Healthcare Roundup—Investigation launched into former White House doctor

Former White House doctor under investigation

President Donald Trump's former personal physician, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., is under investigation following allegations of misconduct earlier this spring.

The allegations, which included charges drinking on the job and improperly prescribing drugs, ultimately led him to withdraw his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs.

In a statement to Politico on Monday, Bruce Anderson, a spokesman for the Defense Department's inspector general, said the Pentagon's inspector general is investigating the allegations. Jackson has denied the allegations, calling them "completely false and fabricated." (Politico)

Maine governor's anti-Medicaid expansion crusade is all but over

It appears one governor's anti-Medicaid expansion crusade is nearly over following a court ruling and ahead of a critical state election to appoint his successor.

A Maine Superior Court judge ruled (PDF) Monday that the state Department of Health and Human Services and Gov. Paul LePage must follow the voter-approved Medicaid expansion law and submit a state plan amendment to the federal government by June 11.

Maine Medicaid advocates, including Maine Equal Justice Partners, sued the administration after it missed an April 3 deadline to expand the program. (FierceHealthcare)

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