Pence, Price Dispatched To Capitol Hill In Attempt To Ease Concerns Over Health Law
President Donald Trump is making a push to get defectors back on board with the American Health Care Act.
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Intra-Party Scuffles Undercutting Republicans’ Health Care Momentum
“The way I see this going right now, we’re probably going to head to the August recess with Obamacare. And that’s scary,” said one House Republican.
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Increasingly Wary Senators Warn Bill Won’t Pass Without Changes
The problems lawmakers have with the legislation include the potential loss of insurance coverage, changes to Medicaid, the trajectory of premium prices and the bill’s impact on costs paid by older, low-income and rural Americans.
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First Edition: March 15, 2017
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: A Global Response To Antibiotic-Resistance Bacteria; How Long Should Medical Interns Work?
A selection of opinions on health care from across the country.
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Policy Perspectives On Repealing And Replacing Obamacare
Editorials from around the country compare, contrast and analyze the key issues in play in the current health care debate.
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Different Takes: On-The-Ground Views Of The GOP Health Plan
News outlets offer views on state and local impressions about Republican plans to overhaul the health system.
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Thoughts On The CBO’s Estimates On The GOP Health Plan
Opinion writers express their thoughts on what the estimates released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office say about the Republican's American Health Care Act.
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State Highlights: Minn. House Passes Reinsurance Bill To Combat High Prices; Calif. Candidate Drafts Universal Health Plan
Outlets report on news from Minnesota, New Hampshire, California, Kansas, Maryland, Florida, Texas and Georgia.
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Possibility Of Zika Contamination Flagged For Miami-Area Sperm Banks
Today's other public health stories report on developments related to a proposed bill requiring employees to submit to genetic testing, the concerning rise in suicides among middle-aged men, the fight against malaria, children's impact on longevity, sugar and salt content in food and more.
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City Sues OxyContin-Maker For Allegedly Allowing Drug To Funnel To Black Market
In the lawsuit in federal court, Everett, Wash., officials are seeking to hold Purdue Pharma liable for "supplying OxyContin to obviously suspicious pharmacies and physicians and enabling the illegal diversion of OxyContin into the black market." In other news on nation's opioid epidemic, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledges increased funding and resources to fight the growing number of overdoses.
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Canadians With Cystic Fibrosis Outlive American Patients By 10 Years
The study suggests access to lung transplants and health insurance may play a role in the survival gap. Canadians survived longer than uninsured patients in the U.S. and those on Medicaid, but U.S. patients with private health insurance had similar life spans to Canadians.
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Right-To-Try Drug Laws Create Chaos, Villainize FDA, Experts Say
The popular measures undermine a more thoughtful federal program that balances patients’ need for options, drug companies’ desire to protect their investments, and the government’s duty to evaluate drug safety and effectiveness, they say.
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Justice Department Urges Appeals Court To Uphold Anthem-Cigna Ruling
The government lawyers and some states are asking the court to keep a federal judge's ruling that blocked a planned merger. Meanwhile, Anthem officials notify Connecticut that the company may not participate in the 2018 online marketplace because of "uncertainties" in the market right now.
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Indiana Governor Wants To Keep State’s Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Eric Holcomb says he is talking to federal officials to make sure "we’re compassionate and that we cover the Hoosiers that we are right now.” In other news, Medicaid expansion developments in New Jersey, New Hampshire and Kansas.
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Senate Confirms Seema Verma To Head Agency Overseeing Medicare And Medicaid
Verma helped engineer Indiana's Medicaid expansion, which requires many enrollees to contribute toward their health care premiums.
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GOP’s Strategy Starkly Different Than Democrats’ When Crafting Health Law
The Republicans' efforts to move the replacement plan through quickly could cause problems down the road. Meanwhile, the number of members in their own party who have voiced concerns over the bill could be enough to kill it in both chambers.
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Trump: ACA Is Similar To Obama, You Only Like It When It’s Gone
President Donald Trump hosted a receptive audience of voters who oppose the Affordable Care Act at a listening session in the White House. "When [Obama] left, people liked him. When he was here, people didn't like him so much. That's the way life goes. It's human nature," the president said.
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Despite Efforts To Discredit CBO, White House’s Own Analysis Is Even More Grim
The executive branch's projections, obtained by Politico, show 26 million people would lose insurance over the next decade -- 2 million more than the Congressional Budget Office estimate.
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CBO Numbers A Boon To Replacement Plan’s Critics
Democrats say the nonpartisan CBO's score is evidence that the GOP legislation will provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the rich while yanking health coverage from the poor.
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