Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Jindal Officially Joins The List Of 2016 GOP Presidential Hopefuls
The Washington Post: In Launching Long-Shot Bid, Bobby Jindal Vows To Be A ‘Doer’ As President
When Jindal took the stage (to Garth Brooks’s “Callin’ Baton Rouge”), he said he would try to slash the size of the federal government, show strength to American enemies overseas, secure the U.S. border, and try to reform Medicare and Social Security. ... A native of Baton Rouge, he was born Piyush Jindal in 1971 but renamed himself “Bobby” after the youngest son on the “Brady Bunch” sitcom. He became a Rhodes Scholar, a McKinsey consultant and — still in his early 20s — the head of the massive Louisiana health department. (Fahrenthold, 6/24)
The New York Times: Bobby Jindal On The Issues
Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. The first Indian-American governor in the United States, he came to the job in 2008 after three years in Congress. He had previously been president of the nine-member University of Louisiana System and has run the state’s Department of Health and Hospitals. Here are his positions on important issues. ... Mr. Jindal has urged the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. He instead favors “premium support,” a voucherlike program in which the government would give Medicare beneficiaries a fixed amount of money to buy coverage from competing private plans. (Mullany, 6/24)
The Associated Press: GOP Almost Set For ‘16, With Only 3 Governors Left To Get In
With Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal formally launching his presidential bid on Wednesday, 13 high-profile Republicans have officially entered the campaign for the party’s 2016 nomination. Only three major prospects remain: Ohio’s Kasich, Wisconsin’s Walker and New Jersey’s Christie, each planning to announce his intentions in the coming weeks. ... All three appeal to the party’s more moderate voters. Kasich and Christie were among the few Republican governors to expand Medicaid eligibility as part of President Barack Obama’s health care law, they have prioritized treatment for drug addicts and the mentally ill, and both have shown a willingness to stand up to those in the farthest reaches of the party’s conservative base. (Beaumont and Peoples, 6/25)
The New York Times: John Kasich Appeals To Iowa As He Ponders White House Bid
Mr. Kasich, who said he was still weighing whether to enter the race, is barely registering in Iowa polls. His formidable hurdles in the state include a lack of time visiting it, and a list of center-right policies he has supported that conservative caucusgoers are likely to reject, from expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to voting for an assault weapons ban while in Congress. (Gabriel, 6/24)
