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Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of a partnership between two of California's largest insurers in which they will join forces to create a database of patient medical records.
Last month, a three-judge panel ruled against the administration in the case Halbig v. Burwell, which is viewed as a blow to the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Stateline reports that, based on that ruling, only those states with clear state-based exchange credentials are on solid legal footing.
The option, when it is finalized, will allow customers to go to an insurance broker who will be able to provide all the services of the federal website, including calculating subsidies and applying those to the premium. In other news about the upcoming enrollment season for the exchange, Oregon officials announce new insurance rates.
The number of VA disability awards based on post traumatic stress disorder symptoms has grown fivefold over the past 13 years, and some mental health officials suggest that financial rewards may be causing some vets to exaggerate their conditions. Also, a New GAO report suggests changes in a Department of Defense health plan.
A survey of 120 medical schools, conducted by the New York University School of Medicine, found that 30 percent were considering or already planning three-year programs. Meanwhile, medical school enrollments are expanding faster than entry-level residency positions.
Highmark Inc., which sells plans in Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia, will stop covering power morcellation, a technique often used in hysterectomies, after the Food and Drug Administration advised doctors against it because it may spread cancer.
News outlets report that the sweeping overhaul appears to be less of a point of contention among candidates and less of a rallying point for voters.
Health law advocates who had focused on enrolling people in insurance now are teaching them how to use their often-complicated policies. Meanwhile, a Hartford physician explains why he won't take Obamacare plans and thousands of inmates in a Cook County jail sign up for insurance.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, D.C. and Minnesota.
About 3 million Floridians are enrolled in the privatized program. Meanwhile, Illinois Medicaid limits who is eligible for Sovaldi, an expensive hepatitis C drug, and Kansas recoups more than $28 million in Medicaid fraud.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a variety of health policy stories reflecting developments on the state level.
In a House hearing, the number two official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services responds to a critical GAO report and says while improvements to the federal online exchange are being made, it still "won't be perfect."
The appeal comes after the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., upheld the administration's use of subsidies on the federal insurance marketplaces. The D.C. appeals court has ruled against the administration on the issue, and critics hope the high court will step in to resolve the matter.
The measure, which was approved by the House Wednesday, will now move to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature.
The modest increase of the monthly premium to $32 comes even as officials are concerned about the impact of expensive specialty drugs, such as Sovaldi, which cures hepatitis C but costs $1,000 a pill.
Second quarter earnings reports highlight how health law provisions are helping increase hospital companies' profits.
In other news, House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats unveiled legislation to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program for four years.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation's monthly tracking poll, negative views of the health law reach a high point, erasing six months of gradual improvements in popularity. (KHN is an editorially independent program of the foundation.)
A selection of health policy stories from Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Oregon, Florida, Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut and North Carolina.
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