“Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will consider various ways that states can make changes to Obamacare and Medicaid so they can offer more affordable health insurance to residents, a move that is likely to receive backlash from supporters of the law who have said the Trump administration is “sabotaging” the healthcare system.”
“There is no single one right answer. I’m a big believer in state experimentation here. I think … one of the flaws of the Affordable Care Act was trying to do a one-size-fits-all approach…”
“… options to offer states’ flexibility on healthcare were through waivers on Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people, as well as through a 1332 waiver, which allows states to make changes to Obamacare with federal approval.”
“The Trump administration recently approved Medicaid waivers in Indiana and Kentucky that will require certain recipients work or train for work as a condition of staying enrolled in the program. Azar did not say which of the other proposals might get the green light from the administration…” Read the full article here.
Source: Alex Azar: ‘I’m a big believer in state experimentation’ – By Kimberly Leonard, February 20, 2018. Washington Examiner.
