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Door Not Completely Slammed Shut On Repeal-And-Replace
One proposal in particular — a measure giving states more flexibility — is gaining traction with a few senators, but it faces long odds.
GOP Senators Shrug Off Trump’s Twitter Outrage As They Start To Distance Selves From President
The health care debate was a sharp blow to the relationship between President Donald Trump and Republican senators.
States Allowed To Intervene Over Federal Subsidy Payments Case, Court Of Appeals Rules
The case, which dates back to the Obama administration, was filed by the Republican-led House against the government in an effort to block the subsidy payments to insurers for the individual plans created by the Affordable Care Act. Sixteen attorneys general had filed to defend the subsidies.
Senators To Hold Bipartisan Hearings To Try To Protect Insurer Subsidies Threatened By Trump
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold sessions beginning the week of Sept. 4, in a bid to “stabilize and strengthen” the individual health insurance markets.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Here’s a review of editorials and opinions on a range of public health issues.
Editorial writers offer their thoughts on how members of Congress might be able to find a path forward on fixing the health care system.
Media outlets report on news from Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Colorado.
Scientists Take Steps Toward Unlocking Mysteries Of Misunderstood Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
“This is a field that has been full of skepticism and misconception, where patients have been viewed to have invented their disease. These data clearly show the contrary, and demonstrate what can be achieved when we couple good research design with new technology,” said lead author Dr. Jose Montoya.
Searches On Suicide Jumped Nearly 20 Percent Following Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ Debut
With controversy around how the show depicted suicide swirling, scientists wanted to find out if the series actually did affect teens watching it.
Whistleblower Wants To Make Troubled VA Hospital A Model Of How To Fix Broken System
Dr. Ed Kois and 10 other physicians and medical staff flagged problems at the hospital, but Kois thinks in fixing them it will provide an example for the rest of the country.
With Spotlight On Repeal, Price Has Been Quietly Advancing Physician-Friendly Agenda
Doctors are finding a sympathetic advocate in Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
Trump Urged To Declare National Emergency Over Opioid Epidemic
“With approximately 142 Americans dying every day,” notes the report from the president’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, “America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks.”
Ohio Officials, Insurers Agree On Initiative To Offer Plans In Nearly Every County In The State
State officials say that five insurers have agreed to sell coverage in 19 of the 20 counties that were expected to be without an insurer on the Obamacare marketplace next year. Those gaps occurred after Anthem and Premier announced they would not participate in the Affordable Care Act market next year.
Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Crafts 5-Prong Plan To Shore Up Affordable Care Act
The proposal focuses on ideas that have received bipartisan support, such as ensuring subsidy payments for insurers, creating a stability fund for states to tap into to deal with high premiums and repealing the medical device tax.
Trying To Strong-Arm Senators Has Historically Not Gone Well
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) bore the brunt of the tactics from the president, his administration and colleagues over her stance on the Republicans’ health legislation.
Insurer Subsidies Provide Trump With Powerful Tool He’s Not Hesitating To Wield
If President Donald Trump cut off the subsidy payments to insurers, which he can decide to do, it would devastate the marketplace. News outlets also look into the president’s threats against congressional health care.
‘I Think It’s Over’: Senators Ready To Move On From Repeal Efforts
Despite threats from President Donald Trump, many in the party are giving up and shifting their attention elsewhere. “Maybe lightning will strike and something will come together but I’m not holding my breath,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Californians Breathe Easier After Repeal Efforts Collapse
The state, which has fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, would have been particularly hard hit if the law had been rolled back. Media outlets report on reactions out of Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Connecticut, as well.
