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"So basically we've got four to six weeks to figure out some basic things that will help all of us in the industry to have more surety and stability, so we can price our premiums lower," says Tom Policelli, CEO of Minuteman Health. At the very least, many insurers want to know if the subsidy payments Trump used as a negotiating threat will continue.
Organizations representing doctors, hospitals and older Americans each came out against the latest version of the GOP plan to replace the federal health law.
Negotiations to bring conservatives on board with the Republican health care plan have brought coverage for people with preexisting conditions -- an issue that's plagued both sides of the aisle when it comes to making health care affordable -- back into the spotlight.
An amendment on preexisting conditions and essential health benefits was added to the legislation to woo conservatives, but now leaders aren't sure if they have enough moderate votes. The White House had been pushing for a vote before President Donald Trump's milestone of 100 days in office.
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A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers offer their thoughts on what is happening with efforts to repeal and replace the health law as well as other steps that could result in meaningful health care change.
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Media outlets report on news from Michigan, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.
"It is time to say once and for all that health care is a right, not a privilege for those who can afford it," said Democratic state Sen. Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens, who wrote the bill along with Democratic state Sen. Toni Atkins of San Diego. However, an essential question is unanswered: Where will the money come from?
Women Help Women is a business headquartered in the Netherlands that provides women with counseling on abortion medication through its websites. And, media outlets report on other women's health news out of Louisiana, Kansas, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Five out of 140 registered stem lines have cells with the mutation, two of which had been used in clinical trials in an unknown number of patients. In other public health news: tracing the origins of autism and epilepsy; reality meets hype when it comes to cancer drugs; funding the Zika battle; caregiving and dementia; and more.
Recent deaths in a handful of states have been tied to carfentanil, which is 100 times more potent than the already-powerful fentanyl. “It shows how callous these drug dealers are,” Synan said. “It has no human use whatsoever and they’re putting it out on the street and wreaking havoc.”
The drug costs less than $2 and doesn't need to be refrigerated, a boon for developing countries.
Under the plan -- previewed by state officials -- about 60,000 people who gained Medicaid through the health law's expansion will lose coverage but they could instead apply for insurance through Obamacare marketplace policies. Also, the Florida House passed a bill that would set up work requirements for Medicaid enrollees.
Nursing homes routinely dispose of good prescription medication when they could be funneling the pills to needy patients.
CEO Joseph Swedish sets a deadline of early June for a decision on the cost-sharing reductions, saying Anthem would weigh increasing rates by at least 20 percent next year without them.
The administration said it will continue to pay for the subsidies after House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said they wouldn't be included in the spending bill. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the move is progress, but insurers contend it doesn't go far enough to protect the payments.
The New York Times and The Associated Press offer a look at the compromises being proposed in Republicans' efforts to revive the stalled plan.
The compromise that conservatives and moderate Republicans worked out this week as a replacement for the federal health law contained a provision that exempted members of Congress and their staffs from losing their guaranteed benefits. That brought jeers from Democrats, and party leaders crafted a bill to get rid of that exemption.
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