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They say there's evidence that strongly suggests that depictions of smoking in movies can lead to youth smoking.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will decide if it can recommend the "true living drug" that has shown impressive success in some patients to the full agency. In other public health news: syphilis rates, mental health, high-risk pregnancies, alcohol withdrawal and more.
Sources say arrests will be carried out in cities including Miami, Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the department has reached a settlement with a pharmaceutical company over its failure to report potential abuse of its drugs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delays the rule by six months. In other news on the agency, its Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program awarded bonuses to some lower-rated facilities, the Government Accountability Offices finds.
Andy Slavitt, who worked for President Barack Obama, and Gail Wilensky, who worked for President George H.W. Bush, urge lawmakers to take a more deliberate review of Medicaid issues. "Congress can and should commit to improving and modernizing Medicaid, but the process will take time to develop bipartisan support for the changes that are needed and should not be rushed," they wrote.
The partnership expands the startup insurer's interests beyond plans sold to individual market.
The state says the program will help save the government money in premium subsidies.
The AARP, the Democratic National Committee and a trade group for safety-net health plans are launching campaigns targeting key Senate Republicans.
The poll also suggests that Republicans want Senate GOP leaders to shift gears and work with Democrats to pass a new health care bill. But a separate poll also finds that health care is not necessarily going to be the only deciding factor in the elections.
The response has been tepid at best on the legislation, and lawmakers are struggling to get something they've been promising for seven years out the door. The New York Times offers a look at where they're still divided, while the Los Angeles Times considers what a fix to Obamacare would like.
The revised Senate health bill will likely retain certain taxes on wealthier Americans that helped finance the Affordable Care Act. This step would mark a big step back from a central GOP promise.
Media outlets look at the changes leadership has made to try to woo senators, such as adding the option to let insurers sell cheaper, skinny plans. But one thing that hasn't been touched? The unpopular Medicaid cuts.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that lawmakers will stick around through the week of Aug. 7.
And the score from the Congressional Budget Office would follow early next week.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion writers offer their analysis of the ongoing debate on Capitol Hill over health care.
A selection of of opinions from around the country on the drug abuse epidemic and other topics.
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In an era where the sexually transmitted disease is becoming increasingly difficult to treat because of antibiotic resistance, researchers find that a vaccine for meningitis may also protect against gonorrhea. In other public health news: cervical cancer, sunscreen, double-booked surgeons, brain training, pigs' knees and more.
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