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Politico
Senate Republicans are throwing cold water on the idea of holding another Obamacare repeal vote before their opportunity to gut the law on a party-line vote expires at the end of this month. Though President Donald Trump and some Senate Republicans are pushing a plan being devised by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisian) to block grant federal healthcare funding to the states and keep much of Obamacare's taxes, the idea of passing the measure by month's end appears almost impossible, according to senators and aides.
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The Hill
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) said Monday that he opposes a new Republican Obamacare replacement effort, saying it does not go far enough to repeal the law. Paul told reporters that the bill from GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) and Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) would "probably" be worse than doing nothing at all on the health law. The measure already faced extremely long odds to pass before a procedural deadline of Sept. 30. Republican leadership has shown no interest in the measure, though the White House is pushing for it. Paul said he objects that the bill would leave many of Obamacare's taxes and regulations in place.
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Kaiser Health News
Three years after the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansion took effect, the number of Americans without health insurance fell to 28.1 million in 2016, down from 29 million in 2015, according to a federal report released Tuesday. The latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau showed the nation's uninsured rate dropped to 8.8 percent. The uninsured rate has fallen in all 50 states and the District of Columbia since 2013, although the rate has been lower among the 31 states that expanded Medicaid as part of the health law. States that expanded Medicaid had an average uninsured rate of 6.5 percent compared with an 11.7 percent average among states that did not expand, the Census Bureau reported.
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The Medical News
A new study examines whether insurance status may affect survival in children diagnosed with cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest largely similar survival trends between privately insured children and those with Medicaid at diagnosis, with slight evidence for an increased risk of cancer death in children who were uninsured at diagnosis.
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The Hill
A group of Democratic senators is demanding President Trump take action to combat the opioid epidemic, nearly a month after the president declared it a national emergency. In a letter sent Monday, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts) and nine other Democrats asked Trump how the administration is evaluating the emergency declaration recommendation and the steps it will take to end "the opioid use disorder and overdose crisis."
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Kaiser Health News
As the opioid epidemic burns a path of devastation through communities across the nation, California is leading the way in revamping treatment for low-income residents. Before this year, the state's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, covered only limited and episodic care. Now, it pays for a much broader range of treatment including expanded access to medications, inpatient beds, individual therapy and case managers.
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Modern Healthcare
Maine hospitals and patient advocates hope voters in the state will do what the legislature hasn't been able to — expand Medicaid. A coalition of Democratic and moderate Republican state lawmakers passed bills five times that would have had Maine apply for federal Medicaid expansion money to cover low-income able-bodied adults without children at home. Gov. Paul LePage vetoed them each time.
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KTVH-TV
A legislative committee Monday continued to block more than $20 million in proposed cuts to medical services for the poor and disabled in Montana — although it's unclear whether the action will ultimately stave off the cuts. The Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee voted 7-1 to continue until at least November its objection to Bullock administration rules enacting the cuts, which affect services ranging from nursing-home care for the elderly to case management for the mentally ill.
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The Associated Press via Albany Times Union
Federal officials say New York state paid out $1.4 billion in Medicaid funds to care providers who didn't follow the state's rules. A report published Tuesday by the Office of the Inspector General found that many providers failed to document patient assessments or provide written care plans to elderly and disabled New York residents receiving at-home care.
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