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Republican governors from Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and Arkansas wrote a letter expressing their disappointment with the current version of the American Health Care Act.
President Donald Trump met with members of the Republican Study Committee on Friday to discuss changes they wanted to see made to the American Health Care Act before they could vote for it.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) spoke about the tweaks they would make to the American Health Care Act after the Congressional Budget Office predicted older, rural Americans would be negatively affected under the legislation.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the nation.
Editorial pages feature arguments from all sides of the current congressional debate about health policy.
Opinion writers across the country detail some of the key issues, winners and losers that are emerging as Republicans attempt to undo the Affordable Care Act and replace it with the House GOP's American Health Care Act.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Outlets report on news from Minnesota, Maryland, California, Texas, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia and Massachusetts.
The decision in the case could affect years of efforts by abortion opponents.
"I would say at least 75 percent, every three of four patients who comes in after an overdose has some sort of associated injury, whether it’s a minor injury or major injury from that overdose," says Dr. Ali Raja, the vice chair of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Barry Cadden, co-founder and former president of the New England Compounding Center, faces second-degree murder charges, as well as fraud and other allegations. The contamination killed 64 with another 700 sickened across 20 states.
The governor last summer reduced funding for KanCare by $56 million. Also, some Iowa residents with disabilities say the new Medicaid managed care plans are cutting the amount of assistance they get, and an effort by Texas to change Medicaid payment rules helps lower the number of early elective births.
Major General Dana Pittard implemented a strategy at Fort Bliss in Texas so that it had the lowest suicide rate of any major Army installation in the world. But despite it being acknowledged as a model of success, the Army as a whole hasn't implemented it.
Scientists and industry speak out about President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to health spending.
Still Dr. Andrew Gurman, the president of the group, says that while the AMA has been engaging with members of Congress throughout the process, there are currently no plans to step up efforts in a “blitz." The head of Families USA and the former head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also speak about plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Although the federal government does not require it, state Medicaid programs now cover home health assistance for adults with disabilities. Many of these enrollees are concerned that revamping Medicaid's funding formula could threaten that aid. Meanwhile, news outlets also look at how the changes would affect Texas and Colorado.
And that creates a tricky political problem for Republicans. In other news on the American Health Care Act, insurers project that premiums could jump by as much as 20 percent in 2018, a look at health savings accounts, the Cadillac tax and more.
Three conservative Republicans joined the Democrats on the committee to vote against the legislation.
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