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Despite having passed their version with just a single vote to spare, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Republican House leaders are optimistic that if the bill gets to them, they'll get members to fall in line.
Because of the way Medicaid would be restructured, the states that embraced expansion will face the largest cuts. Most of the states that did not expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act would see an increase in federal funding.
Media outlets take a look at what's being proposed — including a major rethinking of federal health care funding — in the Graham-Cassidy bill.
A group of bipartisan governors urges Congress to reject the last-ditch repeal-and-replace effort coming from Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), but lawmakers are charging forward. It's still unclear if they have the votes, but Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says she's considering the bill, touting the flexibility it gives to states.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Kansas' Medicaid program offers a lens through which one can view various aspects of the ongoing debate over revamping this state-federal program.
Opinion writers offer a variety of thoughts on single-payer health care systems in general and the current proposal put forth by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in specific.
Editorial pages across the country are analyzing recent developments in the congressional GOP's ongoing repeal-and-replace effort and taking notice of the latest -- what some say is the last-ditch -- measure to undo the Affordable Care Act.
Media outlets report on news from California, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Maryland, Iowa and New Hampshire.
Epidemiologist Rajeev Ramchand, who has a background in studying suicide, said there could be several factors that led to the results, including gun ownership, difficulty accessing proper health care and isolation from communities. Meanwhile, after a series of disappointments from its supercomputer Watson, IBM is counting on Watson's efforts with the VA health system.
The federal court jury decided GlaxoSmithKline failed to properly warn about the risk of its medicine.
Bill and Melinda Gates release a report card assessing global health, and warn only the United States is rich enough and generous enough to lead the charge on foreign aid. In other public health news: MRIs, tattoos and infections.
Just 10 of Florida's more than 300 hospitals were closed by the storm. While 150 of the 700 nursing homes lacked full power three days after Hurricane Irma struck, most had backup generators, according to the Florida Health Care Association. In Texas, a key federal official is looking at what lessons should be learned from Hurricane Harvey.
The partnership will "fast track" the development of non-opioid pain medication, as well as new medication-assisted treatment options. However, the administration still hasn't moved forward with its opioid commission's main recommendation, which was to declare a national emergency.
The funding authority for the popular Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expires on Sept. 30, but senators have a bipartisan proposal to extend it. Some states are getting nervous. In Medicaid news, a Republican candidate for governor in Ohio breaks with the state's current Gov. John Kasich on Medicaid expansion.
"Particularly in this year of uncertainty, it's really important for us to be in market early and and reassure the 22 million folks that are insured that it is really important to get covered," says Sara Rowghani, insurance startup Oscar's vice president. Meanwhile, Affordable Care Act navigators say their job is a lot more complex than the government seems to think.
News outlets take a deeper look at the Graham-Cassidy bill, the market stabilization efforts and the Democrats' single-payer proposal.
House leaders and key conservative members have signaled a willingness to take up the measure if it passes the Senate, but its path through the lower chamber might not be completely smooth.
The lawmakers are putting pressure on their moderate Republican colleagues to take a stand against the Graham-Cassidy bill. They also held the Senate floor for a four-hour talk-a-thon on Monday night.
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