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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
House Schedules Health Law Repeal Vote For Next Week
The Hill: House To Vote Next Week On ObamaCare Repeal
The House will vote next week on a bill to undermine the 2010 healthcare overhaul in what will be close to the 60th time over the last four years. Next week's vote will be the first in this Congress to repeal ObamaCare in full, leadership aides said. The House has already voted three times to modify the healthcare law this month, including to establish a full-time workweek as 40 hours instead of 30. (Marcos, 1/27)
Fox News: House GOP To Hold First Obamacare Repeal Vote Of New Congress
In control of Congress for the first time in eight years, Republicans are set to hold their first vote to repeal ObamaCare next week, Fox News has learned. The vote comes as Republicans have debated how to address the controversial health care bill. (1/27)
In related news, lawmakers pressed administration officials regarding the sharing of consumer data gathered by healthcare.gov and the Obama administration steps up its rate of issuing veto threats -
The Hill: Lawmakers Grill Officials On Healthcare.gov Data
Lawmakers pressed officials about consumer data on Healthcare.gov being shared with outside companies during a Tuesday House hearing. The hearing comes after revelations last week that the federal ObamaCare exchange was giving sensitive information about enrollees — including age, income, smoking habits and computer IP address — to private companies for advertising and data analysis purposes. The discovery spurred a new round of privacy concerns about the much-maligned website. (Bennett, 1/27)
USA Today: Obama Veto Threats At Record Pace To Begin New Congress
The Obama White House has threatened to veto eight bills taken up by the Republican House in January — the most veto threats to begin a new Congress since the Reagan White House first started issuing formal veto threats in 1985. The spurt of veto threats has rankled congressional Republicans, who say that President Obama isn't giving bipartisanship a chance. But the White House blames Republicans, saying they're bringing up bills they already know he opposes. (Korte, 1/27)
