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Republican debate could offer clarity on abortion |
Leading GOP presidential candidates — not including former President Trump — will gather to debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday, where they'll likely be asked about abortion. |
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been one of the only candidates to lean hard into the issue every opportunity he can. The others have been reluctant to address abortion, especially as voters across the country defeat state efforts to restrict it. Still, moderators could press candidates to clarify whether they would support a national 15-week ban, something that leading advocacy group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America indicated is the minimum needed for its endorsement. Most of the candidates have fallen back on saying the issue should be left up to states. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have both signed far-reaching abortion restrictions in their own states but have shied away from calling for bans at the national level. Asa Hutchinson, who signed a near-total abortion ban as governor of Arkansas, originally said the issue should be left up to states but has since said he would sign a 15-week national ban if it had "appropriate exceptions." After waffling initially, Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) said he supports a 15 week ban and indicated he'd sign a stricter one if Congress could pass it. Aside from abortion, there could be some questions related to COVID-19. In a question well-suited to the former governors, there could be mentions of vaccine and mask mandates — and which state leaders among them did the best at keeping pandemic restrictions to a minimum. There also could be talk of investigations into the origins of the virus. |
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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How policy will be impacting the health care sector this week and beyond: |
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A pair of consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging Florida is ending people’s Medicaid coverage without proper notice. The groups are representing a mother and her two-year-old with cystic fibrosis living in Jacksonville, and a one-year-old in Miami. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, claims the child with cystic fibrosis missed weeks of medication after the entire family was … |
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| The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it is awarding $1.4 billion in grants through its coronavirus initiative to fund the development of “a new generation of tools and technologies to protect against COVID-19 for years to come.” Through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the grants to a collection of pharmaceutical … |
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| Two major generic drug companies Monday settled charges of criminal price fixing with the Department of Justice (DOJ). The U.S. division of Israel-based Teva will pay a $225 million criminal penalty over five years, and the U.S. division of India-based Glenmark will pay a $30 million criminal penalty, the DOJ announced. The two companies entered into a deferred prosecution agreement, in which they admitted to participating … |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- We'll be watching the first Republican presidential debate on Fox News tomorrow, keeping an eye out for any statements on health policy the candidates make. How to watch
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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says |
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate victory for gender-affirming care restrictions that have been adopted by a growing number of Republican-led states. A three-judge panel of … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Two families sue Florida for being kicked off Medicaid in 'unwinding' process (NPR)
- State health care helpline makes Oregonians wait too long, federal officials say (The Lund Report)
- No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho's assault on abortion (The Guardian)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer (KFF Health News)
- Republicans love RFK Jr. What does that tell us about their health platforms in 2024? (Stat)
- Many states don't require schools to teach sex ed. A new bill would change that. (The 19th News)
- Where are the mosquitoes that spread malaria in the U.S.? Officials aren't sure (NBC News)
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there … Read more |
| Vivek Ramaswamy is seeking to clean up comments he made that appeared to cast doubt about the origins of the 9/11 attacks as part of an interview … Read more |
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