Kaiser Healthcare News and Opinion, April 5, 2017

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• Kaiser Health News Original Stories
• Where There's Willingness, There's A Way For Congress And Trump To Fix Health Law
• ‘It’s Not Like Other States’: High-Cost Alaska Sits In The Eye Of Health Reform Storm
• For Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care
• In Pain? Many Doctors Say Opioids Are Not The Answer
• Political Cartoon: 'It's A 10'

• Health Law
• White House Tacks Right On Health Plan To Woo Conservatives, Jeopardizing Support From Moderates
• A Missed Opportunity? Republicans Didn't Court The Democrats Who Opposed ACA In 2010
• For Young People, Health Care Is A 'Right' That Government Should Pay More To Ensure
• Georgia Health Law Marketplace Could Be Rocked If Blue Cross' Parent Company Pulls Out
• Kansas Health Industry, Patient Advocates 'Not Ready To Give Up Yet' On Medicaid Expansion

• Administration News
• Gottlieb's Deep Resume Means He Can Hit Ground Running, But It's Also What Has Opponents Concerned
• A Look At Where Trump Has Diverged From Obama On Health Policy

• Quality
• Study Finds Heavy Turnover Among Physicians In Medicare ACOs

• Women’s Health
• Deal Bars Digital Ad Firm From Targeting Anti-Abortion Messages To Mass. Women Entering Reproductive Health Facilities

• Public Health And Education
• States Facing Bed Shortages For Opioid Crisis Turn To Waiver From Obscure Medicaid Rule
• Zika's Not Just 'Last Year's Problem': Sobering Report Details Virus's Effects On U.S. Women
• Alarmed By Superbug Outbreak, Senator Wants More Information On Tainted Scopes

• State Watch
• Texas House OKs Bill Ensuring Equal Coverage For Mental And Physical Health Care
• State Highlights: Iowa Lawmakers Vote To Raise Own Premiums After Press Reports; Fla. Safety-Net Hospitals Oppose Proposed Budget Cuts

• Prescription Drug Watch
• By Engaging Payers Before Setting Price, One Drug Company Wins Praise Despite $37K-A-Year Cost
• Perspectives: FDA Nominee's Industry Ties And Contempt For Caution A Danger To Patients

• Editorials And Opinions
• Different Takes On The Latest GOP Health Law Repeal Talks; Improving Coverage
• Viewpoints: Declaring War On Alzheimer's; Market Realities Of The Opioid Epidemic

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Kaiser Health News Original Stories

Where There's Willingness, There's A Way For Congress And Trump To Fix Health Law

After the collapse of the Republican replacement plan, there may be a way to find consensus and repair the law. (Julie Rovner, 4/4)

‘It’s Not Like Other States’: High-Cost Alaska Sits In The Eye Of Health Reform Storm

With the most expensive medical care and health insurance premiums in the nation, Alaska seeks a novel way to bail out Obamacare. (JoNel Aleccia, 4/5)

For Better Or Worse, Trump And GOP Now Own Health Care

More than six in 10 people think that moving forward the responsibility for dealing with the health law falls to President Donald Trump and Republicans controlling Congress, Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds. (Julie Rovner, 4/4)

In Pain? Many Doctors Say Opioids Are Not The Answer

The opioid addiction crisis has led to a crackdown on prescriptions for chronic pain patients, who are increasingly given less addictive painkillers along with referrals for acupuncture, physical therapy, massage and even yoga. (Emily Bazar, 4/5) 


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