If the Senate passes the bill, get ready for lightning round in the House; 'Bare bones' insurance policies really only work for people who are healthy; If you're about to go under the knife, can you be sure your surgeon isn't double-booked?; Kellyanne Conway praises Trump for getting all-girl Afghan robotics team to U.S. Critics disagree.; Could someone actually throw a 60-pound bag of drugs high enough to clear Trump's border wall?; 'Thank you, dear Donald': Why Macron invited Trump to France; Garbine Muguruza flashes by Venus Williams to win Wimbledon title; Facebook says it shouldn't have to stay mum when government seeks user data; 'London is a place where they build and build and build — but for the richest and well-off'; Former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club who resisted admitting women dies at 86; A waiter spills beer on them — and expects them to pay for it; | | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | The day's most important stories | | | | | White House turns up heat to flip GOP governors opposed to Senate health bill | Four influential governors reiterated concerns about the bill's impact on their states' most vulnerable individuals, resisting a detailed sales pitch by the administration that contained inaccuracies and that quickly met with rebukes from health advocates. Under the Senate bill, 15 million Medicaid recipients would lose coverage within a decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. | By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Dan Balz • Read more » | 'Bare bones' insurance policies really only work for people who are healthy | They might provide coverage for just one night of hospitalization, and no coverage for maternity care, mental health or medication. The Affordable Care Act did away with such plans, and experts say bringing them back — as Sen. Ted Cruz proposes — would unleash destructive forces for individuals without employer-sponsored coverage as well as for the system. | By Lenny Bernstein and Paige Winfield Cunningham • Read more » | | | | | If you're about to go under the knife, can you be sure your surgeon isn't double-booked? | The controversial practice has been standard in many teaching hospitals for decades. Its safety and ethics have gone largely unquestioned. Known as "running two rooms," the practice occurs when senior attending surgeons delegate trainees — usually residents or fellows — to perform parts of one surgery while the attending surgeon works on a second patient in another operating room. | By Sandra G. Boodman • Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 | | | | | | | |
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