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The GOP majority of the Select Investigative Panel, which was formed in 2015 after the release by antiabortion activists of undercover videos that they said documented abuses by abortion providers that provide fetal tissue to researchers, suggested in its 471-page report that these business arrangements could create incentives to perform more abortions.
The Kentucky senator made clear his opposition to this budget measure. He's known for making such "protest votes." In this case, his reason is that the resolution would add too much to the federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2017.
The analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated the repeal would lead to savings of $1.55 trillion resulting from reduced spending on providing coverage, but that would be negated by cancelling $800 billion in tax increases and $1.1 trillion in Medicare and other cuts.
News outlets analyze the various approaches congressional Republicans could take as they sharpen their focus on developing an Obamacare alternative.
Republicans are moving toward their long-desired repeal of President Barack Obama's signature health law. Vice President-elect Mike Pence holds meetings on Capitol Hill as the rank and file begin to focus on some of the realities of taking apart the law that has touched the nation's $3 trillion health sector and covers millions of Americans.
There's no lack of drama as President-elect Donald Trump takes to Twitter and Democratic leaders issue verbal barbs.
Part of the reality President-elect Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers face is finding ways to undo the 2010 health law without harming the 20 million people who gained insurance as a result of it. It's leading some policy experts to predict the evolution of an "Obamacare lite."
Both parties are trying to claim the high ground as the protectors of Americans' health while casting their opponents' positions as dangerous.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion writers offer their views on the politics of repealing and replacing the federal health law.
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical drug pricing.
Outlets report on health news from Oregon, Georgia, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas, Illinois and Florida.
A U.S. district court judge halted a hearing on Tuesday on the rule's constitutionality and ordered state lawyers to appear in his Austin courtroom with answers to key questions first thing Wednesday morning.
Also, in Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton is pushing for quick action on a plan to provide relief to state residents who are facing big hikes in their health insurance premiums.
Sanofi and Regeneron, which manufacture rival drugs, filed the suit against Amgen. In other industry news, the FDA investigates complaints of exploding batteries in e-cigarette devices.
Although rural hospitals are struggling in many areas of the country, the facility serving Childress, Texas, is thriving. In other health industry news, navigators help patients understand how to improve their care, Washington state officials weigh a takeover of the Group Health Cooperative, a New Hampshire hospital joins the Massachusetts General health system, Kaiser Permanente opens new facilities in California and a survey of millennials shows what they want from health care providers.
In other regulatory news, revised federal rules guarantee people in nursing homes more flexibility on food and roommate choices, as well as improved procedures for grievances and discharges.
The American Medical Association, the nation's largest professional organization for physicians, wrote a letter to congressional leaders asking them to provide clear details about how their replacement plan would ensure that people do not lose their health insurance once Obamacare is repealed.
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