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Experts in the industry have been speaking out against the right-to-try movement, saying it will just set up patients for disappointment. Lawmakers are expected to vote on a House version of the bill as early as Tuesday.
Democratic lawmakers are showing little willingness to dig in over hot-button issues like immigration during such a politically charged election year, but abortion continues to be a sticking point. Meanwhile, conservative groups urge lawmakers not to include a health law "bailout" in the final spending bill.
Since the legislation took effect, the VA has fired only four senior leaders. The other 1,700 terminated people were low-level staffers with titles such as housekeeper.
Critics wonder if Idaho is negotiating with the Trump administration on a compromise closer to short-term plans. "I'm at a loss to explain Idaho's thought process at this point," said Eliot Fishman, senior director of health policy at the liberal Families USA. "[CMS Administrator Seema] Verma's letter was a pretty direct and public statement. It's not clear they have anywhere to go with this."
While advocates argue that gun violence is woefully under-researched, some officials also say that there are clear steps that should be taken anyway. More research can help. But this is no excuse for inaction," said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, who was CDC director from 2009 to 2017. Meanwhile, a look at President Donald Trump's evolving views on gun control measures.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Opinion writers focus on the opioid epidemic and the growing dependence on tranquilizers.
Media outlets report on news from California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Minnesota, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa and Massachusetts.
“For many of our patients, exercise is the best medicine, and exercise in the natural environment is even better,” said James LaMar, a physician at the Naval Medical Center San Diego.
Experts are frustrated that men aren't encouraged to undergo genetic testing for BRCA mutations despite their proven link to prostate cancer. In other public health news: a lung disease that is killing dentists, premature babies, cholesterol drugs, heart health, MRIs and claustrophobia, concussions and more.
West Virginia is taking more steps to curb the crisis with new laws to limit initial painkiller prescriptions, require that both deadly and non-fatal overdoses be reported by emergency responders and hospitals, and equip all emergency responders with opioid antidotes.
Hospitals are mostly raising objections to the practical impediments to adding work requirements to the health program, instead of opposing changes to the program in general. Medicaid news comes out of Virginia, Connecticut and Ohio, as well.
The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week. Both the Senate and the president have backed the right-to-try movement in the past. Also on Capitol Hill, the Senate is turning its focus on the contentious debate over the 340B drug discount program, the pharmaceutical industry is trying to get lawmakers to undo a deal that would force drugmakers to pick up more of the tab for prescription spending in the Medicare doughnut hole, and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) wants more donations transparency.
Some experts worry that all the recent acquisitions will negatively affect actual care for patients. Meanwhile, the recent Cigna-Express Scripts deal is expected to draw a lengthy antitrust review.
Officials are focusing on small improvements like better medical records and cost comparison websites. "They are taking a page out of smart policymaking 101 and hitting on themes that everybody cares about," said Kavita Patel, a health policy expert. Meanwhile, CQ looks at the administration’s proposal to increase discretionary spending at the Health and Human Services Department.
The proposals did not include President Donald Trump's repeated call to raise the age for buying certain firearms from 18 to 21, an idea that has been opposed by the NRA. The blueprint, however, does contain Trump's support for two gun-related bills being considered by Congress.
Lawmakers are trying to stabilize the health law marketplaces but partisan demands may bring the whole thing down during a politically charged election year. Meanwhile, a liberal group is making the argument that Congress funding the cost-sharing subsidies would actually "do more harm than good."
Many people in Idaho have been priced out of the insurance marketplace. So for them, getting even the "junk" plans that don't meet the health law requirements would be a step up from not being covered at all. Although the Trump administration informed the state it would penalize insurers for selling the coverage, Idaho's Gov. Butch Otter says he views the rejection more as an invitation to figure out ways to make the state's marketplace work.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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