires executive approval, in the early days of his administration. But he said new questions have been raised about a funding mechanism the Legislature finished building in the spring.
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The Times-Picayune
New Orleans has reduced its homeless population by 85 percent in the past eight years, primarily through permanent supportive housing. Finding money to fund such an ambitious initiative, though, has always been a problem. That's why the federal government recently announced that states could now use Medicaid dollars, typically used for clinical services and medications, to place people living on the streets in their own homes, The Huffington Post reports.
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The Grand Island Independent
The chief executive officer of Memorial Community Health in Aurora, Nebraska, spoke in favor Monday of Medicaid expansion in Nebraska, saying, "We can't afford to not do something." Diane Keller made her comments at a meeting hosted by state Sen. John McCollister of Omaha aimed at gathering input about Medicaid reform in Nebraska. About 20 people attended the meeting, held in the conference room of Memorial Hospital.
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Georgia Health News
A top federal health official said Wednesday that his agency would welcome talks with Georgia leaders about any proposal resembling a Medicaid expansion plan. "We're open for business," Andy Slavitt, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told reporters during an Atlanta visit. The feds would be a "willing and eager partner" in such discussions.
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Click on the session names to download select presentations. You may also access them through the online version of the mhpa2015 conference app — just click on the schedule icon for the sessions. The presentations are listed in the documents section.
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"What If We Knew The Future: A Prevention Approach to Safer Use of Prescription Opioids," an RxAnte webinar presented by Michael Ross, M.D., chief medical officer, and Amie Joyce, MPH, vice president of account management at RxAnte, took place on Nov. 18.
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