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It was literally a week ago that the talking point was that the best thing we can do is give the states the money they would've gotten anyway and let them try out their own solutions to their problems.
Gee whiz, that's what the State Innovation Waivers under the ACA are for. Looks like the Trump administration didn't really buy into that talking point. Instead, they've passed on an opportunity to help Oklahoma drive premiums down by 30%.
Oklahoma blames Trump officials for higher premiums
Gee whiz, that's what the State Innovation Waivers under the ACA are for. Looks like the Trump administration didn't really buy into that talking point. Instead, they've passed on an opportunity to help Oklahoma drive premiums down by 30%.
Oklahoma blames Trump officials for higher premiums
Oklahoma officials are blaming the Trump administration for rising health-care premiums in the state after the administration missed a deadline to approve a key waiver for the state under ObamaCare.
In a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, Oklahoma's health commissioner rips the administration for missing a final deadline for a State Innovation Waiver, which would be used to lower premiums around the state.
The waivers provide federal funds "to implement innovative ways to provide access to quality health care that is at least as comprehensive and affordable as would be provided absent the waiver," according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Oklahoma health commissioner's letter said that approving the waiver would have helped more than 130,000 Oklahoma residents and reduced premiums by 30 percent.