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Her husband's slow and painful death prompted her to speak out about the lack of legal medical help for the dying. Meanwhile, the issue of assisted suicide is playing out in several state legislatures.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
News outlets look at health care developments in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas.
Nearly 100 million Americans are living in areas with inadequate numbers of mental health providers, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Kansas City Star looks at the unaddressed mental health problems of children.
As some residents grow more concerned with risks of epidemics, they turn to government to intervene. Also, some doctors are learning how to take a harder line with parents who oppose vaccinations.
The 'choice card' was meant to give those facing long waits for health care the option to see a private doctor, but some say it isn't working. Meanwhile, the head of the embattled agency says he has fired 900 people as part of a process of restoring accountability.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asks the departing governor to save all documents related to the shutdown of Oregon's troubled insurance exchange. The panel wants to know whether campaign advisers played a role in the decision to switch to the federal health insurance exchange.
The powerful GOP leader of the Wyoming House says a Senate committee's rejection of expansion did not, in fact, kill the prospects for expansion in his state. Meanwhile, media outlets in California, Wisconsin and North Carolina track Medicaid developments in those states.
The HHS secretary has spent a lot of time in Texas seeking to sell her enrollment message and it seems to be paying off, Politico reports. News outlets also look at enrollment efforts and exchange issues in Washington state and Minnesota.
Many low-income, working adults who fall into the so-called coverage gap — meaning they are ineligible for either federal subsidies or Medicaid — may qualify for an exemption to the health law's penalty for not having insurance. Media outlets also look at how the health law is complicating tax season, why an Iowa co-op failed and how state Republican lawmakers have been more successful at undermining the law than their federal counterparts.
Reuters surveyed officials in the states that would be directly affected if the Supreme Court strikes down federal health care subsidies and five Republican executives said they would not rescue the program. Other news outlets examine Republican strategies and the plaintiffs in the case.
The Obama administration announced a one-week “special enrollment” period ending Feb. 22 for people trying to enroll through healthcare.gov who encountered technical glitches or faced long waits through the call center on the final weekend. Most state exchanges have outlined similar policies.
Meanwhile, Washington state became the first to extend the enrollment period to the April 15 tax filing deadline. Democrats are asking the federal government to do the same.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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.
A selection of health policy stories from Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Texas, Delaware, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas and California.
The Connecticut commission created by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre released a draft report that included a wide-ranging list of action items.
Given the agency's inability to enact previous reforms, the latest report by the Government Accountability Office urges Congress to exercise close oversight of the latest changes. Meanwhile, The Center For Investigative Reporting details how the agency gave an $8,025 bonus to the director of a troubled Wisconsin facility for 2013.
President Barack Obama is hosting a cyber security summit today, which will focus on figuring out ways to protect consumers from hackers and data breaches. NPR takes a look at how the black market functions for personal health care information. Meanwhile, more news emerges about the Anthem data breach.
Starting immediately, the federal government is making it harder for nursing homes to get four- or five-star grades on the national website Nursing Home Compare, raising the bar on an array of quality measures. The administration also announced plans to move toward value-based oncology payments to address the spiraling costs of cancer care.
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