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Those who champion the rules say they are about showing respect to human beings, while abortion rights activists say they're simply imposing more obstacles on women. Meanwhile, the House is planning to squeeze in a vote on federal funding for abortions before Republicans leave for a retreat with the new president.
"I'll help him any way I can," says former acting CMS administrator Andy Slavitt. However, Republicans in Wisconsin aren't so eager to jump behind the president's plan.
News outlets examine HHS nominee Tom Price's actions when advocating for specific companies.
Sens. Susan Collins and Bill Cassidy's plan would give more flexibility to the states. Meanwhile, health care is expected to be a top priority at the president's retreat with congressional Republicans, but it's unlikely a full replacement plan will emerge from the three-day conference.
There are provisions in the legislation that touch the entire insurance landscape, impacting people who get coverage through their employers.
Covering sick patients is extremely expensive and both sides have scrambled to come up with a solution. For the Democrats it's the individual mandate, while Republicans are talking about high-risk pools again. Meanwhile, the former acting administrator of CMS takes on saving the health law as his personal mission.
Kellyanne Conway says the president may stop enforcing the individual mandate, but estimates show that getting rid of it could cause premiums to spike 20 percent. Conway also reiterated that people will not go without coverage under the administration's new plan.
Kellyanne Conway, an aide to the president, says Donald Trump wants to move toward block grant funding so states have the flexibility to cut waste from their programs. But if Congress decides to take that route, it will have to rule on questions such as what to do about inflation or if drug prices go up and how much each state will receive. Meanwhile, not all Republican governors are happy about possible repeal of the health law.
The president instructs all federal agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay” any part of the law that imposes a financial or regulatory burden, but the practical implications and potential fallout from the order are still unclear.
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Outlets report on news from Virginia, Maryland, Florida and California.
The department's dispatch team is unable to tell who has received training, so it's "random chance" on whether an officer who arrives at the scene has been trained in how to handle a mental health crisis, according to the report.
A Reuters report shines a light on the communities that have been affected. Officials there say it was a wake-up call they needed. "This has just laid out that it's not just a Detroit issue, it's not just a Baltimore issue," said Ruth Ann Norton, president of Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, a Baltimore-based nonprofit.
A group of public health experts has set out an "agenda for action" to help deal with one of the major causes of death in America. In other news, non-medical exemptions are rising in states that were not thought to be hotbeds to anti-vaccination sentiment, the FDA has advice for pregnant women, and experts weigh in on breakfast.
Everett, a city north of Seattle, has been hit hard by the painkiller epidemic. In other news, Anthem is changing its policy on pre-authorizations for drugs to treat opioid abuse.
ProPublica and the Virginia-Pilot have been reporting on the herbicide and its effects on veterans for the past year and half, but they say they have been met with one delay after another on their FOIA requests.
The 334 restrictions passed by states in the past five years account for a third of all restrictions enacted since 1973. Now as Donald Trump is sworn into office, advocates are afraid the women who depend on Planned Parenthood are going to suffer. In other news, a study looks at clinic closures in Texas.
The federal office that oversees Medicaid says the managed care program in Kansas does not meet federal standards and puts the health and safety of enrollees at risk.
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