“Alex Azar assumed office as HHS Secretary on January 29, 2018, and has hit the ground running. Among discussions on stabilization bills (see blog post discussion and how these proposals further the Administration’s efforts on Trump’s Inauguration Day Executive Order here), Secretary Azar has been a vocal advocate for, in his own terms, “state experimentation” under both the Medicaid and health insurance exchanges (“Exchanges”).”
“Secretary Azar has not provided detail as to what type of experimentation he would like to see from states, but in his remarks at HHS headquarters on Tuesday, February 20, he stated that he was working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma, to give states “a menu of options” to decrease the restrictions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In particular, Secretary Azar noted that he was exploring ways to allow states greater flexibility through federal waivers.”
“The most relevant federal waivers are the Section 1115 waiver and…” Read the full post here.
Source: Will Secretary Azar Waive(r) Away the ACA? – By Jesse C. Martin, February 28, 2018. C&M Health Law.
