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Advocates in Idaho and Utah are already working on their own measures, and the impact of health issues in both the Maine and Virginia 2017 elections may provide a path for others as well.
Gov. Paul LePage (R), who has vetoed similar plans five times, says his administration will only implement expansion if it's fully funded by the state Legislature.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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“The message is not, ‘Don’t drink.’ It’s, ‘If you want to reduce your cancer risk, drink less. And if you don’t drink, don’t start,’” said Dr. Noelle LoConte, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In other public health news: West Nile virus, heart attack-related deaths, genetic tests, medical research, doctors working sick and more.
A new study finds that for patients who went to the emergency room for things such as a sports injury or a fall can be served just as well with over-the-counter pain relievers. Experts have pointed to prescription practices in those scenarios as part of the cause of the opioid crisis. In other news, medical experts are the latest target of lawsuits over the epidemic.
But none of the warnings stopped Devin Kelley from being able to legally purchase a firearm.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said it's important to keep the responsibility under his agency.
Following the Trump administration's decision to allow employers and universities to cite religious or moral objections to end birth control coverage, the university notified employees that contraception coverage would end Jan. 1. Now it's walking that decision back.
But while the move would give House tax writers an estimated $416 billion in sorely needed offsets for the deep rate cuts they want, it risks alienating GOP senators.
Pharmaceutical companies pumped about $60 million into defeating the initiative that sought to reduce spending on prescription drugs and save money for public agencies. Voters, however, were left confused about exactly what the measure would do.
Democratic lawmakers and advocates for Medicaid enrollees question how the state is handling the program and why AmeriHealth, one of three companies hired by the state, is leaving. In other Medicaid news, federal officials say Ohio owes $29.5 million for improper payments and the Oregon governor seeks to get some overpayments back.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma criticized the previous administration's stance on requirements as "the soft bigotry of low expectations" and said "those days are over."
Gov. Paul LePage (R) had vetoed five different attempts by lawmakers to expand the program. Other states have been closely watching the campaign, particularly Utah and Idaho, where newly formed committees are working to get Medicaid expansion on next year’s ballots.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country, including perspectives on the opioid crisis, a Medicare trap for people who choose to work past age 65 and the limits of behavioral economics in medicine.
In response to the weekend's mass shooting in a small town in Texas, opinion writers offer their ideas on why gun violence continues to plague the United States.
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