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Young, healthy people would no longer have an incentive to buy insurance if the individual mandate is scrapped, thus driving costs up for everyone. Meanwhile, KHN offers a look at how "things went badly" when states tried to lift coverage requirements.
The plan would roll back only a few of the Affordable Care Act's provisions, but in such a divided Senate, it might be Republicans' only hope of getting something passed.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
As senators continue to debate health care legislation, a "clean" plan to repeal most of the Affordable Care Act in two years, without replacing it, fails to garner enough votes to pass.
Here's a review of editorials and opinions on a range of public health issues.
Opinion writers offer their takes on health policies that operate as context to the current congressional debate.
News outlets beyond the beltway offer their perspectives on the Senate's replacement for Obamacare and what lawmakers should be doing.
Editorial pages offer mostly harshly words but some positive thoughts on the Senate's continuing effort to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical pricing.
Media outlets report on news from Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Texas, Kansas and Wisconsin.
Lawmakers approved a bill that provides the state's attorney general with more power to prosecute abortion law violations and requires doctors to meet with patients three days before the procedure, among other rules. The bill has been sent to Republican Gov. Eric Greitens, who is expected to sign it.
The decline in quality and concentration of men's sperm has been a matter of hot debate, but one comprehensive study hopes to put any doubts to rest. In other public health news: flesh-eating bacteria, medical ethics, boosting resilience in midlife, injuries in young athletes and stem cell clinics.
The study showed that 110 out of 111 brains had signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which causes myriad symptoms, including memory loss, confusion, depression and dementia.
One of the biggest insurers participating in the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces urged the federal government to preserve cost-sharing payments for its low-income consumers and reported a better-than-expected, second-quarter performance.
Repealing the law would dramatically scale back federal funding for health care, which translates into job losses as hospitals, retirement homes and other health facilities get fewer dollars.
The Affordable Care Act should have been easy to get rid of, considering how many Americans held a low opinion of it when Republicans came into office. But a shifting tide of support has been one of the things that has complicated matters.
The plan would leave most of the law intact but would roll back the individual and employer mandates and its tax on medical devices.
Media outlets offer looks at what's coming up this week as the Senate debates proposed health care legislation.
President Donald Trump spoke to supporters on Tuesday about Republicans' efforts to free them from the "Obamacare nightmare." The president also spoke with The Wall Street Journal about his health care plans.
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