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Meanwhile, in other pharmaceutical news, the U.S. solicitor general urges the Supreme Court to review a case on biosimilars. And news outlets report on developments from Bristol-Myers, Horizon Pharma and Endo International.
The former executives of Insys Therapeutics were arrested on Thursday on federal charges.
In a letter to the president-elect, 21 senators remind him of his promises during the campaign not to cut spending for the two popular federal programs and question whether recent comments and postings on his website suggest a change of heart.
The House passed the funding measure, but Senate Democrats are mulling a shutdown in order to protect the coal miners' health care.
The head of HHS spoke with lawmakers about the chaos that will come from repeal efforts, and urged them to find ways to fight back. Meanwhile, CMS's acting administrator sings a similar tune in an interview with Chicago Tribune.
For those in the top 0.1 percent of incomes, repealing one of the taxes meant to pay for the health law would mean $154,000 in annual savings. Meanwhile, without the individual mandate, Republicans are facing an uphill battle to make a "replace" plan work.
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A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
The upcoming debate on overhauling the Affordable Care Act is spurring many opinions.
Outlets report on health news from Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota and California .
Even counties that have made significant efforts to reduce deaths report an increase.
Dylann Roof has asked to have his lawyers for the guilt phase of the trial but to represent himself in the sentencing phase -- where more attention is focused on the mental health of the defendant. Meanwhile, Florida organizations want to teach bystanders basic bleeding-control techniques in the state where gun homicides have gone up 31 percent since the Stand Your Ground law was passed in 2005.
The big question, though, is whether this case is “one in a million, or something that can be replicated and built upon?” In other news, researchers discover an antibody that may stop the spread of cancer cells.
Death rates rose for eight of the top 10 leading causes of death.
Advocates say e-cigarettes are a good way to help ween adults off of cigarettes, but the surgeon general weighed in on the debate with a report outlining how they are a major public health concern for the young people in the country.
Meanwhile, in Tennessee, state officials work to connect veterans with available mental health care and substance abuse treatment programs.
Even conservative judges have tended to strike down laws similar to Ohio's proposed ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. But anti-abortion advocates believe the 2016 election might change that trend. In other women's health news, the U.S. Congress passes legislation requiring research into the health effects of breast-feeding mothers who take medications.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the Obama administration gave a green light to his proposals, which include referring unemployed Medicaid enrollees to voluntary worker training and some small co-payments, as well as some incentives for business to provide insurance.
Abbott Laboratories cites a drop in in the medical test-developer's financial outlook in the lawsuit. Alere says it has complied with terms of the merger deal and that the filing is "without merit."
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