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In other states, Iowa waives possible sanctions against insurers as its transition continues to privatized Medicaid transition. Also, the Alabama Senate approves a proposal for a state lottery that will help fund the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people.
Modern Healthcare's annual rankings place President Barack Obama at No. 1. Industry executives, regulators and lawmakers make up the rest of the 2016 list.
In Florida, the virus forces pregnant women, sperm and egg banks as well as schools to make hard choices. Elsewhere, the National Institutes of Health warns that the Gulf Coast states are vulnerable to a similar Zika outbreak, while New York and South Carolina also take preemptive steps.
Florida Republicans and Democrats call on House Speaker Paul Ryan to act now on the impasse over funds to fight the virus, while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggests the Obama administration tap other sources of money. Meanwhile, abortion politics are also being inflamed by Zika.
The Associated Press spotlights the potential impact of this year's elections on the health law and the people that it covers.
The government is sending out letters to tens of thousands of people who may have duplicate coverage. Also, a look at how small business owners are feeling pressure to offer insurance, how many marketplace plans often are bare bones offerings and problems in the tanning industry are blamed on the health law.
The lack of competition, highlighted in two new reports from consultants Avalere and McKinsey, will be most acute in Southern and rural areas. Also, a look at how the decision by Aetna is affecting the exchanges in Minnesota and Georgia.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
The five new cases prompt the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand the area in Florida that pregnant women should avoid due to risks of the mosquito-borne virus.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Outlets report on health news from Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida.
A judge puts a hold on disputed portions of the law after attorneys for Gov. Rick Scott's administration agree to forgo further legal action.
Meanwhile, news outlets cover the latest on a deadly brain-eating amoeba, the Food and Drug Administration investigation of WEN hair products and the impact of PSA screening on prostate cancer diagnoses.
It's unlikely the research, done by consumer genetic-testing company 23andMe, will be able to be turned into a diagnostic tool, but it will help scientists study the way depression works.
The agency reported that nearly one in five of those who wear contacts get an infection that results in vision damage. Some no-nos to watch out for: sleeping or swimming in them and improper cleaning methods.
When a patient overdoses with multiple drugs in his or her system, it's often lumped together on the death certificate as "multiple drug toxicity." But knowing drug types could help public health officials figure out which is causing the most deaths.
Officials consider extending the travel advisory for pregnant women to include all of Miami-Dade County. Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers continue to push for Congress to pass a funding bill to battle the virus.
Mutual-fund giant T. Rowe Price Group is suing the pharmaceutical company saying its practices cost T. Rowe and other shareholders billions.
The data, looking at prescriptions purchased under the Medicare Part D program, shows that medications for heart problems were among the most prescribed. Sovaldi, a drug to treat hepatitis C, was the highest cost drug at more than $3.1 billion spent by the program. Following that were Nexium, for reflux disease, and Crestor, to treat high cholesterol.
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