Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
These Rumors About Candidates' Health Are Nothing New
There鈥檚 a long history of allegations and rumors about the health of presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton is the latest: Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign and other conservatives have insinuated 鈥 and in some cases outright claimed聽鈥 that聽the Democratic nominee is聽concealing聽various health problems. Here聽are some of the earlier聽episodes involving other candidates, dating back almost 50 years. (Scott, 8/30)
In other 2016 election news聽鈥
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) says he 鈥渁bsolutely鈥 sees the potential for bipartisan cooperation on Hillary Clinton鈥檚 mental health agenda. Murphy, who spearheaded legislation approved by the House, said Congress must act swiftly on reforming mental healthcare before its next recess and November鈥檚 elections. 鈥淲e have to get it done by the end of September, because my fear is if we don鈥檛, the whole thing dies and we have to start all over again." Clinton鈥檚 campaign on Monday outlined a wide-ranging strategy for dealing with America鈥檚 mental health challenges. (Hensch, 8/30)
On Aug. 18, an oddly worded statement appeared on Ted Strickland鈥檚 campaign website聽hinting at a shift in strategy for the Ohio Democrat and nudging outside groups to follow suit.聽Strickland, a Democrat trying to oust Sen. Rob Portman, has mostly hammered the Republican incumbent on economic issues鈥攆ocusing heavily on Portman鈥檚 support for free-trade deals.聽But the recent website post聽highlighted abortion and equal pay for women as key issues, especially in two of Ohio鈥檚 biggest cities. (Shesgreen, 8/30)