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References:
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposal to Advance Prescription Drug Transparency in Medicaid: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/23/biden-harris-administration-announces-proposal-advance-prescription-drug-transparency-medicaid.html
Debt deal claws back COVID relief, spares Medicaid: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/30/debt-deal-claws-back-covid-relief-spares-medicaid
HR 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023: https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20230529/BILLS-118hrPIH-fiscalresponsibility.pdf
Medicaid Drug Price Verification Survey and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Drug Price Transparency: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicaid-drug-price-verification-survey-and-pharmacy-benefit-manager-drug-price-transparency
Medicaid Program; Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/26/2023-10934/medicaid-program-misclassification-of-drugs-program-administration-and-program-integrity-updates
Medicaid work requirements dropped in debt ceiling deal: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/medicaid-work-requirements-dropped-debt-ceiling-deal
New Details in Debt Limit Deal: Where $136 Billion in Cuts Will Come From: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/business/debt-ceiling-agreement.html
The Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment: Knowledge and Experiences of Enrollees: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/the-unwinding-of-medicaid-continuous-enrollment-knowledge-and-experiences-of-enrollees/
Tough Tradeoffs Under Republican Work Requirement Plan: Some People Lose Medicaid or States Could Pay to Maintain Coverage: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/tough-tradeoffs-under-republican-work-requirement-plan-some-people-lose-medicaid-or-states-could-pay-to-maintain-coverage/
Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid & Work: A Look at What the Data Say: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/understanding-the-intersection-of-medicaid-work-a-look-at-what-the-data-say/
What Happens When the U.S. Hits Its Debt Ceiling? https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-happens-when-us-hits-its-debt-ceiling
White House and G.O.P. Strike Debt Limit Deal to Avert Default: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/us/politics/debt-ceiling-deal.html
With Medicaid redeterminations underway, many are unaware of the process: KFF: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/medicaid-redeterminations-underway-many-are-unaware-process-kff
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