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Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee’s task force on Medicaid, says the current system needs to be fixed and he is looking for ideas that can draw Democratic support. Also, news outlets report that Kansas officials are considering a cut in Medicaid reimbursement rates and Wisconsin falls to the bottom of the pack on nursing home payments.
Republicans have called for the administration to scrap the plan to change how doctors are paid for drugs administered in their offices, while Democrats are split on the proposal. Also, a look at another Medicare initiative that ran into congressional opposition: a plan to assign star rankings to hospitals.
The health law's health insurance coverage expansions are in large part credited with driving this change.
Meanwhile, the House, ignoring veto threats and pleas from Democrats, has put forth legislation that would provide only $622 million in resources to fight the outbreak, about one-third of what President Barack Obama requested.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Opinion and editorial writers examine the Supreme Court's decision to send this major legal question back to a lower court.
Outlets report on health news in Georgia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, California and New Hampshire.
Billionaire Tom Steyer has donated $1 million so far toward the fight for a $2-per-pack tax on cigarettes. The coalition said Monday it has received enough signatures to get on the Nov. 8 ballot.
American Well, which offers telehealth to more than 100 million people, is unveiling a marketplace where customers will be able to choose which doctor they see. In other health IT news, nurses and doctors at a Massachusetts hospital are finding new software to be tedious and disruptive.
A paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine makes the argument that gun safety is relevant to patients' health, and, if warranted, suggests doctors actively talk about it with them. A number of states have or are considering statutes regulating the topic.
For decades, the technology was slow to take off partially because of a lack of evidence that its results justified the expensive price tag. But manufacturers have gotten beyond some of those doubts as they retooled the technology. The number of centers has doubled in the past five years. In other news, research shows that gender can play a part in how cancer develops.
Some states are hit harder than others when it comes to distinctive causes of death. By studying these trends, lawmakers and public health leaders are trying to focus preventive outreach on reducing the specific health problems plaguing their states.
The operation was part of a research program with the ultimate goal of helping combat veterans with severe pelvic injuries, as well as cancer patients and accident victims.
Meanwhile, The New York Times reports on a new drug, rapamycin, which is currently being tested in dogs. It improved heart health and appeared to delay the onset of some diseases in older mice.
Senators are expected to move today on a bipartisan plan to allocate $1.1 billion for the federal government's response to the Zika virus outbreak, down from the $1.9 billion requested by the Obama administration. A measure unveiled this week by House Republicans cuts the funding further to $622 million.
The idea of federally funded health care, recently popularized by Sen. Bernie Sanders' call for "Medicare for All," is supported by a majority of Americans, including a large percentage of Republicans, a new Gallup poll finds. Meanwhile, Republican leaders see the federal health law as a key to their strategy for the fall campaign.
Despite recruitment efforts, people in the coveted 18 to 34 age range make up about 28 percent of the marketplace members. Insurers hoped for 40 percent to help create a market that was more stable. Also, two articles look at what's happening when some big names leave the health law marketplaces.
The Obama administration said that, if upheld, last week's Republican victory in federal court could have significant market implications.
The Supreme Court's decision averts a 4-4 tie that would have left different parts of the country following different regulations. In announcing the decision from the bench, Chief Justice John Roberts said both sides have have made concessions since the case was argued in March.
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