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Long ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs got left behind on cancer research, but now a new push is aiming to bring veterans back into clinical trials. In other news, Vietnam veterans search ships' logs in their continued push to get compensation for possible Agent Orange exposure.
The New York Times examines the increasing popularity of this type of insurance policy. Also, the Times looks at how much retirees should save for medical costs. And The Denver Post explores the importance of end-of-life discussions.
The Supreme Court said the decision was "consistent with" one last June that blocked a Texas law.
Federal officials are in discussions with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe over a reservation hospital, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports. In Missouri, where Medicaid expansion is a political issue, PolitiFact looks at a Democratic candidate's comments.
New rules, scheduled for publication Tuesday, will allow insurers to sell health plans with narrow provider networks, but it will rate plans so that consumers know what they are getting. News outlets also report on how the health law is not erasing unpaid hospital expenses and, as a result of the Affordable Care Act, some states are giving physician assistants more autonomy.
Republicans experts are lobbing insults at Donald Trump's health care plan, which he released last week. “I think it really makes you want to scratch your head and possibly bounce it off a table once or twice,” said Paul Howard, director of health policy at the Manhattan Institute.
During the seventh Democratic debate, which was held in Flint, Mich., the candidates' focus turned to the city's public health crisis, with Hillary Clinton joining Bernie Sanders' call for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign or to face a recall election.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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News outlets report on health issues in Virginia, Puerto Rico, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, New York and Pennsylvania.
In other hospital news, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services will likely reduce the number of treatment beds available. Also, a series of reports from the Washington state Auditor's Office continue to point out problems with the management of Western State Hospital.
The bill, which also includes restrictions on electronic cigarettes, would make California one of the first states to adopt the higher legal smoking age. But Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a similar measure.
"This Medicaid expansion is critical to ensuring that Flint families exposed to high lead levels get the care and support they need, including blood lead level monitoring and comprehensive health services," Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., said.
The bill would allow immigrant children living legally in the state to bypass a five-year waiting period and get immediate eligibility for coverage. Also, Arkansas officials announce that they will soon close a backlog on Medicaid applications for infants.
Marketplace reports with a series of stories on how health care professionals play a key role in efforts to curb human trafficking.
States are also taking steps to fight the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. On Capitol Hill, the Senate is aiming to finish its work on a bipartisan opioid bill next week, lawmakers say the pharmaceutical industry needs to take some responsibility in the crisis, and Sen. Robert Casey calls on the Government Accountability Office to investigate what states and the administration are doing to protect babies born to drug-dependent women.
One of the few areas where GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump deviates from Republican mainstays in his health care proposal is his call to allow for drugs to be imported to cut down on costs.
The front-runner for the Republican nomination was asked how he would save $300 million by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug costs when the program only spent $78 million on them in 2014. The Washington Post and The Associated Press fact check his claims.
The Obama administration had expected to reach the 30 percent goal at the end of this year. The changes in how doctors and hospitals are paid is part of an effort to get away from reimbursements based on quantity of services.
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