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Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) worked with conservatives to revive the stalled health care negotiations, and helped get the legislation through the House. But his voters, and others turning up at Republican town halls across the country, are not necessarily cheering the efforts.
The Congressional Budget Office score is needed for the Senate to truly move forward on its own version because of the method it's using to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Leadership can only lose two Republican votes to pass a health care plan through the upper chamber, giving each senator a great deal of bargaining power.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of public health opinions from around the country.
News outlets' editorial sections highlight policy issues in play as the debate over the GOP health plan continues.
Editorial writers take on the optics involved as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) taps a group of Republican senators to craft a repeal-and-replace package, and handicap the reasons behind some representatives' votes in the House, if they will be held accountable and what could happen next.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical pricing.
Media outlets report on news from Washington, D.C., Georgia, Arizona, Colorado, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, Louisiana and Wisconsin.
Robert E. Moffit is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation who advocates for full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. He has been on the Maryland panel commission since 2015.
The Associated Press tallies the new momentum for foes of abortion on the federal and state level. Meanwhile, news outlets report on related developments out of Kansas, Texas, Delaware and Iowa.
Despite an industry-backed push for more people to be screened for thyroid cancer, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has added the option to its don't-do-it category. In other public health news: pain relievers and heart risks, statins, syphilis, mental health care for children, and smoking.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants answers from the Drug Enforcement Administration about its efforts to combat the epidemic and from the nation’s three largest drug distribution companies about shipping practices. Other news stories focus on steps the Trump administration is taking to tackle the drug crisis.
The Wall Street Journal examines the impact in Klamath Falls, Ore., of the health law's expansion of coverage for low-income people. Meanwhile, in Iowa, state officials release reports about consumer complaints with the new Medicaid managed care system.
The Congressional Review Act gives Congress about 60 days to vote by a simple majority to overturn agency rules passed late in former President Barack Obama’s administration.
In related news, early signals indicate that Affordable Care Act premiums will jump in the coming year and the Trump administration is stepping back from penalizing exchange plans that did not do risk-adjustment program audits.
In a letter, the chairmen of key committees in the Senate and House say the guidance to workers at the Department of Health and Human Services “is potentially illegal and unconstitutional, and will likely chill protected disclosures of waste, fraud, and abuse.”
Problems with 71 of the 222 drugs approved in the first decade of this millennium were discovered after the drugs were approved, according to a new study. Those "safety events" warranted a “black box” warning on side effects or a safety announcement about the dangers.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb was seen as a moderate choice of President Donald Trump, compared with other candidates he was reportedly considering.
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