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Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Medicaid work requirements in two states, a blow to Republican efforts to profoundly reshape a program that has provided free health insurance to the poorest Americans for more than 50 years. In twin rulings, Judge James E. Boasberg of the Federal District Court for the District… Read More »

House GOP blocks spending bill provision to require drug price disclosures in TV ads

House Republicans have blocked a provision from a spending bill that would have required drug companies to post the prices of their products in TV commercials. The provision was not included in a larger healthcare spending bill finished by House and Senate negotiators on Thursday. The price disclosure requirement passed the Senate last month and… Read More »