Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Capitalizing On Renewed Interest From Clinton, Senators Launch Public Option Effort
USA Today: Progressives Push For 'Public Option' Health Plan
Progressive senators and activists will launch a campaign Thursday calling for every American to have the choice of a public health insurance option. They aim to build on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s support for a public option with what they hope will be the biggest health care push by Democrats since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. (Gaudiano, 9/15)
Related KHN coverage: Obama Renews Call For A Public Option In Health Law (Rovner, 7/11)
Meanwhile, Clinton moves to cut dies with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and Republicans aren't rushing to support Donald Trump's maternity-leave plan —
The Wall Street Journal: Clinton Health Access Initiative Sets Plan To Sever Ties To Family
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, the largest project of the Clinton Foundation, announced Wednesday the steps it would take to sever ties to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her family if she is elected president. Among CHAI’s proposed changes, according to a spokeswoman: The five board members appointed by the Clinton Foundation would step down, including former president Bill Clinton, daughter Chelsea Clinton and Clinton Foundation board chairman Bruce Lindsey. The Clinton Foundation would lose its power to appoint members of the board, and CHAI would no longer include “Clinton” in its name, though it would continue to go by the same acronym. (Ballhaus, 9/14)
Politico: Clintons' Health Initiative Pledges Changes If Hillary Wins
Both former President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea Clinton will step down from the board of the Clinton Health Access Initiative if Hillary Clinton is elected president in November, the initiative announced in a statement Wednesday. (Nelson, 9/14)
The Wall Street Journal: Republicans Are Slow To Back Donald Trump’s Paid Maternity-Leave Plan
Donald Trump’s proposal to create a new federal program offering six weeks of partially paid maternity leave is winning few Republican supporters in Congress. The mixed reaction to Mr. Trump’s proposal, put forward in a speech Tuesday night, leaves him squeezed between Democrats who dismiss it as insufficient and Republicans reluctant to embrace ideas they have spent years criticizing. (Rubin, 9/14)
