Conservative groups, lawmakers demanding 'full repeal' could derail health care rollback according to : Chicago Tribune

"The repeal bill ought to be a repeal," Paul said Thursday, as he declared about a replacement plan House Republicans presented to GOP senators at a closed-door meeting the previous afternoon. As a result of that dispute and others, conservatives have slowly built support for a "full repeal" plan since the start of the year. With reporters, Cruz has been more circumspect, but he has left open the possibility of opposing the Republican plan. Paul, Cruz and Lee are not the only ones who oppose some details of the House plan. If they hold together in the Senate, where Republicans have just 52 seats, the three senators alone could sink a Republican bill.




China, which is building 400 hospitals a year, saw its two largest VC investments in digital health care last year. Digital health care will also give rise to new services that might involve taking no drugs at all. The big question is whether drug companies will be big losers, says Marc Sluijs, an adviser on investment in digital health. Investment into digital health care has soared (see chart). In rich countries about one-fifth of spending on health care goes to waste, for example on wrong or unnecessary treatments.

Make health care work for families

(Photo: The Detroit News)Buy PhotoMichigan families deserve to have a health care system that works for them and ensures those who need coverage are able to find quality, affordable health care. Many Americans have questions as to how Congress and the new Administration are going to replace the Affordable Care Act, and rightfully so. Buy Photo U.S. Rep. Dave Trott writes it is critical to ensure pre-existing conditions remain covered. Recently, I joined a growing list of lawmakers in endorsing legislation called the Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act, which simply ensures those with a pre-existing condition cannot have health benefits kept from them due to their health problems. Since I first ran for Congress two years ago, I've made my position clear—I'm opposed to the Affordable Care Act and want to see it replaced with patient-centered reforms.



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