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In this July 12, 2017, photo, Julian Senn-Raemont poses for a portrait in downtown Woodstock, Ill. The 24-year-old writer-musician hasn't known a world without a health care safety net and hates being forced by law to get coverage. Insurers need young, healthy enrollees like him to keep premiums down for everyone something Republicans building a replacement for the Affordable Care Act have addressed with gap-in-coverage penalties and lower prices for some young adults. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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In this July 7, 2017 photo, a rhinoceros rests inside his enclosure at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. A petition calling for the zoo’s closure has been prompted by the zoo's run-down conditions, as well as recent deaths of a tiger and five lion clubs. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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In this July 7, 2017 photo, a tiger named “Angel,” who recently died at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo, still has his sign outside his enclosure in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The tiger suffered from kidney failure and other health problems and was euthanized in June. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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In this July 7, 2017 photo, two lions sleep on a rainy day inside their enclosure at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Marilyn Arce, the zoo’s part-time veterinarian, says that much of the zoo’s population was donated or seized from drug traffickers, such as bears and zebras, and that it’s important for people to know the zoo is not actively buying animals. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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In this July 7, 2017 photo, “Mundi,” the only elephant at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo, reaches out to eat shrubs in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The zoo operates on $1.2 million in funds it receives yearly from Puerto Rico’s government. Victor Oppenheimer, former president of Puerto Rico’s Veterinary Medical Association, estimated it needs $8 million to $10 million to run properly. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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In this July 7, 2017 photo, a monkey stares out from its enclosure at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The economic crisis afflicting Puerto Rico for the last decade has also taken a toll on the island’s only zoo, with critics saying it is sorely understaffed and struggling to care for its animals on a limited budget. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)
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National Super Alliance Presidential candidate Raila Odinga went to the hospital with suspected food poisoning. (Associated Press photographs)
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Chart to accompany Moore article of July 17, 2017
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Capsules of Prilosec, the world's best selling ulcer medication, are seen displayed in front of their container Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002 in Boston. AstraZeneca PLC, the maker of Prilosec, is being questioned by the Federal Trade Commission into patent issues about the medication. (AP Photo/SEVANS)
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A supporter of critically ill baby Charlie Gard holds up a photograph of him after his court case finished for the day at the High Court in London, Friday, July 14, 2017. The parents of the 11-month old, who has a rare genetic condition and brain damage, returned to court Friday hoping for a fresh analysis of their wish to take the critically ill child to the United States for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Croatia's Marin Cilic has treatment on his foot as he takes a medical timeout during the Men's Singles final match against Switzerland's Roger Federer on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool Photo via AP)
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Croatia's Marin Cilic has treatment on his foot as he takes a medical timeout during the Men's Singles final match against Switzerland's Roger Federer on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Sunday, July 16, 2017. (John Walton/Pool Photo via AP)
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In this June 29, 2017, photo, Jazmyn Benjamin reads to a group from the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools program at Highland Elementary at the Highland Youth Garden in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
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This photo provided by Independence Blue Cross shows Independence Health Group CEO Dan Hilferty. Hilferty talked to The Associated Press about his worries as head of the lone insurer on the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchange in Philadelphia, which provides Blue Cross coverage to about 140,000 people. (Jeff Fusco/Independence Blue Cross via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JULY 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Wednesday, June 21, 2017 photo, Jonathan Martinez, 34, of Pasco, dips his hands into parafin wax as Julia Vargas, a dental assistant, waits to put gloves on Martinez at Tri-City Dental in Kennewick, Wa. A growing number of dentists are offering spa-like services to patients. The extras _ from paraffin hand wax to aromatherapy _ help calm patients, make treatments go more smoothly and contribute to a better overall experience, Lopez-Ibarra and others said. (Noelle Haro-Gomez/The Tri-City Herald via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JULY 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Wednesday, June 21, 2017 photo, dentist Antonio Lopez-Ibarra, left, speaks to his patient, Jonathan Martinez, 34, of Pasco, inside Tri-City Dental in Kennewick, Wa., before examining him. Lopez-Ibarra is one of a growing number offering spa-like services to patients. The extras _ from paraffin hand wax to aromatherapy _ help calm patients, make treatments go more smoothly and contribute to a better overall experience, Lopez-Ibarra and others said. (Noelle Haro-Gomez/The Tri-City Herald via AP)
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A vote planned for this week on the Senate's health care bill has been postponed indefinitely to give Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, time to recover from a procedure to remove a blood clot above his eye. (Associated Press/File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, JULY 15 - In this June 7, 2017 photo, corn plants, such as those used by the Nebraska Food for Health Center to conduct experiments on the role of food in human gut health, grow in the Greenhouse Innovation Center at the Food Innovation Center on Innovation Campus in Lincoln. Neb. The center is a $40.3 million collaboration among researchers across NU, food and drug manufacturers and philanthropists interested in the intersection between agriculture and medicine. (Gwyneth Roberts/The Journal-Star via AP)
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In this photo taken July 10, 2017, Cathy Cooper arranges props for children portraits at her photo studio in Ocala, Fla. Cooper, a cancer survivor, is concerned that if the GOP health bill goes through, she may not have access to the kind of health insurance she needs to make sure she stays cancer free. President Donald Trump has often said he doesn’t want people “dying in the streets” for lack of health care. But in the U.S., people decline slowly from chronic health conditions. Preventive care and routine screening can make a big difference for those at risk of illnesses such as heart problems and cancer. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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In this photo taken July 10, 2017, Cathy Cooper leaves her photo studio in Ocala, Fla. Cooper, a cancer survivor, is concerned that if the GOP health bill goes through, she may not have access to the kind of health insurance she needs to make sure she stays cancer free. President Donald Trump has often said he doesn’t want people “dying in the streets” for lack of health care. But in the U.S., people decline slowly from chronic health conditions. Preventive care and routine screening can make a big difference for those at risk of illnesses such as heart problems and cancer. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
