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  • Conservatives Urge Speedup Of Health Law Repeal, Dismiss Calls For Caution
  • Threat Of Losing Obamacare Turns Some Apolitical Californians Into Protesters
  • Obama's Drug Czar: The Opioid Crisis Must Continue To Be A Federal Priority
  • New Federal Rules Will Require Home Health Agencies To Do Much More For Patients

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Conservatives Urge Speedup Of Health Law Repeal, Dismiss Calls For Caution

Remarks by Sen. Mike Lee and Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows reflect growing uncertainty about Republicans’ path to overhaul Obamacare. ( Julie Rovner , 2/8 )

Threat Of Losing Obamacare Turns Some Apolitical Californians Into Protesters

New advocacy groups like Indivisible California weigh strategies for long-haul political activism, including protests. ( Ana B. Ibarra , 2/9 )

Obama's Drug Czar: The Opioid Crisis Must Continue To Be A Federal Priority

In an interview with Kaiser Health News, Michael Botticelli outlines his concerns about how GOP efforts to dismantle the health law’s coverage expansions could jeopardize treatment for people in need. ( Shefali Luthra , 2/9 )

New Federal Rules Will Require Home Health Agencies To Do Much More For Patients

The first overhaul of federal regulations in almost 30 years for home health care agencies will require them to be much more responsive to what aging patients and their caregivers need or want. ( Judith Graham , 2/9 )

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