With Congress on recess, POLITICO's reporters (and a bonus guest) takestock of three big stories in a grab-bag episode.

First, Rachana Pradhan leads a conversation on Utah's controversialchanges to voter-approved Medicaid expansion (starts at the 1:20 mark).Next, Paul Demko offers an update on lawsuits over President DonaldTrump's cancellation of ACA payments to insurers (starts at the 12:40mark). Finally, Rodney Whitlock — a former top aide to Sen. ChuckGrassley — joins POLITICO's reporters to help preview next week's drugpricing hearings in the Senate (starts at the 24:00 mark).

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Utah's GOP leaders shrunk the state's voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

Rachana will sit down with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Friday morning at aPOLITICO livestreamed event.

Multiple judges have now ruled that the United States owes billions ofdollars to insurers after Trump cancelled certain ACA payments in 2017.

Seven leading pharma executives will face the Senate Finance Committeein a much-anticipated hearing next week.