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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Takeaways From Work Requirements' Day In Court: Decision Hinges On The Purpose Of Medicaid
The Hill: Key Takeaways From Lawsuit Against Kentucky's Medicaid Work Requirements
Attorneys for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R), began their legal fight Friday against a group of activists from the state who are suing the Trump administration over the approval of Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver. Bevin has repeatedly said the state’s Medicaid expansion under ObamaCare is not fiscally sustainable, and that the waiver is needed to bring down the costs of covering so many new individuals. Kentucky was the first state in the country to win permission from the Trump administration to impose conservative Medicaid regulations. (Weixel, 6/15)
Politico Pro: Judge Questions If Kentucky Plan Furthers Medicaid's Goals
A federal judge on Friday questioned the Department of Justice and Kentucky officials over how a plan that imposes the first-ever Medicaid work requirement and other conservative changes furthers the program's purpose of providing medical assistance to low-income people. (Pradhan, 6/15)
Kaiser Health News: Postcard From D.C. Courthouse: Medicaid Work Requirements And Manafort
It’s probably safe to say that the scrum of reporters — noses and lenses pressed up to the glass doors of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C., — were not there to cover a hearing regarding Kentucky’s work requirements for some Medicaid recipients. No, the news satellite trucks parked outside and long queue of spectators stacked up against the building where there to catch a glimpse of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, who was appearing that same morning before another judge in another federal courtroom. (Bluth, 6/15)
