Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Planned Parenthood To Back Clinton With First-Ever Primary Endorsement
The Washington Post: Planned Parenthood Will Make Unprecedented Primary Endorsement Of Hillary Clinton
The political arm of Planned Parenthood will endorse Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Sunday, a Clinton campaign official confirmed. The endorsement marks the first time in the organization's 100-year history that Planned Parenthood Action Fund has endorsed a candidate in a primary. (Phillip, 1/7)
Fox News: Planned Parenthood To Endorse Hillary Clinton
Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will endorse Hillary Clinton for president -- the controversial group’s first political endorsement in its history. The group, which has been under fire from Republicans after a number of controversies over its abortion practices, will formally endorse Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Sunday, Fox News confirmed. (1/7)
The Hill: Planned Parenthood To Give Clinton Its First-Ever Primary Endorsement
Planned Parenthood is throwing its support behind Hillary Clinton, delivering what will be the organization's first-ever endorsement in a presidential primary. “Let’s be clear — reproductive rights and health are on the ballot in 2016,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood. "This is about so much more than Planned Parenthood. Health care for an entire generation is at stake,” she added. (Hensch, 1/7)
The Fiscal Times: Sanders Says For-Profit Health Care Has To Go
Bernie Sanders has said from the start of his campaign for president that it’s an outrage that U.S. expenditures on health care are three time more per capita than those of Great Britain and 50 percent greater than those of France as a share of the overall economy. Yet this country has poorer results than most other European countries on key health care outcomes. (Pianin, 1/7)
Meanwhile, the candidates in the Republican field are vocal about repealing the Affordable Care Act, but they have offered few specifics about their own plans —
The Wall Street Journal: GOP Health Plans Are Works In Progress
President Barack Obama’s expected veto of Republican legislation to repeal his signature health law is a reminder that as long as there is a Democrat in the White House, the Affordable Care Act isn’t going away. It is a point Republicans on the campaign trail are happy to make. The question is what their alternatives would be. Every GOP presidential candidate’s health-policy platform begins with repealing the law, but for most, that’s also where it ends, at least for now. (Radnofsky, 1/7)
The Hill: GOP Heads Into 2016 Fight With No Clear ObamaCare Plan
The party has held no markups, hearings or budget analysis on any replacement bills, and leaders have repeatedly refused to endorse any single provision beyond a broader promise to offer “patient-centered care.” Top Republicans, like Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.), a doctor is helping to spearhead the GOP’s effort in 2016, say they are aware of the party’s vulnerability. (Ferris, 1/8)
