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Consultants hired by a task force offer other suggestions for reforming the health program for low-income residents. Meanwhile, the debate over expanding Medicaid continues in Utah, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri.
The new law, which makes the expansion of the small group insurance market optional for states, is a rare example of bipartisan agreement on Obamacare changes. In other news, the approach of enrollment season means consumers should start researching their choices.
The increase for next year could be as much as 50 percent for some beneficiaries. In other Medicare news, Sen. Sherrod Brown reintroduces a bill that would bar Medicare Advantage plans from dropping doctors from their networks during the plan year, and a pilot project designed to save money produces mixed results.
The administration announces that it will not take food products' impact on the environment into account when setting the guidelines this year, but members of Congress continue to press about the policy.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
News outlets report on health issues in California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In other Medicare news, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's appeal regarding in-network rates. Also, open enrollment begins Oct. 15, the GAO wants tougher Medicare Advantage oversight and beneficiaries face hurdles to getting hearing aids.
The agency says it's critical to find creative ways to target young people, especially in minority groups who traditionally have been at higher risk of becoming addicted to cigarettes.
In Florida, a health safety group is warning that South Florida hospitals perform too many C-sections, with some area hospitals reporting that the procedure is used for more than half of all deliveries. In other reproductive health news, another study finds that more women are being offered IUDs right after delivery.
Meanwhile, schools struggle to get students to eat healthier food, and lobbying is underway to influence the next round of U.S. dietary recommendations.
The reproductive health organization asked a federal judge to expand a ruling that temporarily blocks Arkansas from stopping payments to three women to cover a larger group of potential plaintiffs. In related legal news, a judge rules that anti-abortion activists can turn over their Planned Parenthood video tapes to Congress, and Arkansas urges the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The groups are launching a campaign to get a referendum, but it could be an uphill battle. Also, news outlets examine how the California law will impact other states considering similar legislation and seek to answer consumer questions about how this would work.
Among the shares dropping are those in the biotech sector, which may be headed for its worst loss since 2011. Investors are worried over drug prices as disappointing earnings news also affects the stocks' value.
The differentials extend across the country and within metropolitan areas, researchers reported.
Express Scripts says it will add both of the new cholesterol-lowering drugs to its list of covered drugs, but it will closely adhere to federal guidelines about who should get the medicines.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times looks at how a new phase in the health care debate could impact the 2016 elections while NPR reports on an algorithm that could help campaigns identify politically persuasive language, like "pre-existing" and "mandate," that strike a chord with voters.
Meanwhile in Kansas, a local hospital renews debate over Medicaid expansion.
The ability to quickly browse plans is popular with consumers and needed some repair, The Associated Press reports. At the same time, Politico Pro looks at Republican lawmakers' strategy on the Cadillac tax.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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