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This photo shows the Westchester Plaza, the largest assisted-living facility for Medicaid recipients in Texas, on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility is set to close August 10. Todd is among 117 residents looking for a new place to live. (AP Photo/Emily Schmall)

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Greg Todd, 60, a resident of the Westchester Plaza, the largest assisted-living facility for Medicaid recipients in Texas, sits on a bench at the plaza on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility is set to close August 10. Todd is among 117 residents looking for a new place to live. (AP Photo/Emily Schmall)

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Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev. speaks to members of the media while walking in the hallways on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. plans to roll out the GOP's revised health care bill, pushing toward a showdown vote next week with opposition within the Republican ranks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts greets Neb. Army National Guard soldiers as they get off a bus to a welcoming ceremony in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 13, 2017. About 90 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers, members of the 1st Infantry Division Main Command Post-Operational Detachment, met their families for the first time after spending the last 9 months deployed in Iraq. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy addresses a Democratic Governors joint news conference during the National Governor's Association meeting to highlight the damaging impact they contend the pending Senate healthcare bill would have on their states at the second day of the NGA meeting Friday, July 14, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, Connie Yates, center left, and Chris Gard, center right, look to cross the street as they arrive 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 baby Charlie to the United States for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, right, arrive 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 baby Charlie to the United States for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, Connie Yates and Chris Gard arrive 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 baby Charlie to the United States for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, right, arrive 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 baby Charlie to the United States for medical treatment. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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A chart shows how to perform a breast examination on oneself at the Clinique des Mamelles in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, July 13, 2017. The word cancer is rarely spoken in Senegal, synonymous with death in a country where many are only diagnosed in the later stages of disease and radiation therapy can be difficult to access. Cancer has become an emerging public health problem in West Africa, and the lack of strong prevention, good screening and treatment often leaves outcomes grim. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)

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Dr. Abdoul Aziz Kasse sits at his desk at the Clinique des Mamelles in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, July 13, 2017. The word cancer is rarely spoken in Senegal, synonymous with death in a country where many are only diagnosed in the later stages of disease and radiation therapy can be difficult to access. Cancer has become an emerging public health problem in West Africa, and the lack of strong prevention, good screening and treatment often leaves outcomes grim. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)

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Diakite, 46, looks out the window after her annual check up with Dr. Abdoul Aziz Kasse at the Clinique des Mamelles in Dakar, Senegal on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Diakite has successfully recovered from cervical cancer thanks to Dr. Kasse and annually checks. The word cancer is rarely spoken in Senegal, synonymous with death in a country where many are only diagnosed in the later stages of disease and radiation therapy can be difficult to access. Cancer has become an emerging public health problem in West Africa, and the lack of strong prevention, good screening and treatment often leaves outcomes grim. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)

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Dr. Abdoul Aziz Kasse looks at a mammogram that shows signs of cancer in his office at the Clinique des Mamelles in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, July 13, 2017. The word cancer is rarely spoken in Senegal, synonymous with death in a country where many are only diagnosed in the later stages of disease and radiation therapy can be difficult to access. Cancer has become an emerging public health problem in West Africa, and the lack of strong prevention, good screening and treatment often leaves outcomes grim. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, talk while walking to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, July 13, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. plans to roll out the GOP's revised health care bill, pushing toward a showdown vote next week with opposition within the Republican ranks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017, after announcing the revised version of the Republican health care bill. The bill has been in jeopardy because of opposition from within the GOP ranks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval responds to reporter's questions about health care and the opioid epidemic after a session called "Curbing The Opioid Epidemic" at the first day of the National Governor's Association meeting Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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This photo provided by Janssen Biotech, Inc. shows the drug Tremfya. On Thursday, July 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new drug Tremfya, from Johnson & Johnson, for people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. (Janssen Biotech, Inc. via AP)

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and other lawmakers, head to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 13, 2017, for a meeting on the revised Republican health care bill, which has been under attack from within the party, including by Murkowski. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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In this photo provided by the Travis Mills Foundation, President Donald Trump poses with Travis Mills in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Mills, an Army veteran who lost all four limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan, opened a retreat in Rome, Maine, in June for other injured veterans. Mills said he was meeting with with Vice President Mike Pence about his veterans retreat when he got a chance to meet the president, too. (Travis Mills Foundation via AP)