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Three Republican senators have already said they won't vote for a plan that only repeals the Affordable Care Act without coming up with a replacement. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), wanting the lawmakers on record, says he'll still hold a vote to proceed next week.
Media outlets offer tick-tocks of how and why the Senate health care proposal went wrong.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers offer their thoughts on a range of health issues.
Editorial pages parse the breaking news late Monday night when two more Republican senators announced their opposition to the measure. What has gone wrong? What paths could go forward? And what issues remain in play?
Media outlets report on news from D.C., Massachusetts, Kansas, Iowa, New Hampshire, California, Ohio, Colorado and Michigan.
Republican Gov. Eric Greitens surprises state lawmakers with is executive order creating a drug monitoring program. News outlets also cover efforts in Wisconsin and Massachusetts to combat the opioid epidemic.
New research finds that the brain's ability to have time to clear away toxins that build up during the day. Meanwhile, another study looks at the early warning signs of Alzheimer's.
They say they don’t even know if the government will continue to require Americans to sign up, and higher costs may mean fewer people do so. Meanwhile, KHN answers some questions about what consumers can expect on the marketplaces next year.
There's a strong push from the left-wing of the Democratic Party for a single-payer system, but others aren't convinced that's the way to go.
The Republicans relearned a hard lesson: It's hard to take away benefits from Americans. Media outlets look at how they got to this point, and what the ramifications are for the party.
President Donald Trump was wining and dining senators last night in a push to build support for the GOP's proposed legislation while two Republicans announced their plans to oppose the bill. Soon after, the president took to Twitter, urging Congress to focus on repeal first measures instead.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has admitted his health care legislation has failed, but he is now throwing down a gauntlet in a possible effort to spread some of the blame around. Conservatives will get a chance at straight up repeal -- which is likely to be blocked by moderates -- but first they have to go on record voting for a House bill they loathe.
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) say they can't vote for the legislation. “We should not put our stamp of approval on bad policy,” Moran wrote on Twitter.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) simultaneously announce that they can not vote for the Senate health bill as it is currently drafted. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could not afford to lose any more Republicans to pass the measure. President Donald Trump said in a tweet that move to a clean repeal of Obamacare.
Editorial pages across the country take a hard look at the Senate GOP health care plan and examine their own senators' roles in the debate and the current proposal's local impact.
Opinion writers examine the policy and political dynamics in play as the Senate GOP continues its efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Media outlets report on coverage from Arizona, Massachusetts, D.C., New York, California, Pennsylvania, Washington, Kansas and Louisiana.
Accidentally taking the wrong dose or drug is leading to more “serious medical outcomes,” a study finds. Today's other public health news headlines cover Alzheimer's, artificial sweeteners' role in weight loss, diet and exercise counseling, anorexia, the benefits of dirt, diabetes, belly fat and a bizarre medical case.
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