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An actuarial study examines how the financial case for expanding the health law's program for low-income residents has changed as federal financial support declines slightly. Also, Medicaid expansion news from Alabama and Utah.
In a meeting with reporters, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services says her agency's efforts to get 4 million new customers into the health law's insurance exchanges were a success.
"The insurance companies are getting rich on Obamacare," Donald Trump said, while insurers say they are struggling under the Affordable Care Act. The Associated Press looks at this and other claims made by the candidates. Meanwhile, Ohio Gov. John Kasich may not tout his anti-abortion bona fides, but he has shuttered half of his state's clinics. And Hillary Clinton labels Marco Rubio's attacks on her abortion position as "pathetic."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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New outlets report on health care developments in Massachusetts, Virginia, Kansas, Iowa, California, Illinois, Texas and Missouri.
But Republican leaders of the House say they are not interested in considering the measure. News outlets also look at Medicaid news in Virginia and Kansas.
With little data available on how many people are shot by police, a criminologist sees potential in emergency departments. Meanwhile, news outlets report on other public health developments related to pain management for newborns, new poultry safety standards, problems with the BMI ratings and a $100-million lawsuit related to the Flint water crisis.
The Food and Drug Administration will now mandate that any new opioid go before an outside committee of experts, unless the product has abuse-deterrent properties, and require more warnings and safety information on drug labels, said Robert Califf, the White House's nominee to direct the FDA. But even with that announcement, three of the senators who have placed holds on Califf's nomination do not plan on removing them, saying the steps "fall short of what is needed."
Before there was the Zika virus, there was German measles, which could lead to birth defects in babies, and it helped flip the abortion conversation in America in the 1960s. Meanwhile, the CDC's new advice for women and drinking sparks outrage, and a Missouri Republican pushes back against calls to end investigations into the sale of fetal tissue.
The insurer's profits fell 8.8% in the fourth quarter.
"We're glad the administration recognizes the Cadillac tax is seriously flawed. But its impact in high cost areas is just one of its many problems," says James Klein, president of the American Benefits Council, a nonprofit representing employers. And apart from the Cadillac tax change, Reuters lays out what else will be in the president's budget, set to be released on Tuesday.
In their first one-on-one debate, the two Democratic primary candidates clashed over health care, ties to pharmaceutical companies and more.
The former Turing CEO smirked his way through questions from the committee members who grew increasingly exasperated with his refusal to provide answers about his company's high drug costs.
Gov. Maggie Hassan says it is important for those fighting drug addiction to have access to treatment. In other Medicaid expansion news, the Alaska legislature's lawsuit against the governor's plan has a day in court, and some Montana enrollees are finally getting necessary medical services.
According to the information released by officials, 1.7 million Florida residents signed up for coverage on the exchanges. California was close behind with nearly 1.6 million. News outlets also report on enrollment numbers in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Indiana, Oregon and Delaware.
The Department of Health and Human Services says 12.7 million people signed up for a policy through the health law's marketplaces during the regular enrollment season.
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