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The Center for American Progress found the proposed purchase of Humana by Aetna could lead to increased premium costs for seniors with these private Medicare plans. Meanwhile, California's four largest health plans may owe the state an estimated $10 billion in back taxes -- depending on the outcome of a pending legal case.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton continues her barrage against opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders' health plan, calling it unrealistic. "In theory there's a lot to like," she said in Iowa. "But 'in theory' isn't enough. A president has to deliver in reality." Meanwhile, KHN explains what exactly the contentious single-payer system is, and The Associated Press looks at what's in Sanders' proposal.
In other state Medicaid news, a top Louisiana health official says she is "optimistic" that the Obama administration may OK the state's plan for expanding the health program to another 400,000 low-income or disabled residents. Meanwhile, a new survey finds that 49 states now take Medicaid applications by phone and online.
The Department of Health and Human Services reports that premiums for Obamacare plans increased to $408 per month, about 9 percent more than last year. The vast majority of people with this coverage, though, pay far less because they receive subsidies. Meanwhile, a federal proposal would create standardized marketplace plans and consumers could see their out-of-pocket costs drop.
During a congressional hearing on Thursday, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald rebuffed charges that he had not fired enough employees for the scandal over veterans' health care and outlined his plan for the VA "to become the No. 1 customer-service agency in the government." In other Capitol Hill news, a Senate report finds that hospitals did not properly report outbreaks associated to dirty scopes.
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoenaed former Turing CEO Martin Shkreli, who became the face of the high drug costs controversy, to testify on the spiked prices.
At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday, lawmakers grilled acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt over the failed nonprofit health insurers. Slavitt promised the committee that the government is taking steps to help the co-ops, which were created to compete with larger private insurers. Twelve of the 23 set up under the law have gone out of business.
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News outlets report on health care developments in Idaho, Ohio, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Florida, California, Washington, Montana and Alabama.
The announcement came after the state's health department released overdose numbers, which showed a 65 percent increase in deaths from 2012 to 2014. Meanwhile, in Tennessee, physicians paint a dire picture of prescription drug abuse to legislators who are concerned about "over-correction."
In a series of recent incidents, lawmakers in both the national and state legislatures are clashing with activists over race and abortion. Elsewhere, the Wisconsin Senate cuts Planned Parenthood funding, some abortion clinics in Florida say they would have to close under a bill moving through the legislature, and a new measure in the Iowa Senate aims to improve access to contraception.
In addition, the Food and Drug Administration has delayed a decision about whether to add folic acid to corn masa.
More than 80 companies will release a declaration at the World Economic Forum on Thursday calling for new economic models and help from countries' governments to cut down on the unnecessary antibiotic use and encourage the development of new medicines.
In Minnesota, MNSure will offer special weekend hours for in-person enrollment assistance and federal officials visited Ohio to urge state residents to sign up for Obamacare before Jan. 31. Also, Mississippi officials provide an enrollment tally with 11 days left in the open enrollment period.
The Joint Appropriations Committee opted not to include funding for the Medicaid expansion in its recommendations to the legislature. However, lawmakers could still bring the issue up during the session. Meanwhile, Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals adjusts its Medicaid enrollment projections.
A House committee has called former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli and Valeant's interim CEO, Howard Schiller, to testify over sharp increases in drug costs at a hearing on Tuesday. And Treasury Secretary Jack Lew received a subpoena from Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., over documents involving payments to insurance companies.
The benefits included in Sen. Bernie Sanders' health care plan are actually considerably more generous than what is offered through Medicare. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton is in New Hampshire calling the proposal a liberal fairy tale that would lead to "gridlock."
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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