Senate Republicans Eye Changing The House Health Law Replacement Bill
And Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduces an alternative repeal bill identical to one that passed the Senate in 2015 by a party-line vote.
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House Vote Counter Says ‘We’re Gonna Get This Done’ But Many Obstacles Remain For Health Bill
New outlets also highlight some of the key House players to watch as the effort moves forward and explain how the GOP's legislative strategy will unfold.
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White House Reportedly Signals To Conservatives That It Could Support Faster Rollback Of Medicaid
Trump administration officials tell CNN that they are willing to accept Republican conservatives' efforts to amend the House health bill to end the Medicaid expansion earlier than the legislation currently seeks.
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Conservative Pushback On GOP Health Plan May Put Repeal Vision At Risk
Among the key complaints, according to The Wall Street Journal, are that the tax credits are too broad and amount to a new government entitlement and spending limits on the Accountable Care Act's Medicaid expansion are phased in too slowly. The message from this part of the GOP is that the current House blueprint does not go far enough.
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In Marathon Sessions, GOP Health Plan Gets The Nod Of Two House Committees
Talk got tough as Democrats struggled to slow the measure's progress. But, ultimately, both the House Ways and Means and the Energy and Commerce committees approved the American Health Care Act along party-line votes.
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Paul Ryan Rolls Up His Sleeves And Makes ‘Hard Pitch’ For The American Health Care Act
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) used his regular Thursday press conference to offer a power point presentation -- complete with charts and graphs -- to defend the GOP House bill to replace the health law.
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First Edition: March 10, 2017
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Drug Shortages Prompt Plans For Execution Binge In Ark.; Match Day Games
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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Perspectives On GOP Health Bill: ‘Laying A Strong Foundation’; Need For Compromise; A Debacle
Opinion writers across the country pick apart the health care debate that is roaring on Capitol Hill.
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State Highlights: Md., Mass. Take Steps On Planned Parenthood Funding; Calif. Lawmaker Reconsider HIV Criminalization
Outlets report on news from Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Iowa, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Washington, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Minnesota.
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Hospital Roundup: Minnesota’s Largest Pediatric Hospital Terminates Contract With Blue Cross
Developments related to hospitals in Massachusetts, Tennessee, Minnesota and Colorado are in the news today.
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Brazil’s Deadly Yellow Fever Outbreak Could Spread To U.S., Experts Say
In other public health news, the Food & Drug Administration issues another warning regarding an experimental vein opening procedure. And local governments and the health industry feel the financial cost of the nation's obesity epidemic.
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Pharma Defends Drug Prices As Cost Of R&D But New Analysis Suggests Justification May Be A Stretch
In other news on pharmaceutical costs, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questions Kaleo about the $4,500 price tag of its EpiPen alternative and some payers are denying coverage of pricey hepatitis C treatments, despite more discounts.
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Trump, Democratic Lawmakers Discuss Bill To Allow Medicare To Negotiate Drug Prices
Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), who plan to introduce related legislation in two to three weeks, met privately with President Donald Trump to discuss this strategy to control drug costs.
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Repeal-And-Replace Effort Emerges As Critical Test For Dealmaker In Chief
As fissures begin to emerge among congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump is stepping in with hopes to tamp down opposition from both conservatives and moderates.
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Rhetoric Heats Up In Congressional Battle Over Planned Parenthood Funds
The Washington Post fact checks Sen. Chuck Schumer's claim regarding the number of women who get mammograms through the women's reproductive health group, while Planned Parenthood officials push back on Republicans' efforts to defund the organization. In other news from Capitol Hill, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduces a bill aimed at surprise bills after a colonoscopy.
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States Detail Concerns About How They Will Fare Under GOP Plan
California's insurance commissioner said the approach would be a "devastating blow" to the state's insurance marketplace and leave millions without coverage, while Ohio hospitals and state lawmakers worry that the measure will harm the stability brought to the health industry as a result of the Medicaid expansion. News outlets from Arizona, Georgia, Connecticut, Tennessee and Wisconsin also contemplate the proposal's local impact.
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Democrats Raise Specter Of 2018 Election In Health Law Messaging
The possibility that voters could lose health care coverage under Republicans' plan to replace Obamacare is already becoming a campaign issue for Democrats, as they continue to fight the repeal.
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The Big Picture: Who Stands To Gain, Lose Under The American Health Care Act’s New World Order
News outlets analyze the specifics of what's in the House Republicans' repeal-and-replace legislation, compare it with Obamacare, identify who wins and loses as a result of its changes, and detail issues such as taxes, subsidies and mental health coverage.
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What About The CBO?
House GOP leaders chose to move ahead with consideration of the American Health Care Act in two key committees -- Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce -- without an official, independent estimate by the Congressional Budget Office of the measure's cost and coverage. This move has raised the ire of many of the bill's opponents, including House conservatives, who want to know more about its cost implications.