Summary Medicaid Expansion

On this episode we get perspectives from three people involved in the debate over coverage of GLP-1 drugs, a group of medications that are used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity and are becoming increasingly popular as a weight-loss drug.

Health care affordability is a top issue among voters, with over half worrying they won’t be able to pay for their medications. Lawmakers addressed the issue this session with a variety of policy approaches to increase state and patient access to affordable prescription drugs.

The Medicaid Toolkit is a collection of information about the Medicaid program for legislators and legislative staff. States legislatures play a key role in Medicaid financing, regulation, oversight and innovation. This toolkit provides information on all aspects of the program from the fundamentals to in-depth policy information on current topics.