Oklahoma blames administration for higher premiums

[struggle4progress]

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 09/29/17 09:06 PM EDT

The state of Oklahoma is 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 Stephen Mnuchin and Health And Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Oklahoma's Commissioner of Health rips the administration for missing a final deadline for a State Innovation Waiver, which would be used to lower premiums around the state.

These waiver 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.

"After months of development, negotiation, and near-daily communication over the past six weeks, the State and your departments agreed that waiver approval must be received no later than September 25, 2017," the letter from Oklahoma's Commissioner of Health Terry Cline reads ...

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/353205-oklahoma-blames-trump-admin-for-higher-premiums

[BigmanPigman]

1. Meanwhile the two cabinet members have been spending

our tax money on their private transportation and they sleep well at night. FUCK the fake prez and the GOP!

I wish Sally Quinn was still putting hexes on people. My monthly "bind tRump" spells need some assistance.

[gratuitous]

2. Isn't that what conservatives want - a government that doesn't work?

Who coulda node that Oklahoma would need the federal government to do something? It's almost like you have to have some competent people in place in government!