Jay Rockefeller: “Chairman Grassley, I thank you for your willingness to work with me. This is a matter of good government. The Government…”

“Chairman Grassley, I thank you for your willingness to work with me. This is a matter of good government. The Government Accountability Office has published several reports which indicate that the Department of Health and Human Services has failed to follow its own policy on providing opportunities for the public to learn about and comment on pending waiver requests. Congress has a responsibility to assert its oversight authority on Section 1115 waivers because Medicaid is too important a program to allow it to be waived away through secret negotiations and without input from those who will be affected or their advocates. medicaid pharmacy, reimbursement for prescriptions”