Medicaid Negotiation Sticking Point In Massachusetts Budget Fight

State lawmakers in Massachusetts are embroiled in a budget battle that has stretched nearly three weeks past the beginning of the fiscal year, and one of the major points of contention is an aggressive Medicaid drug-pricing proposal by Gov. Charlie Baker (R). One of the controversial aspects of Baker’s proposal is his plan for handling impasses between state officials and drug executives on prices. When the sides can’t agree, his plan would let the state publicly set a target price,...