Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Hillary Clinton To Hit GOP Presidential Candidates Over Obamacare Repeal Plans
The Washington Post: Hillary Clinton To Go On Offense Over GOP Plans To Repeal Obamacare
Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin filling in details this week of her proposal to tweak the Affordable Care Act, and she will attempt to use Republican presidential candidates’ opposition to the health-care-expansion law against them. Clinton plans a series of events in Louisiana, Arkansas and Iowa to needle Republicans over their opposition to a law that has greatly reduced the number of uninsured Americans, her campaign said. (Gearan, 9/19)
CNN: Hillary Clinton To Tackle Obamacare
Hillary Clinton will roll out her fixes to the Affordable Care Act this week, an aide said Sunday, and will do so by hitting Republicans for outright opposing the law. Attaching herself to one of President Barack Obama's most consequential legislative achievements, Clinton will use events in Louisiana, Arkansas and Iowa to tout the controversial law's successes, offering a contrast to Republican presidential hopefuls who oppose the plan. (Merica, 9/20)
The Associated Press: Clinton To Propose New Prescription Drug Proposal This Week
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she'll soon roll out a proposal for controlling the cost of prescription drugs, a key fix to President Barack Obama's signature health care law. "We have a lot of positives. But there are issues that need to be addressed," the Democratic presidential front-runner she said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation. "I'm going to address them this week, starting with how we're going to try to control the cost of skyrocketing prescription drugs. It's something I hear about everywhere I go." (9/20)
