GOP Governors Push Reforms That Mirror State Medicaid Directors' Ideas

Republican governors sent Senate leaders Medicaid proposals that track closely with ideas state Medicaid directors are urging CMS to embrace: streamline and move away from waiver requirements; treat states as full partners in the rulemaking process; and make pricing transparent. In a letter sent Tuesday (July 22) to Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and John Barrasso (R-WY), the Republican Governors Association advocates reforming the Medicaid waiver process, a system the organization calls “antiquated.” They want to let states...