Trump Could Revamp Medicaid, Exchanges Without ACA Changes

CMS could, without Congress, let states cut Medicaid eligibility and benefits or make trade-offs between exchange and Medicaid coverage, and a former Obama administration health care official said Republicans are more likely to make such administrative changes to Medicaid than they are to use legislative changes to cap Medicaid spending. Senate Republicans say they'd like to start with Medicaid and exchange reforms but leave Medicare reforms for later, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence said over the weekend on ABC News'...