Keeping up with all of the political and policy dynamics in Washington DC these days is very – no extremely – difficult.

A friend of mine from college, Mike Allen – formerly of the Washington Post and Politico, started a new political newsletter called Axios. Now, Mikey is a friend, but this is a great product if you want to stay in the know.

There is also a separate daily newsletter on healthcare, especially the status of Obamacare.

With all the uncertainty and confusion, I highly recommend these newsletters.

Here are some articles on Medicaid Block Grants for our perusal as they will be part of the center of the conversation. Did you know that 75 million Americans are on Medicaid?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2016/11/27/why-trumps-block-grants-for-medicaid-face-opposition/#2b25c23220f9

http://www.cbpp.org/research/health/medicaid-block-grant-would-slash-federal-funding-shift-costs-to-states-and-leave

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/trump-medicaid-health-care.html?_r=0