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It will be the first one-on-one meeting between the president and the Wisconsin Republican since he became speaker of the House. Also in health law news, a look at efforts in New York and Minnesota to offer more affordable policies to low-income residents, Minnesota reports its enrollment numbers and an Ohio insurer drops a health system from its network.
The night signals a long road ahead for both parties.
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A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
News outlets report on health care developments in California, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois, Hawaii, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Delaware.
The grand jury investigation is just one of several steps Texas Republicans have taken against the reproductive health organization. Media outlets also report on abortion news in Florida and Kentucky.
The research community has been set asunder over how fast scientists should share data. In other public health news, concerns arise in Flint, Michigan, over children who have been affected by the water crisis, a program helps adults who were childhood cancer survivors as they face unique challenges, and a study finds fiber reduces breast cancer risk.
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton says opponent Bernie Sanders' health care plan will "never, ever come to pass," and targets Republican Ted Cruz over his lack of a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Sanders defends his proposals from critics who call them unrealistic. And STAT looks at how Americans' health care has become the defining battle between the two candidates.
Nationally, as many as 6 million people eligible for Medicaid have not signed up, The Wall Street Journal reports. In addition, reports provide expansion news in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Alaska and South Dakota.
Tax preparers are keeping the money from the fines their clients are paying for being uninsured, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The agency said the creators of these schemes have been “targeting taxpayers with limited English proficiency and, in particular, those who primarily speak Spanish.”
Federal officials are quiet about information on website traffic and enrollment from the weekend. Meanwhile, Maryland and California, two states that run their own exchanges, offer enrollment extensions.
The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting to decide if the Zika virus requires a coordinated global response. Meanwhile, NPR looks at how Puerto Rico has been affected, how the virus is sparking the abortion debate in Brazil again, and how women in affected areas have limited access to contraception because of religious doctrines.
Editor’s Note: California Healthline is now being produced by Kaiser Health News. Our goal is to bring you the best coverage of health policy news in California, with original reporting that highlights the state’s outsize influence on the nation’s health care system. Click here to learn more about California Healthline and its staff. If you would like to receive the free California Healthline daily or weekly emails, you can adjust your email preferences here.
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.
News outlets report on health care developments in Massachusetts, Texas, Kentucky, Illinois, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Indiana and Florida.
Meanwhile, in other public health news, WBUR profiles a former addiction counselor now living with dementia — with help from a onetime patient whose life he changed. And researchers capture a cell that would become cancer at its earliest state.
The White House and other political leaders need to strike a balance between preparedness and disproportionate reactions that go beyond public health recommendations. Meanwhile, new research calls into question the link between the virus and a rare birth defect, even as women worry about abortion and childlessness as a result of the crisis.
The Associated Press reports on federal findings that hospitals on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations are providing substandard care for their patients. The Department of Health and Human Services calls the deficiencies "unacceptable" and says it is working with Indian Health Services to improve the facilities.
Drug shortages are the new normal in American medicine, but the decisions around which patient gets the medication is causing murky ethical quandaries and questionable medical practices for physicians. In other patient news, STAT examines why mix-ups, which can lead to fatal errors, happen with such frequency.
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