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Media outlets report on news from California, Georgia, Minnesota, Florida, Massachusetts, Texas and Virginia.
Stat takes a look at fireworks and the injuries they cause in advance of the holiday. In other public health news: intelligence and longevity, the end of flu shots, clinical trials, insect venom and more.
"The air that we are breathing right now is harmful, it's toxic," said Francesca Dominici, a data scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dan Picard, a council member of a small town in Ohio, said that responding to an ever-increasing number of overdose calls threatens to bleed his city dry. Media outlets report on the crisis out of California, Texas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Maryland, as well.
The governor's office has estimated that 500,000 state residents could be denied coverage because of the freeze on new enrollment. Many legislators expect Gov. John Kasich to veto the measure, but they think they can override that. News outlets also report on Medicaid issues in Texas, Illinois and Mississippi.
The state insurance marketplace, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, said that insurers had filed to offer plans only in Clark, Washoe and Nye counties.
Protesters across the country are planning to launch a "full-scare" effort against the Senate's legislation over the coming recess.
Media outlets fact check claims from both sides.
A credit agency and a think tank each issue reports looking at the impact of the bill to replace the health law advanced by Senate leaders. Meanwhile, tensions are running high both on Capitol Hill and in states from Kentucky to California about possible reductions in federal funding for Medicaid.
The Washington Post offers a tick-tock of what went down after the Republicans unveiled their legislation.
The handful of polls show fewer than one-in-five voters back the GOP push to repeal and replace Obamacare.
They know they face intense political backlash if they can't repeal the Affordable Care Act.
“I think we're going to get it over the line," President Donald Trump said. Meanwhile, the president managed to convince all of the warring factions in the Senate on Wednesday that he’s siding with them.
Bloomberg looks at the senators Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) needs to get on board. Other outlets also examine what those hold-outs want changed in the legislation.
The Senate majority leader is holding himself to a tight deadline.
Republicans have shunned any talks about bipartisan efforts before, but they've stumbled trying to go it alone. Either way, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is on the hunt for votes.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Editorial and opinion writers offer their views on health policy buzz words like single-payer, public option and even regulatory relief.
Opinion writers examine how plans to overhaul Medicaid impact those who rely on it -- especially vulnerable populations.
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