GOP will tout individual mandate repeal, but it could backfire

GOP will tout individual mandate repeal, but it could backfire-axios: Republicans are planning to campaign aggressively on their repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, despite the high likelihood that insurers will announce a big round of premium increases just weeks before Election Day. They're counting on the mandate's unpopularity to shield them from Democrats' claims of "sabotage."

US regulators float ideas for boosting medical device safety

US regulators float ideas for boosting medical device safety-ap: U.S. health officials on Tuesday proposed steps to improve the government’s system for overseeing medical devices, which has been criticized for years for failing to catch problems with risky implants and medical instruments.

Trump official: Alternative to ObamaCare plans likely this summer

Trump official: Alternative to ObamaCare plans likely this summer-thehill: The Trump administration hopes to move forward with a rule expanding alternatives to ObamaCare plans by this summer, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta said Monday.

States race to stabilize Obamacare after Congress fails

States race to stabilize Obamacare after Congress fails-washingtonexaminer: States are hurriedly pursuing legislation to try to stabilize Obamacare's insurance exchanges and bring down prices next year after congressional efforts to do so collapsed.

50 shades of healthcare: Bit by bit, the Affordable Care Act is being remade

50 shades of healthcare: Bit by bit, the Affordable Care Act is being remade-modernhealthcare: As the Trump administration and some in Congress whittle away at the Affordable Care Act, blue states are filling in gaps in an attempt to bolster their markets. Others are picking up chainsaws.

Drug Company ‘Shenanigans’ to Block Generics Come Under Federal Scrutiny

Drug Company ‘Shenanigans’ to Block Generics Come Under Federal Scrutiny-nytimes: Trump administration officials, seeking ways to lower drug costs, are targeting pharmaceutical companies that refuse to provide samples of their products to generic drug companies, making it impossible to create inexpensive generic copies of a brand-name medicine.

Republicans lose their favorite campaign message: Repealing Obamacare

Republicans lose their favorite campaign message: Repealing Obamacare-washingtonpost: The campaign website of Rep. Mike Bishop (R-Mich.) doesn’t mention Obamacare, even though Web archives show it once prominently featured promises to vigorously fight the 2010 health-care law.