Pallone: E&C To Tackle Medicaid Work Waivers; DeGette Says Not Top Priority

House Energy & Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) says his committee will be looking into the Medicaid work requirement waivers, which the Trump administration has approved for eight states, but E&C oversight subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) says they aren’t at the top of her agenda. “This is obviously an issue of concern,” DeGette told reporters at an Alliance for Health Policy press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 16), adding that the requirements don’t help beneficiaries and taking Medicaid away from...