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Democrats are hammering congressional Republicans who supported upending the Affordable Care Act, which guaranteed that people with medical problems could get coverage. GOP candidates and President Donald Trump vow that they would not take that away from patients, but they have not offered any plan.
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Harold Hempstead, who told the Miami Herald about the death of a man with mental health problems who was left in a hot shower for two hours by guards, has completed a book describing many abuses that he saw while in the prison. Across the country in California, the state's chief prison psychiatrist issues a scathing report about conditions there.
A team from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla has taken a major step toward the long-sought goal of developing a universal vaccine against influenza. “From a scientific and technical standpoint, this is really a very elegant study — the highest quality of science,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Other public health news focuses on cellphone cancer risks, cannabis-derived medication, psychedelic drugs and PTSD, rehab and running, growing burdens on food pantries.
Other veteran hospital news focuses on a "deteriorating'' no-bid $10 billion contract for electronic records and controversial research on dogs and cats.
The insurer beat Wall Street expectations with its third-quarter profits, Cigna reported. And pharmaceutical industry developments are reported out of Teva, Pfizer, Merck and McKesson.
“It is with tremendous sadness that I learned of the passing of our friend and colleague,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement.
Under a new Trump administration regulation, pharmaceutical companies face a fine of up to $5,000 for overcharging hospitals and clinics that qualify for the 340b program. In other drug pricing news, 40 large employers like IBM, Verizon, and American Express will use an online tool from startup Rx Savings Solutions to help employees get better deals on prescriptions.
The report, which came from Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), co-chairs of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus, took more than a year to complete. In other Capitol Hill news, lawmakers are poised to renew a popular HIV/AIDS program.
Meanwhile, in Florida, Medicaid managed care plans registered a loss in the first half of the year.
The federal insurance marketplace is open for business despite changes by President Donald Trump and GOP lawmaker that critics say could weaken it. News outlets detail what is different this year and offer consumers advice.
In addition to Medicaid expansion, voters also will consider ballot initiatives dealing with abortion, soda taxes, opioid issues and the legalization of medical marijuana, among others,
The controversial ballot initiative has drawn record spending in the state, with tobacco companies alone having contributed $17 million to fight it. In Utah, The New Yorker profiles some of the activists who worked to secure Medicaid expansion a spot on the ballot.
Despite the new vows by many GOP candidates to champion coverage guarantees for preexisting conditions, they have not come to endorse another provision of the federal health law: the expansion of Medicaid. Also, outlets provide campaign news from Illinois and Florida.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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