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Editorial writers continue to mull the factors that contributed to last week's failure of the American Health Care Act.
Opinion pages nationwide offer perspectives on how Congress and the White House can move forward on Obamacare issues and detail some key issues and ideas in play.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Media outlets report on news from Michigan, Florida, Massachusetts, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, California and Tennessee.
It's uncertain whether Gov. Mark Dayton will sign the reinsurance legislation, though, if it's sent to him. More news from state legislatures comes out of Colorado, Texas, Maryland and California.
Today's other public health news stories report on developments related to the toll climate change takes on mental health, more women with breast cancer opting for mastectomies over lumpectomies and a baby born in California who has birth defects resulting from exposure to Zika.
The state, in an attempt to avoid a court challenge, has rejected a line of federal Medicaid funding so it can cut off state funding to any women's health organization or hospital that provides abortions. Media outlets report on other developments out of Arkansas, Arizona, Kentucky, Iowa and Texas.
A fact-check examines one of the frequent complaints about Medicaid and finds that the situation is much more complicated. Also, the Des Moines Register reports that the help Iowa promised to the private companies running its Medicaid managed care program will be much more expensive for the federal government, and the Denver Post looks at the continuing problems with the state's new Medicaid payment system.
NPR lays out what the Trump administration could do even though the Republican push to repeal failed. Meanwhile, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says aspects of the Affordable Care Act, such as the Cadillac Tax, could be tackled through tax reform, and two lawmakers propose a fix to help people who live in areas with no insurers participating in the market.
Since the Republican health bill's collapse in the House, some states that have been resisting Obamacare's Medicaid expansion may rethink that option. Even so, Arkansas lawmakers are having some difficulty getting the votes needed to continue with the expansion program there, and Missouri lawmakers turn down an expansion bill.
While the far-left branch of the Democratic party knows there's not much they can get through at the moment, they're hoping to build momentum so they'll be ready to move if Democrats regain any power in the next elections. Meanwhile, Democrats are waiting for a little Republican outreach.
A new poll found that of six changes the failed House GOP bill would have made to former President Barack Obama's law, five drew more negative than positive reactions. A separate poll shows that Republican support of repeal plunged sharply as well.
Though some lawmakers say that the House leadership could be eyeing a vote next week, others aren't as optimistic on any progress toward a new vote on the GOP health plan.
President Donald Trump is creating a panel led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to seek answers on the crisis and has hinted at bringing back policies like criminalization of drug misuse.
The Health and Human Services secretary was grilled by appropriators about the suggested $5.8 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health 2018 budget, in addition to the surprise $1.2 billion that was proposed for next year.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price faced scrutiny from House appropriators over any changes the administration is considering for the Affordable Care Act.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A collection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Editorial pages in Kansas urge Gov. Sam Brownback to follow the state legislature's lead and sign the Medicaid expansion while Kentucky's opinion writers urge state lawmakers to reverse Gov. Matt Bevin's veto of a mental health bill.
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