(Rick Bowmer/AP)The Trump administration is contemplating some time-sensitive questions about how far states can go in shrinking Medicaid spending, as its top health officials seek to remold the low-income insurance program into a more conservative shape. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)It’s clear that lowering Medicaid spending is a fervent wish of the administration. About a month later, the 11 public health experts wrote to administration officials calling for an emergency public health declaration. 💰Amount President Trump has transferred from other agencies to fund his ‘Build the Wall’ Emergency: $10s of millions, & has identified billions more. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on lowering prescription drug costs.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2019 12:00 UTC