Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Clinton Vows To Carry Cancer Moonshot Torch If Elected
Stat: Hillary Clinton Endorses Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Hillary Clinton endorsed the Obama administration’s cancer moonshot initiative on Monday and pledged to continue its work if she is elected president. The announcement preceded a campaign event that Clinton is holding with Vice President Joe Biden, who has led the effort after the death of his son Beau of brain cancer in 2015. (Scott, 8/15)
Morning Consult: Clinton Affirms Support Of Cancer Moonshot
Hillary Clinton pledged to continue Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer moonshot initiative if elected president and called on Congress to pass funding for the effort. ... President Obama announced the cancer moonshot earlier during his State of the Union address in January. He put Biden in charge of it, following the death of the vice president’s son, Beau. The effort has since focused on creating a large research cohort and enhancing researcher’s coordination. (Owens, 8/15)
Stat: Health Questions Swirl Around Trump And Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s doctor certified that she “is in excellent physical condition.” Donald Trump’s physician declared he would be the healthiest president — ever. Testaments like these have become a ritual of American politics. But in the absence of detailed medical records, nobody seems to take them seriously. The result has been a political vacuum in this year’s presidential campaign, one filled by speculation over what the nominees, two of the oldest in US history, might be hiding. (Scott, 8/15)
Modern Healthcare: Trump Adds Oft-Debunked ACA Critic To Economic Team
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday named former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, known for sparking the debunked claim that the Affordable Care Act would create “death panels,” to his economic team. McCaughey also helped defeat Hillary Clinton's healthcare proposal when Clinton was first lady in the 1990s by saying it would ban patients from paying doctors for services outside of their coverage. Her claims are frequently rated as untrue by fact-checking organizations and by journalists. (Muchmore, 8/12)
