Democratic Governors Push Back Against Conservative Medicaid Waivers

Two new Democratic governors told CMS in recent days that they intend to resist conservative Medicaid waivers that the agency approved late last year while both states were under Republican leadership, joining other newly tapped Democratic governors in bucking the Trump administration’s policy shifts under Medicaid. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will not implement provisions of a waiver that, if left intact, would have imposed new premiums and co-payments on Medicaid beneficiaries in the coming months. She...