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While the process would be complex, the end result would be simple: It would allow Republicans to fund the insurer cost-sharing reductions without having to find a way to pay for them. In other health law news, an analysis projects that the administration's expansion of association plans will lead to 4.3 million people leaving the individual and small-group insurance markets.
The moves by the companies come as other major corporations have been distancing themselves from the NRA after the mass school shooting in Florida.
A 1996 amendment prohibits the CDC from using funds to advocate for or promote gun control; while the language in the measure didn’t expressly prevent scientific research, it was ambiguous and the agency sharply curbed its research into gun violence. Meanwhile, advocates are taking advantage of the spotlight directed toward mental health to call attention to gaps in the system.
In a televised session on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled support on everything from expanded background checks, increased school security and mental health resources, and age limits. Trump also suggested that law enforcement officials should be able to confiscate people's firearms without a court order.
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Alternative intravenous fluids to the commonly used saline could save up to 70,000 lives a year, a new study finds. In other public health news: smoking while pregnant, memory loss, medical data, ALS, Weight Watchers, the U.S. pregnancy rate, and more.
While many funeral homes get reimbursements for burials or cremations, fewer of them are wiling to offer the services because the funds don't cover ever-rising costs.
The battle between the two chambers has been heating up as they debate a possible expansion of the state's Medicaid program. Medicaid news comes out of Illinois, Ohio and Georgia, as well.
A new report shows that more than 4,500 women crossed into Illinois to terminate a pregnancy in 2016, up from 3,200 the previous year. Outlets report on abortion-related news out of Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee, as well.
"I'm not spending my time looking for subversion or doing investigations," VA Secretary David Shulkin said. "When it becomes clear to me when people are pursuing different agendas, then I'm going to address that." The secretary, fresh off a travel scandal, has been promising to rout anyone trying to undermine him from his agency goals.
Democrats and liberal activists are no longer satisfied with a strategy that maintains private insurers' primary role. They're starting to focus instead on expanding popular government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) both moved to temper enthusiasm about getting any gun control legislation through Congress, despite the surge of public ire following the latest mass school shooting. Meanwhile, lawmakers will meet with President Donald Trump today to discuss ways to battle gun violence.
Lawmakers are aggressively ramping up their efforts to fight the nation's drug epidemic. In addition to the new measure, chairs of the two primary health committees in Congress pledged to push more legislation within the next months.
The lawsuit, pending in Ohio, consolidates more than 400 complaints by cities, counties and Native American tribes nationwide, who are accusing opioid manufacturers and distributors of using misleading marketing to promote the painkillers.
Many Republican-led states are rolling back the law's requirements, while blue states are building up consumer protections. This wildly different strategy will lead to a health care divide in America, experts say. Meanwhile, the legal minds behind the 20-state lawsuit against the health law are painstakingly plotting their path to the Supreme Court. And a look at Idaho's attempts to wiggle out of regulations instituted by the ACA.
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