Beginning in 2027 working age adults enrolled in Medicaid will face a work requirement. Adult Medicaid recipients in states with 1115 waivers and ACA Medicaid expansion populations will be required to work at least 80 hours a month or engage in other beneficial activities. You can read a summary of federal Medicaid work requirements here.
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WSJ: More People Using Health AI, OTC Testing for DIY Health Care
The Wall Street Journal reports that more Americans are turning to AI chatbots, and OTC medical tests to diagnose and treat themselves, or at least monitor their own health. Surveys going back more than 25 years found that about 100 million Americans a year turn to the Internet for health information. A few minutes on the Internet can teach patients more about their health condition than their doctor would have time to explain. AI has made perusing the Internet for health information even easier.
Democrats Fight to Extend Obamacare Costly Middle-Class Subsidies
Democrats in Congress are desperately trying to keep Obamacare on life support. The latest scare tactic is from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which estimates that Obamacare premiums will rise 114% without extending the so-called enhanced subsidies.
TrumpRx Reinvents the Wheel, but that is OK.
Today the White House announced TrumpRx, a drug-buying website. Earlier in the summer Trump called on drug companies to participate in a direct-to-consumer drug platform. The following was reported by the Wall Street Journal:
TrumpRx would allow people to pay cash for certain drugs directly from a government website, at a discounted price negotiated by the government. Trump said the site would be operated by the government. Pfizer, in a statement, referred to the website as TrumpRx.gov.