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Washington Examiner
Meals delivered to the homes of patients with Type 2 diabetes. Air conditioners installed to help asthma patients breathe more easily during the summer. Uber rides provided so patients without cars can get to their doctor's appointments.
All of these ideas aren't typically considered part of traditional medical care, but, increasingly, health insurers, hospitals, and government officials see them as ways to keep patients healthy. The alternative has long been to wait until patients get sick or need a trip to the emergency room, but doing so is costly.
And now, the Trump administration is taking a closer look at social services such as healthcare.
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The Hill
A bill introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) will seek to crack down on the tactics used by drug companies like Mylan to overcharge taxpayers for Medicaid rebates.
The bipartisan bill from the incoming chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee could be a sign the two will seek common ground on drug prices.
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Wearing white lab coats and holding signs that read "Protect Immigrant Families" and "Healthcare is a Human Right," about 150 doctors and other Brigham Health employees rallied Tuesday in Boston against a proposed change to a federal immigration policy.
The policy, known as the "public charge" rule, allows immigration officials to consider whether a person would be dependent on the government before granting a green card, visa renewal or other change in legal status.
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The Associated Press
The incoming Democratic governor of Wisconsin said Wednesday that he plans to make a personal appeal to his defeated rival, Gov. Scott Walker, to veto far-reaching GOP legislation that would strip the new administration of some powers. If that doesn't work, he might sue.
Wisconsin Republicans pushed through protests, internal disagreement and Democratic opposition to pass the bills after an all-night session. The measures would shift power to the GOP-controlled Legislature and weaken the authority of the office Republicans will lose in January.
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Modern Healthcare (Free registration required)
New Hampshire's new Democratic legislative leaders are criticizing the CMS for revising the state's proposed Medicaid work requirement program without the state asking for the changes. They suggested the new Democratic-controlled Legislature, which succeeds a Republican-controlled Legislature, would consider asking Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to renegotiate the waiver with the CMS.
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The Associated Press via KWCH-TV
Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly wants Kansas lawmakers to roll back a work requirement and other rules for cash assistance recipients.
But new House Majority Leader and Wichita Republican Dan Hawkins said Tuesday that the idea is going to be difficult to sell to the GOP-controlled Legislature.
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Health News Florida
Despite fears that the move could cut access to healthcare for poor residents, Florida has won approval from the federal government for a change that will let the state reduce how much it spends on Medicaid. The change in how the state administers the safety-net program was approved by federal officials Friday and takes effect Feb. 1. It allows the state to trim money it spends on people when they initially become eligible for Medicaid.
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The Hill
A judge in Maine on Thursday denied a request by the outgoing GOP governor to stay an order that the state implement Medicaid expansion.
The order from Justice Michaela Murphy is another loss in court for Gov. Paul LePage (R), who has for months refused to implement Medicaid expansion in the state despite its voters approving the expansion in a ballot initiative last year.
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The Denver Post
Colorado's care of the intellectually and developmentally disabled is riddled with oversight problems that are wasting taxpayer dollars and leaving clients in jeopardy, a state audit released Monday found.
The audit reviewed care and spending at the state's 20 Community Centered Boards. The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which administers the state's Medicaid program, contracts with those boards to provide services.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Optima Health is giving a $250,000 boost to Virginia's efforts to spread the word about expanded eligibility in the state's Medicaid program for those who need healthcare.
The private health plan is making the donation to the Virginia Health Care Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Richmond that works to expand access for Virginians.
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The Hill
Emergency medical services take 10 percent longer to arrive on the scene in poor neighborhoods compared to wealthy areas, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
People in poor neighborhoods waited on average four minutes longer to receive medical assistance for cardiac arrest in 2014, the study's researchers found. They used 2014 data because it was the most recent available as of June of last year.
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