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View Online Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY   The Big Story  House GOP punts HHS funding bill House Republicans punted until after Thanksgiving legislation that would fund the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) amid opposition from within their own party.    © AP Despite voting on dozens of amendments, leaders did not bring the bill to the floor for a final vote. Rather than face another embarrassing defeat, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opted to regroup after the holiday to give members a break.  It's the latest setback for House Republicans, who must pass five more regular appropriations bills through their razor-thin GOP majority without help from Democrats who oppose the steep spending cuts proposed by Republicans.  All five bills have been punted, blocked or otherwise face issues that have long roiled the House GOP conference. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) told The Hill that he could not support that bill because of the steep spending cuts.  "The cuts are too deep," Molinaro said, adding they "disproportionately hurt states like mine and constituents like mine, and I am a firm 'no.'"  The Labor-HHS bill would slash or eliminate funding from a range of programs that deal with everything from family planning to teen pregnancy and even the HIV epidemic.  The legislation is also facing opposition because of its anti-abortion provisions, which are dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The bill would cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood, eliminate Title X family planning grants and stop the implementation of two Biden administration executive orders intended to increase access to abortion care.  Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, I'm Nathaniel Weixel — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: CDC releases 77,000 additional doses of RSV shot for infants amid shortage The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was releasing 77,000 additional doses of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drug from Sanofi and AstraZeneca to help improve its availability.  The additional doses of Beyfortus will be distributed immediately to physicians and hospitals through the Vaccines for Children Program, which covers the cost of the shots for uninsured and underinsured kids, as well as commercial …  Full Story Childhood cancer declining, but stalled for Black and Hispanic youth: CDC Cancer death rates among children and teens dropped in the past two decades, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but that decline has stalled over the past 10 years among Black and Hispanic children.  The cancer death rate for all kids and teens up to age 19 fell 24 percent between 2001 and 2021. But from 2011 through 2021, only kids 9 years old and younger saw "significant" …  Full Story Women bear the brunt of financial stress in the US economy, study says The economy looks a lot better than it did last year, but persistent inflation, ballooning debt and dwindling savings have hit women especially hard. Nearly 6 in 10 women are living paycheck to paycheck, compared to 41 percent of men, according to a recent study by Varo Bank, Morning Consult and THRIVE Financial Empowerment Services of 1,004 Americans who regularly spend most or all of their income. This economic strain is …  Full Story A MESSAGE FROM EXPRESS SCRIPTS BY EVERNORTH    Reimagining what's possible for the pharmacy benefit   Express Scripts by Evernorth redefines savings and transparency with clear prescription cost breakdowns. 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Darrell Issa (Calif.) a p‑‑‑‑ Tuesday after he attacked her for lacking the "maturity and … Read more What People Think  Opinions related to health submitted to The Hill: If Congress walks away from PEPFAR, it will undo decades of global HIV progress The physician-workforce pipeline is broken. Here's how to fix it.   You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!  Check out The Hill's Health Care page for the latest coverage. Like this newsletter? Take a moment to view our other topical products here 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 Copyright © 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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