When Arkansas became the first state to enforce work requirements in its Medicaid program, thousands lost their coverage. Most of those people haven't found jobs, according to an analysis of state data by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and are still uninsured.
Why it matters: The Trump administration has argued that work requirements will help people get off of the government program and into the workforce — part of a broader reframing of Medicaid as more of a welfare program than a source of insurance.
President Trump attacked the late Sen. John McCain again during an Oval Office pool spray with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, claiming he's still "very unhappy" with McCain for killing the GOP's efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in July 2017. McCain passed away 7 months ago.
A coalition of employers and health insurers wants Congress to step in and set doctors' payment rates, in some cases, as a way to combat surprise medical bills.
What they're saying: In a letter to congressional leaders, the group — which includes America's Health Insurance Plans and the American Benefits Council — said Congress should set reimbursement rates for certain services either based on market rates or as a percentage of what Medicare pays.
Roughly 11% of adults don't take medicine as prescribed as a way to try to keep their health care costs under control, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Details: That includes people who skipped medications, took a smaller dose or didn't fill a prescription, specifically to save money.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said during an MSNBC town hall Monday that drug manufacturers like the Sackler family, which founded Purdue Pharma, should be prosecuted for their role in exacerbating the opioid crisis.
