Trump Insists On Quick Replace Vote: ‘Long To Me Would Be Weeks’
To meet that timetable would be nearly impossible for lawmakers who took years to pass the health law in the first place and have no detailed plan as of yet for replacement.
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First Edition: January 11, 2017
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Trump Asks Vaccine Critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Lead New Vaccination Safety Panel
Kennedy believes that there is a connection between autism and immunizations — a theory debunked by a majority of scientists. President-elect Donald Trump has also voiced such skepticism.
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Viewpoints: Venture Capital’s Medical Technology Signals; Ky. Moves To Tighten Abortion Rules
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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Health Policy Perspectives: McConnell Says Voters ‘Spoke Loudly’ On Repeal; Medicare’s Stake
Opinion writers offer their thoughts, advice and warnings on how to shape the repeal and replace effort.
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State Highlights: Why States’ Tobacco Taxes Were Rejected This Year; Conn. Governor Names State’s Health Care Advocate
Outlets report on health news from Connecticut, New Hampshire, Colorado and Ohio.
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Chicago Hospital Explores Merger Possibilities
In other state hospital news, a Minnesota lawsuit involving the dissolution of the North Suburban Hospital District has been dismissed, and Pennsylvania's Abington Memorial agrees to pay $510,000 in drug diversion settlement.
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Kentucky Ultrasound Law Violates Doctors’ Speech Rights, Opponents Say In Lawsuit
The ACLU and the state's only abortion clinic are taking action to overturn the new law that requires women to undergo an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before getting an abortion.
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Opioid Deaths Surging As Crisis Continues To Rage On
WTOP's series "Hooked On Heroin: Deadlier Than Ever" examines the drugs that are fueling the opioid epidemic in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Public Health Roundup: Tracing Genetic Defects In Families; Best Preventive Services Are Immunizations, Smoking Cessation
Other developments making headlines today include the search for a plague vaccine, mystery strokes, unnecessary breast cancer treatments and a health alert for chicken strips.
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Biden Presses Health Care Leaders To Expand The Battle Against Cancer
In speeches on the West Coast, the vice president says he will continue his campaign to find cures for the deadly disease and extolled young researchers to find new remedies through their "overwhelming skepticism for orthodoxy."
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In Effort To Soothe Public Concerns Over Gouging, J&J To Release Drug Pricing Report
The pharmaceutical company wants to show how much it is spending on research and that its sales growth isn't coming from raising prices on drugs. Meanwhile, an acquisition plan in the biotech world could be a sign of good things to come for the industry.
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Linking Doctors’ Pay To Quality Measures May Improve Health Care For Low-Income Patients
A study in Health Affairs finds that one insurer's decision to link doctors' reimbursements to measures of quality showed improved care for all patients but the gains were greater for poorer patients. Another study looks at how small doctor practices and small insurers are being squeezed by their larger competitors.
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UnitedHealth Continues To Shuck Traditional Insurer Model With Surgical Center Deal
The company is buying Surgical Care Affiliates in a $2.3 billion deal.
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Burwell Says Obama Administration Could Act Quickly On N.C. Request To Expand Medicaid
North Carolina's new governor could face a time crunch if he tries to get an expansion plan approved before President Donald Trump is inaugurated. Also, The New York Times examines an effort to build a database of Medicaid patients around the country.
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After Health Law Lifted Financial Burden Of Preventive Services, More Women Got Mammograms
The health law helped narrow the gap between low-income and high-income women receiving screenings. KHN also takes a look at the law's impact on community health centers.
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‘Silver Bullets, They Don’t Exist’: Burwell Warns GOP’s Health Law Promises Too Good To Be True
In what is expected to be her last speech before leaving office, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell made a final plea for the health law.
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Democrats Protest Repeal Efforts: ‘We Cannot Allow Republicans To Make America Sick Again’
Senate Democrats took to the floor on Monday night for nearly six hours to criticize their colleagues' plans to dismantle the health law.
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Trump Wants Simultaneous Repeal And Replace, Dissenting Senator Says
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says the incoming president is in agreement that there should be a vote on a replacement plan to go along with the one on dismantling the law.
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GOP Leaders Remain Resolute On Quick Repeal Vote Despite Unease Brewing In Ranks
The lawmakers are facing dissent from their own party by members who are concerned that there is no plan on how to replace the health law if Congress votes to repeal it.
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