Bipartisan Fixes That Could Be On The Table: Propping Up Insurers, Working With States, Fixing Technology
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Media outlets take a look at what bipartisan efforts might entail.
Even those who have been strongly opposed to the Affordable Care Act in the past are now speaking out in favor of keeping it. “Now that you’ve insured an additional 20 million people, you can’t just take the insurance away from these people,” says one Obamacare opponent. “It’s just not the right thing to do.”
Verma is the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a close ally of Vice President Mike Pence after helping him revamp Indiana's Medicaid program. She is frequently on Capitol Hill to meet with wavering lawmakers. News outlets also look at Medicaid provisions in the Senate legislation and the effects on states.
The administration has already slashed advertising dollars, cut the enrollment window in half, and regularly pumps out anti-Obamacare videos and graphics — actions sure to reduce the number of people who sign up. And that's just the start of what officials can do.
The numbers projected by the Congressional Budget Office -- such as that 22 million Americans will lose coverage under the plan -- haven't changed much since June. But many say that without including the amendment that would allow insurers to sell cheaper plans, it doesn't capture the full effects of the legislation.
Leadership is pushing for a vote on some form of health care legislation next Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who was just diagnosed with brain cancer, tells his sparring partners on the Hill that he won't be gone for long.
Confusion reigns supreme on Capitol Hill as leadership continues to push for a vote next week.
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Gov. Eric Greitens' order to create a registry in Missouri -- the last state to have one -- does not allow doctors to see if a patient has already been prescribed an opioid. Some lawmakers say more legislative action is needed. In other news on the national drug epidemic, Ohio's board on workers' compensation wants fewer opioids prescribed for back pain. And a Kansas City doctor is under investigation for prescriber kickbacks and insurer fraud.
And other public health stories from today's news cover depression, obesity and substance abuse driving up death rates, weight loss, AIDS and the world's youngest double hand-transplant recipient.
A $20 million study will try to figure out if "life hacks" -- like more exercise -- can have an effect on protecting from dementia.
“While these issues are new to me, I am truly disappointed that local management kept these issues from us,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, following a Boston Globe piece detailing problems at the Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Hampshire.
The House Budget Committee voted for a plan that would slash $5.4 trillion over the coming decade, including almost $500 billion from Medicare and $1.5 trillion from Medicaid.
Republicans have objected to the health law's cost-sharing reduction payments, saying Congress did not approve the money. But supporters of the health law say they are vital to the insurance marketplaces. News outlets also take stock of other developments in the insurance markets.
Sen. John McCain's extended absence leaves Republicans with only 51 votes as they try to pass significant health care and tax legislation.
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