Trump Implores Republicans To Make Good On Their Years-Long Promise
President Donald Trump also lashed out at Democrats: “They run out. They say, ‘Death, death, death.’ Well, Obamacare is death. That’s the one that’s death.”
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President Donald Trump also lashed out at Democrats: “They run out. They say, ‘Death, death, death.’ Well, Obamacare is death. That’s the one that’s death.”
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was diagnosed with brain cancer last week. If he stayed home, the Republicans would have lost a precious vote, when they can only afford to sacrifice two in total.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Here's a review of editorials and opinions on a range of public health issues.
Opinion writers offer their thoughts on how the current Affordable Care Act replacement debate impacts Medicaid and how governors should proceed in pursuing Medicaid waivers as well as current Medicare funding issues.
Even as the heated discourse over the future of the Affordable Care Act continues, some people offer their thoughts on the serious issues that are being overlooked and on how bad manners have soured the process.
Editorial pages analyze the current state of play in Republicans' push to replace Obamacare.
Media outlets report on news from California, Iowa, New Jersey, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Georgia.
Scientists presented the case study of a boy who has remained HIV-free since his early treatment as an infant. But Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, struck notes of both optimism and caution when speaking about him. In other public health news: gene therapy, vaccinations, arrest in old age, concussions, inflammation and a flesh-eating bacteria.
The Wall Street Journal reports on a one-time attorney general who is aiding in lawsuits filed by Mississippi and Ohio against pharmaceutical makers. In another story on the business front of the drug crisis, McKesson's board will be greeted by picketing teamsters organized by the father of an overdose victim.
While some states are stripping Planned Parenthood of funds, others are passing laws to protect contraception for women. Outlets report on other women's health news out of Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Texas.
Eight major organizations spoke out against the proposal, saying it was unacceptable privatization of veterans' health care.
The industry spent $14 million so far this year.
Vice President Mike Pence has been a leader of the Trump administration’s efforts to seek a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including phasing out its Medicaid expansion. And he's brought along other Hoosiers: Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Jerome Adams, the nominee to be surgeon general, and Matt Lloyd, the top spokesman at the Department of Health and Human Services.
More than a thousand patients flocked to the Remote Area Medical clinic in Virginia over the weekend.
The Hill and KHN look at the steps the administration can take to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, a group of Democrats wants to investigate the Department of Health and Human Service's efforts to push out anti-Obamacare messaging.
Democrats say all the competing messages coming from the White House over health care are part of a larger strategy to hurt the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is planning to speak about health care on Monday.
“I believe that you have to be very cautious on promises, and very consistent on keeping your promises when you make them," former Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska says. In other news, former Rep. Bart Stupak shares the experience he had when Congress was moving to pass the Affordable Care Act.
Among the groups worried about future Medicaid payments are rural hospitals and schools with large numbers of students with special needs. Meanwhile, the friction among Kansas Republicans' priorities mirrors what's developing on the national scene, and Hawaii's Democratic congressional delegation seeks Medicaid help for other Pacific Islanders.
"Each bill results in millions more Americans without health insurance coverage, weakened markets, less access to affordable coverage and care, and the undermining of funding for state Medicaid programs," Dr. James L. Madara, the group's CEO, said in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Media outlets look at how small businesses and others are reacting to the proposed legislation, as well.
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