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In other health law news, an obscure provision -- known as 1332 waivers -- takes effect in 2017 and could help a Republican administration waive parts of the health law without congressional action.
News outlets detail some of the key legislative proposals related to abortion and Planned Parenthood and examine how they could fit into the current fractious debate over federal funding for this reproductive health organization.
The Republican congressional leaders do not appear to have set a plan yet on how to pass a temporary spending bill before the Sept. 30 close of the fiscal year. Efforts continue to be mired in conservatives' desire to cut off Planned Parenthood funding and leaders' concerns that the fight with Democrats would lead to a shutdown.
"Get vaccinated" is the message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency believes this year's batch of shots should be more effective than last year's recipe, which did not protect against a surprise virus.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Meanwhile in Tennessee, the power of the governor to expand Medicaid without lawmaker approval is also at issue. The state's attorney general issued an opinion saying Gov. Bill Haslam could not do so. Haslam has also repeatedly rejected the idea.
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Health care stories are reported from Illinois, California, New York, Missouri, North Carolina and Kansas.
In public schools in New York, school nurses are stocking up on naloxone to help students who overdose on school time, thanks to a new state law. In Florida, heroin addiction is taking an inordinate amount of police officers' time.
After prior appeals to expand Medicaid failed to make inroads in the state's political environment, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association is targeting lawmakers who oppose extending coverage to 400,000 uninsured Virginians with a campaign asking for help.
The drug was later tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts among adolescents, according to the FDA. Elsewhere, GlaxoSmithKline's Seroxat is criticized by a medical journal for not allowing access to data it says would have shown the antidepressant is not safe or effective for youths.
But worries persist from others that the $47 billion deal will hurt competition. Elsewhere, a GM official says there are no plans for the company to sell its health care business, and Target will give its employees Fitbits to help track health.
News outlets fact check statements made during the second debate of the top presidential candidates seeking the GOP nomination.
The Republican effort to ban federal payments to the women's health group would save about $235 million over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office reported. But that would be tempered by $60 million spent by Medicaid on women who no longer receive birth control from the group and become pregnant.
Republican leaders in Congress are determined to thwart conservatives' efforts to close the government and are looking for other routes to allow the party to deal with the issue.
Meanwhile, Kentucky saw the largest drop in percentage of residents without health insurance between 2013 and 2014. News outlets across the country examine how their states fared in regard to the Census Bureau's data on income and health coverage.
The annual Census Bureau report, which provided 2014 numbers, is considered the gold standard for explaining how the nation is faring in terms of prosperity. The section on insurance coverage points to the effects of the Affordable Care Act, the new insurance marketplaces and expansion of Medicaid that year.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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