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Trump Group Pulls No-Holds-Barred Ads Attacking Heller For Opposition To Measure
America First Policies said it decided to take down its ads against Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) because “he has decided to come back to the table to negotiate with his colleagues on the Senate bill.”
‘Time To Crank Up The Outrage’: Galvanized Protesters Plan On Going Hard Against Bill During Recess
“You are the wind under our wings,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said to cheering protesters. “You are the reason we’ve come this far.”
Media outlets take a look at what’s in the Senate legislation, including tweaks to the medical-loss-ratio and the chamber’s substitution for the individual mandate, and offer takes on how Americans would be affected by the changes.
Republicans Say Preservation, Democrats Say Cut. The Fight Over Describing Medicaid’s Future
Republicans object to calling the reductions in federal funding envisioned in their health plans a cut, but is it? News outlets examine the depth of the disagreement about Medicaid between the parties and its central role in the current debate.
Governors From Both Parties Rise Up To Become Blockade Against Senate Health Plan
State leaders from both parties were alarmed at the potential for harm to their constituents, state budgets and insurance markets.
Trump’s Negotiator-In-Chief Efforts Haven’t Been Exactly Welcomed In Senate Push
President Donald Trump cajoled and arm-twisted House members into shouldering through a bill, but he’s been mostly sidelined during the Senate negotiations. Meanwhile, Trump said it was “OK” if the upper chamber doesn’t manage to pass a bill.
Mitch’s Miscalculation: Where One Of Senate’s Most Skilled Strategists Went Wrong
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has long been touted as one of the Senate’s best tacticians. So what happened?
What’s The Path Forward For The Senate Health Care Bill?
From the Congressional Budget Office score, Republican leaders got $200 billion in the bank to woo reluctant lawmakers, but does the measure actually stand a chance of passing?
In Face Of Mounting Dissension, McConnell Blinks And Delays Health Bill Vote Until After Recess
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says the bill is not dead, but even more lawmakers came out against the proposal after the vote was pushed.
DON’T MISS IT!: KHN will hold a Facebook Live chat today at 2 p.m. Senior correspondent Jordan Rau will answer questions about his story examining how House and Senate Republicans’ plans to overhaul the ACA and Medicaid would impact nursing home care. Tune in here.
Senate GOP Leaders Say They Will Put Off Health Plan Vote Until After The July 4th Recess
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had hoped to bring the bill to the floor for a vote before the upcoming break, but support for the bill faltered within his own party. He now plans to make changes to the measure that will shore up the support of the reluctant members of the Republican caucus.
Viewpoints: The Heat Of Health Care Rhetoric; The Link Between Access To Care And Curbing Opioids
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Outlook From The States: Concern For The Health Care Safety Net; Criticism For The GOP Senate Plan
Editorial pages across the country offer strongly worded cautions about the current direction of the health care debate and how the current policy debate would play out in their respective areas.
Editorial writers and columnists analyze a variety of policy proposals advanced in the current Senate plan.
Political Points And Counter Points: What’s At Stake As GOP Senators Face A Health Plan Vote
Opinion writers contemplate the cost-benefit analysis Republican senators are confronting. Many have for years dreamed of the chance to unravel Obamacare, but the Congressional Budget Office analysis offers some damning reasons to think twice before supporting it.
Media outlets report on news out of Arizona, California and Ohio.
Pharmacist Sentenced To 9 Years For Role In Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
The outbreak, which was tied to the New England Compounding Center, caused at least 64 deaths.
The study could help redirect efforts toward curbing the opioid epidemic.
Is DNA Testing For Health Adults Actually A Good Idea? These Scientists Don’t Think So
Although it sounds like the wave of the future, the upsides of genome sequencing may not outweigh the negatives. In other public health news: wrong diagnoses, medical care for undocumented immigrants, superbugs, hair products and more.
Why California’s Single-Payer Proposal Was Doomed To Fail
The bill was more a reflection of ideological wishes than reality, and thus never stood a strong chance of passing.
