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“We want Americans to be able to purchase the health insurance plans they want, not the plans forced on them by our government,” President Donald Trump tells supporters in Nashville.
Rep. Diane Black, (R-Tenn.) who heads the House budget panel, says she is confident that the legislation can get through a vote today despite some conservatives' complaints.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) tries to salvage support for his plan, as both the right wing and the moderates in his party revolt. What to do with Medicaid is a major issue being worked through.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the nation.
Editorials from around the country take a hard look at how the GOP proposal would work within their states.
Opinion writers take aim at comments made by some of the Republican plan's pitch men while also noting the interests that are staying silent as the debate continues. They also highlight the role of key players and personalities such as Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.
In the aftermath of Congressional Budget Office estimates regarding the number of Americans who would lose health coverage under the American Health Care Act, editorial pages move deeper into the discussion with some scalding critiques of the plan and some defenses of how it could help reduce the nation's deficit.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical drug pricing.
Outlets report on news from California, Ohio, Kansas, Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Minnesota.
Medica says insurers are losing too much money under the agreement. It is not trying to overturn the 2017 contract but is asking the state to rebid 2018.
In a letter to governors, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Seema Verma, the newly installed head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said that they would consider waivers to revamp traditional Medicaid and narrow the parameters of the expansion allowed under the Affordable Care Act.
In other news on the substance abuse crisis, two federal advisory panels take steps that could lead to a ban on Opana, a reformulated opioid billed as crush resistant, making it harder to snort. But instead people are injecting the drug, leading to fatal overdoses and the spread of HIV. And, The New York Times reports that teen drug use is down.
A new poll reveals that most Americans don't think the plan will lower health care costs.
Both sides have touted and also tried to knock analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, depending on whether the projections fit their message.
Defunding Planned Parenthood even for a year would increase Medicaid spending by $21 million in the first year and $77 million by 2026, the Congressional Budget Office projects.
Media outlets report on the Congressional Budget Office's projections for the American Health Care Act.
These governors are split on their opinions about the efforts on Capitol Hill. Some fear changes could hurt their state residents and others think the changes don't go far enough.
The Affordable Care Act walloped Democrats politically after it was passed. Republicans may be facing a similar fate over their version of the health law.
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