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Florida officials say they didn't have any indication from the nursing home where 11 people would die that residents were in distress. But records show that phone calls went out to the power company, the governor and local officials and a facility that shared the building reported that the conditions were “adversely affecting patients,” according to The New York Times.
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which has bipartisan support, has been shelved behind the GOP effort to replace the Affordable Care Act. But federal funding will begin to dry up Oct. 1 and states are warning lawmakers they will need funds quickly.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) also slammed the Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. California gubernatorial candidate and current Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom calls on the state's Legislature to move its single-payer bill along.
The administration, which has come under fire from supporters of the Affordable Care Act, who say it is taking intentional steps to undermine the law’s performance, says the outages are for maintenance purposes.
“We’ve heard the criticism. We’ve heard the concerns. We take that very seriously and have taken it to heart,” says Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about reports that he has spent $300,000 on private airplanes for government travel.
Sources say Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, who is in charge of his party’s midterm re-election push, warned about the impact to the party's coffers if lawmakers fail to make movement on their major promises.
Criticisms of the bill from insurers, medical groups and hospital go beyond ideological or political differences. These organizations really think it just won't work.
Of the 30 states Donald Trump carried in his presidential victory, 16 would lose federal health care money under the bill to dismantle Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. But California will be one of the states that's hurt the most. Media outlets take a look at the impact in Texas, Washington, New Hampshire and Connecticut as well.
Media outlets take a look at how the Graham-Cassidy plan would alter the country's health care landscape.
The Graham-Cassidy measure gives states flexibility, so some may not waive the protections. Others, however, might.
President Donald Trump is making a push for the Graham-Cassidy bill, focusing on those lawmakers who were on the fence this summer. "Eventually, we'll win," the president says.
Some in the party were hopeful that Sen. John McCain's close friendship with the bill's author, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), would be enough to persuade the Arizona lawmaker to reverse his health care vote this time around But McCain said he could not "in good conscience" vote for the proposal.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hasn't shut the door on negotiations with Senate leadership, but other lawmakers, such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), voice concerns which place more obstacles on the proposal's path to passage.
The changes would send money to Alaska and Maine, homes of Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. Both women will be crucial if the Graham-Cassidy replacement bill is brought to the floor for a vote.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
With Sen. John McCain's opposition to the last-ditch repeal-and-replace efforts, Republicans are left with no room for error.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Editorial pages include policy analysis of the Graham-Cassidy health care bill and examine some of the key policies now in play.
Opinion writers express outrage at the contents of the Senate GOP's latest attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare and explore the political motivations for pursuing the measure's passage.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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