Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Planned Parenthood Praises Trump's Comments On Organization's Work
The head of Planned Parenthood and Donald Trump agree on one thing – that the women’s reproductive health organization does good work. (Collins, 2/24)
Most of the people running for president say they want to do something about the rising cost of prescription drugs. But most of their proposals probably won’t work because they don’t address the dynamics behind these price increases. ... Democrats Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders each have drug price proposals. Among Republicans, Donald Trump has addressed the issue, as has Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. (Rovner, 2/25)
Nearly one in five Americans experience mental illness each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. But in an election cycle often dominated by worries about the economy and national security, mental health gets comparatively little exposure as a serious issue on the presidential campaign trail. (Witkin, 2/24)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is endorsing Hillary Clinton just days after the former secretary of state won the Democratic caucuses in his home state of Nevada. (Dann and Thorp V, 2/24)