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But 75 percent of respondents – and 59 percent of Republicans – say it is a “bad idea” to allow states to opt out of cost-lowering protections for those with preexisting conditions. A separate poll looks at the percent of Americans who are worried about losing access to care.
Republicans are fielding inquiries on the ramifications of the American Health Care Act.
The approach - which Politico says would make the insurance subsidies "look a lot like Obamacare" - is billed as a breakthrough in the upper chamber but would likely face difficulties among House conservatives.
Key to this discussion is how to handle regulations that require plans to cover a set of essential health benefits as well as preexisting condition protections.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of public health opinions from around the country.
Opinion writers offer views on how to move forward in efforts to reform the nation's health care system, including thoughts on what's right in Obamacare, specific ways its shortcomings need to be addressed and deep problems in the GOP's American Health Care Act.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Media outlets report on news from California, Texas, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri.
The fireworks started after state Rep. Bill Zedler (R-Arlington) tried to add an amendment to a bill, aimed at improving the state’s Child Protective Services agency, that would restrict doctors from including vaccinations in initial medical examinations for children. The provision was ultimately adopted, 74-58.
The report is the first to suggest convincingly that these bacteria may initiate disease in seemingly unrelated organs. In other public health news, lithium and bipolar disease, lead dust from firearms, vaping, a tragic medication error and cotton swabs.
A group of international health experts says that fewer than 15 percent of patients feel an improvement in pain and function three months after the procedure -- which is the world's most common surgery -- and that those effects usually disappear after one year.
When running for governor, Bruce Rauner said he disliked existing law restricting taxpayer-funded abortion coverage, but has since walked back that opinion.
The state attorneys general are asking for more help to prosecute abuse and neglect of Medicaid patients in non-institutional settings, like home health care. Also in the news, federal officials are giving states more time to meet new Medicaid standards on home health care.
In 2016, the cost of medications rose 8.8 percent. Brand-name medications went up 12.9 percent while generics only increased 0.3 percent. In other pharmaceutical news, Mylan takes issue with a Food and Drug Administration decision not to approve its generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Advair.
The agreement on the accountability revision smooths the way for passage of the stalled legislation. Meanwhile, Republicans blast a procedural move by Democrats that postponed a hearing on veterans health care.
And in other news on the crisis, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price traveled to New Hampshire for a listening session with the governor and other stakeholders and the Food and Drug Administration released guidelines touting the benefits of chiropractic care and acupuncture.
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, Trump's pick to lead the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a proponent of shifting away from education-based approaches to aggressive treatment.
There's little wiggle room in the Senate, and hesitancy to support President Donald Trump's priorities could cause problems for any potential health care deal.
While the company's decision only affects two states, the move has political ramifications in an environment where everyone is tensed for a potential "death spiral."
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