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Editorial writers from across the country examine the House Republican's plan and offer their thoughts on how it treats concerns ranging from preexisting conditions to mental health.
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Media outlets report on news from California, Florida and Colorado.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland President Suzanna di Baca says it is a medically unnecessary requirement that interrupts the lives of patients.
So far, 34 children have contracted the virus in densely populated Somali-American neighborhoods of Minneapolis, where 6 in 10 children are not vaccinated. There has been a growing fear among immigrant communities about links between the measles, mumps and rubella shot and autism.
Scientists want to find alternatives to controversial PSA tests, which often lead to unnecessary biopsies. And in other public health news today: the health impact of racism on kids; concussion testing; monitoring violence online; why we sleep and dream; and men as caregivers.
“The greed and recklessness of one company and its partners helped spark a public health crisis in the United States that will take generations to fully repair,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the organization. “Please learn from our experience and do not allow Mundipharma to carry on Purdue’s deadly legacy on a global stage.”
A Blue Cross Blue Shield Association report finds that the percentage of prescriptions filled using such coupons increased from 13 percent to 19 percent between 2013 and 2016. In other pharma industry news: Mylan, Pfizer and what seniors can do if they are denied coverage of a drug by Medicare.
The legislation would lower the eligibility cap for the program from 138 percent of the federal poverty level to 100 percent. Outlets report on Medicaid news out of Missouri and Virginia as well.
If the insurer follows through, all but five counties in the state would have no insurers to choose from on the exchanges. Meanwhile, Aetna announced it is quitting Virginia's marketplaces.
The health care industry has not only been shut out of negotiations, but actively dislikes what it has seen of the proposed changes that would come along with the GOP plan. Meanwhile, the president's press secretary says it's "impossible" to predict the effects the legislation will have.
Republicans' repeal-and-replace plan seeks changes that will be have a widespread impact throughout the marketplace, not just for people buying individual coverage.
Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) worked with the conservative Freedom Caucus to help revise the Republicans' health care plan, but it's not winning him any favors with his moderate colleagues.
Protections for those with preexisting conditions have been a major talking point during this week's negotiations to try to move the Republican health care plan through the House. Media outlets look at what they are, if the additional money will be cover those who need care, and the history of high-risk pools.
Media outlets look at who is voting "no" on the legislation, who is undecided and who leadership is targeting to support the bill.
Still, the vote, expected to happen around lunchtime Thursday, is anticipated to be a nail-biter down to the last minute.
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