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The individual mandate has become a symbol of something much greater than itself for both sides, and now the tax package wipes it out in two simple sentences. But it's not entirely clear what the exact ramifications of getting rid of it will be, since it was always enforced with “a muffled bark and a toothless bite." Meanwhile, some states are thinking about taking their own steps to preserve it.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from news outlets around the country.
Media outlets report on news from Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio, California and Missouri.
Because heavy, long-term cellphone use has been linked to cancer among other negative health consequences, the California Department of Public Health released guidelines last week on how to cut down on the risks.
The most prominent hypothesis is that the sperm of older men has accumulated many spontaneous mutations that the men pass along to their children. In other public health news: stress and the holidays; replacement organs on demand; antibiotics and sexually transmitted diseases; cancer patients; forgetfulness in older adults; and more.
A suit on behalf of the Cherokee Nation has been brought in tribal court against opioid-makers, but the companies are asking a federal judge to deny the tribe’s authority to even bring the case. In other news on the crisis, prosecutors are starting to treat overdoses as homicides; women in Texas who need mental health or addiction help are ending up in jail instead; senators call for more funding for the crisis; and more.
The Washington Post examines the deal top attorneys at the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Justice Department struck with McKesson Corp. The agreement took the legs out from under agents who had been in the field trying to make a case against the corporation they say failed to report suspicious orders involving millions of highly addictive painkillers.
At stake is $115 million in physician training funds. News outlets also report on Medicaid developments in South Carolina and Illinois.
Earlier in the year, the American Civil Liberties Union won its fight to allow an immigrant girl to obtain the procedure. The same judge set a hearing for Monday for the newest additions to the case.
The Trump administration informed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies that they could not use certain terms such as "science-based" and "fetus" during the upcoming budget process, according to a news report. Department of Health and Human Services officials push back on the characterization of the list.
The delay in funding has families and state officials in Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Connecticut growing nervous.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) negotiated a promise that in exchange for her vote on the tax bill, health care legislation aimed at shoring up the Affordable Care Act marketplaces will pass. But critics think she's being played. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry has a lot to be happy about with the tax package.
The administration's rules allowing employers to cite moral or religious objections to providing contraception coverage "conjured up a world where a government entity is empowered to impose its own version of morality on each one of us. That cannot be right," Judge Wendy Beetlestone says.
Officials have been pursuing state-level rules to combat federal Republicans' attacks on the health law, but with the mid-terms coming up, it's unclear if enacting state-level individual mandates is going to be something Democrats want to suggest.
The health law sparked some of the biggest gains in coverage for minority populations. But those same populations may be the ones most effected by the administration's decision to slash sign-up efforts. The deadline for coverage passed on Friday, and although the pace of enrollment surged over last year, the shorter window will likely result in fewer sign-ups overall.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from news outlets around the country.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Media outlets report on news from Arizona, Oregon, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Minnesota, California, D.C., Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania and Washington.
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