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Gabapentin Descheduling Boosts Medicaid Use

Removal of gabapentin from the controlled substance schedule in was associated with an immediate increase of 4 prescriptions per 1000 Medicaid enrollees. Medscape Medical News

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Sep 23, 2026 · byMedscape

Lawsuit targets ‘medically frail’ Medicaid work requirement exemption

A new lawsuit is challenging how the Trump administration plans to exempt medically frail people from Medicaid work requirements. Medicaid enrollees, alongside several major health care advocacy organizations and the city of Columbus, Ohio, said the administration’s final rule implementing work requirements is not what Congress intended. They argue the rule narrowly defines who qualifies…

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Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Hill

STAT+: Did the Trump administration just cut Novo a huge financial win?

The White House's GENEROUS plan was designed to make drugs more affordable for Medicaid users. There's one glaring potential exception.

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Sep 22, 2026 · bySTAT

New lawsuit targets Medicaid work requirements’ medical frailty rules

The new lawsuit, filed on behalf of five Medicaid enrollees and a swath of provider groups, says the CMS narrowed exemptions for those too sick to fulfill upcoming work requirements in the safety-net insurance program.

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Sep 22, 2026 · byHealthcare Dive

Millions will lose Medicaid once new work rules kick in. These groups will be hit the hardest.

The changes will cut about $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over 10 years.

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Sep 22, 2026 · byMarketWatch

STAT+: Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next

Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next.

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Sep 22, 2026 · bySTAT

<a href="https://www.fiercepharma.com/regulatory/cms-unveils-new-model-aims-bring-most-favored-nation-pricing-medicaid" hreflang="en">All 50 states apply to participate in new Medicaid drug pricing model, White House says</a>

The Trump administration is rolling out a new model that aims to bring most-favored nation pricing to the Medicaid space.

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Sep 21, 2026 · byFierce Pharma

Trump touts Medicaid drug savings

All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in an arrangement intended to give lower drug prices to Medicaid programs, President Trump said Friday. “This one thing alone should win us the midterms,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Forty states and Puerto Rico have already signed agreements, the Centers…

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Hill

Ascension sells ownership in Arizona Medicaid plan to Aetna

The sale lets Ascension shed insurance risk while Aetna gains a stake in a profitable plan serving high-margin dual-eligible members.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byHealthcare Dive

STAT+: Trump touts pharma deals to offer cheaper drugs to state Medicaid programs

Every state will participate in the GENEROUS program, but many of the details are unknown.

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Sep 18, 2026 · bySTAT

Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices

Ahead of the midterm elections, the president said that all states had opted in to an effort to align Medicaid’s prices for medicines with those in other wealthy countries.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe New York Times

‘No one knows what is in these deals’: Trump set to announce new Medicaid drug pricing model amid affordability concerns

Trump signed a "Most Favored Nations" policy last year, committing the US to paying the lowest paid price for medications.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byFortune

Trump to announce all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model

President Donald Trump is set to announce that all 50 states will join a program to provide most favored nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs

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Sep 18, 2026 · byABC News

Watch live: Trump to announce Medicaid drug pricing plan

President Trump will deliver remarks Friday on another step in his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs. Trump is expected to announce that Medicaid programs in all 50 states will have access to “most favored nation” pricing for certain drugs. He will be joined by several governors in the Oval Office. The announcement comes…

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Hill

White House set to tout Medicaid most favored nation drug pricing deals

President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see most favored nation (MFN) pricing for some drugs in Medicaid, according to an administration official. Trump will be joined by “several governors” in the Oval Office to make the announcement, the official said. With affordability a top concern among voters, Republicans…

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Hill

Cost-Saving Medicaid Meal Deliveries Threatened by Cuts, Policy Uncertainty

An experiment to provide meals to some Medicaid recipients shows food can be cost-effective medicine. But even as federal officials tout the power of nutrition, Medicaid budget cuts could lead states to think twice about covering healthy food for sick residents. One has already reconsidered.

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Sep 18, 2026 · byKFF Health News

A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?

The Trump administration's efforts to lower drug prices included promised changes to Medicaid. But it's still unclear which drugs will be affected. And each state has to opt in.

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Sep 17, 2026 · byNPR

2.3M young adults could lose Medicaid due to Big Beautiful Bill: study

Actual disenrollment will depend heavily on how easy states make it for young adults, who move frequently and participate in hard-to-track gig work, to prove they should stay enrolled, the Urban Institute found.

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Sep 15, 2026 · byHealthcare Dive

Massive legal battle erupts as 22 states fight Trump plan to block green cards for Medicaid users

Dozens of Democratic-led U.S. ‌states, counties and cities sued Trump's administration on Monday to block a new rule that would allow immigration officials to deny green cards

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Independent

A Cancer Survivor Hoped To Work — Then She Lost Her Medicaid Disability Coverage

As state governments grapple with how to determine who’s sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.

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Sep 15, 2026 · byKFF Health News

If Democrats win, they’ll need to work with Trump. They just aren’t clear on what

Some hope for a big deal on Medicaid, immigration or AI. But, Eric Garcia writes, most Democrats are either vague or do not trust the White House to act in good faith

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Sep 13, 2026 · byThe Independent

A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage

As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage because of a disability.

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Sep 12, 2026 · byNPR

A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage

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Sep 12, 2026 · byNPR

Medicaid will let states use ‘tiers’ to determine medical frailty

New Medicaid rules use allow use of tiers to determine work exemptions. Advocates fear complex guidelines could cause patients to lose insurance.

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Sep 11, 2026 · bySTAT