The Talk About Abortion: Should It Be A Defining Issue For Democrats?
The announcement this week that Democrats will help fund House candidates who are opposed to abortion has prompted some debate among op-ed writers.
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Perspectives On Health Debate: Is Stabilizing The Market A Bailout?; Compromise And Sabotage
Opinion writers offer divergent views of the current moves on the health law.
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State Highlights: Smoking Age Raised To 21 In Maine; In Effort To Improve Veterans’ Care, Fla. To Get 7 New VA Facilities
Outlets report on news from Maine, California, Florida, Rhode Island, Maryland, Kansas, New Hampshire, Texas and Pennsylvania.
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Longer Looks: Autopsy Of Obamacare Repeal; Raising A Terminally Ill Child; And Netflix’s ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
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Mothers Who Faced Serious Complications Offer What They Didn’t Have: Information On Averting Disaster
Every day in the U.S., two to three women die from pregnancy, yet many of them either haven't been told about common risks and dangers to watch out for or have their concerns written off as hormones or anxiety. ProPublica and NPR teamed up to get words of advice from the mothers who nearly died from childbirth. In other public health news: Antibiotics, the male pill, gender identity, gum disease, allergies and light therapy.
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Prosecutors To Be Deployed To Cities Ravaged By Opioid Epidemic To Crack Down On Fraud, Scams
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the prosecutors will try to root out pill mills and track down doctors and other health care providers who illegally prescribe or distribute narcotics such as fentanyl and other powerful painkillers. Meanwhile, a review of studies shows that most patients have leftover painkillers after a surgery, which may be contributing to the abuse and misuse of the drugs.
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Major Gene Editing Breakthrough Raises Concerns About Ethics Of ‘Designer Babies’
For the first time, scientists have edited genes in embryos to fix a disease-causing mutation. The milestone raises hopes for being able to correct serious problems, but also raises tricky ethical questions about modifying human DNA for the purpose of obtaining desired traits for a child.
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Medical Malpractice Bill Shows Lobbyists’ New Power In Republican-Controlled Washington
The House recently passed a medical malpractice bill that was nearly identical to one crafted by lobbyists for doctors and their insurers.
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Abortion Opponents Don’t See Health Bill Defeat As Knock-Out Blow For Their Cause
“I think what is important to note is that the pro-life elements were not the cause of failure for the bill," said Mallory Quigley, spokeswoman for the antiabortion Susan B. Anthony List. “This was an area of unity for Republicans. So I do think that there are going to be more wins in the future." Meanwhile, progressive groups want the Democratic Party to reject any pro-life candidates for 2018.
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Republican Governors Starting To Take Matters Into Own Hands Over Medicaid
They have been working with the current administration to use waivers to customize the program far beyond what the Obama administration intended.
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Californians Shaken By News Of Anthem’s Withdraw From Most Counties In State
“My wife and I came up with a new Covered California slogan,” quipped Santa Cruz County resident Chris Olsen. “Covered California: Nothing you can count on.” Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says she doesn't understand the decision and is "deeply concerned" by it.
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Citing Deep Losses, Molina Pulls Out Of ACA Marketplaces In Utah, Wisconsin
The insurer also plans to increase 2018 premiums for its remaining plans under the Affordable Care Act by 55 percent and to cut 1,500 jobs.
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Gov. LePage Accuses Maine Senators Of Being ‘Out Of Touch’ After Voting Against GOP Health Bill
Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage wrote an op-ed chastising Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King for their vote. But the senators defend themselves, saying they met with thousands of people to discuss improving the health care system, and concluded that the GOP proposals would've eliminated insurance for millions, raised premiums, hurt rural hospitals and shifted costs to states. Other lawmakers also face tough questions at home about the health care legislation.
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The Courts May Have Just Checked Trump’s Ability To Sabotage Obamacare
In a ruling that states can sue the administration if insurer subsidies are cut off, the courts may have taken away a powerful negotiating tool President Donald Trump has been using during the health care debates. “We’re not going to wait to find out what Donald Trump wants to do,” says California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is helping steer the states’ involvement. “My team is ready to defend these subsidies in court.”
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Getting Insurance Subsidy Bill Passed Will Be Herculean Task, But ‘Stranger Things Have Happened’
Senate HELP Chairman Lamar Alexander and ranking Democrat Patty Murray have a history of shepherding through seemingly impossible bipartisan bills, but the odds are against them when it comes to the first attempt at fixing the Affordable Care Act since repeal efforts failed. Meanwhile, both Democratic and Republican governors chime in urging the administration to pay the subsidies.
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First Edition: August 3, 2017
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Reversing The Opioid Epidemic; Vaccines Are A Tool In Stopping Antibiotic Resistance
Here's a review of editorials and opinions on a range of public health issues.
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Different Takes: Can The ‘Problem Solvers’ Solve The Obamacare Problem?; Time To Stop The Sabotage
Editorial writers take on a variety of issues related to the future of the Affordable Care Act, what needs to happen next and what's going wrong and right.
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Perspectives: The FDA Can Only Do So Much To Curb High Prices — It Needs Help
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
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Generic Drug Marketplace Is A Fragile Place Where Competition Can Quickly Wither Into Monopolies
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical pricing.
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