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The Washington Post explains what would happen to states that roll back protections on preexisting conditions and waive requirements for essential health benefits. Meanwhile, Republican senators admit the Congressional Budget Office score makes their job tougher and health groups respond to the analysis.
But lawmakers say there's no timetable for when it will be made public.
Lawmakers, who are headed home for recess, aren't exactly hopeful that they can get the 50 votes they need to pass health care legislation through the Senate.
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A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers use the Congressional Budget Office's recent analysis of the updated American Health Care Act to pan the House Republican's repeal-and-replace measure.
Editorial pages across the country include analysis and review of President Donald Trump's fiscal blueprint, including some tough talk about its political and policy implications.
Opinion writers offer a variety of thoughts on health policy issues, including whether the health law is "collapsing under its own weight," some ominous predictions about the individual insurance markets, the importance of the public option and a range of other ideas.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the web.
Media outlets report on news from Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas, California, Virginia and Arizona.
The study adds another layer to the debate over the health benefits of the plant.
“It's what I call existential distress. Their quality of life is not what they want.” says researcher Madeline Li, an associate professor at University of Toronto. Today's other public health news stories cover so-called "conversion therapy," Zika, tuberculosis, fitness trackers, knee arthritis and "high-intensity" drinking.
“The staff members in charge of supervising recovering addicts succumbed to their own addiction and died of opioid overdoses. Opioids are a monster that is slowly consuming our population,” Pennsylvania's Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
“Johnson & Johnson’s disregard for proper manufacturing practices of children’s medications was unacceptable,” says Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in a statement.
Lawmakers are trying to find a way to hold down costs but also treat states fairly. News outlets also report on efforts to change Medicaid operations in Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Oregon and Nebraska.
Prosecutors say the government worker passed along information about funding plans for cancer treatments and kidney dialysis to the consultant, who shared it with the hedge fund.
Those on the medical side seek more hospital beds and involuntary drug treatment for people in need but the other side suggest medical treatment alone is not enough. Also, the Veterans Affairs secretary tells a House hearing that the VA wants to begin offering mental health services to former service members with less-than-honorable discharges.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney went to Capitol Hill to sell President Donald Trump's proposed budget, saying, "There are no Medicaid cuts in the terms of what ordinary human beings would refer to as a cut." The Associated Press fact checks his claim.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it has lost $100 million through 2016 selling plans under the Affordable Care Act, calling the losses "unsustainable." Meanwhile, Anthem is saying it is still up in the air whether it will continue to participate in the individual marketplace next year.
The special election for the House seat is being closely watched in a district that was typically a Republican stronghold.
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