Health and Human Services Secretary Azar says he learned from lawsuit and ruling on Ky. Medicaid plan, will keep pushing for it

Kentucky Health News

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday that the Trump administration had learned from the ruling that struck down his approval of work and other “community engagement” requirements for 460,000 Kentuckians on Medicaid, and would keep pushing for such requirements.

Andy Schneider, a professor of health policy at Georgetown University, wrote in a blog post this week that he believes the administration’s ultimate goal is to undermine a largely popular program and gin up public support for capping federal Medicaid payments to states.”

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