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Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, commonly known as MALDEF, left, and Bill Lann Lee, senior counsel, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, (CREEC), a former Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights, announce the filing of a Medi-Cal civil rights complaint in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The lawsuit alleges the state is violating Latinos' civil rights by providing low reimbursements to health care providers. It alleges the low payments often mean that those who rely on Medi-Cal, the state's health care program for the poor, are denied timely and quality medical care. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, commonly known as MALDEF announces the filing of a Medi-Cal civil rights complaint in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The lawsuit alleges the state is violating Latinos' civil rights by providing low reimbursements to health care providers. The plaintiffs argue that California is denying proper health care to about a third of the state's residents by poorly funding the program that covers low-income families, some elderly patients, those with disabilities, foster children and pregnant women. The program also covers those whose incomes are near the federal poverty level. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., attends a forum with South Dakota's congressional delegation in Mitchell, S.D. Rounds said Wednesday, July 12, 2017, that changes expected to be unveiled in a revised Senate Republican health care bill will help improve the proposal. (AP Photo/James Nord, File)
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FILE - In this July 26, 2009 file photo, shows the Idaho State School and Hospital in Nampa, Idaho. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced an investigation Wednesday, July 12, 2017, into allegations that some staffers at the state-run facility, now called the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, physically and psychologically abused the developmentally delayed residents under their care. (AP Photo/Kerry Maloney, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2009 file photo, a surgeon performs robotic prostate surgery on a patient in Chicago. According to a report released on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, long-term results comparing different approaches for men with cancers confined to the prostate show that after 20 years, death rates were similar for those who had immediate surgery as for those initially assigned to monitoring. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Novak Djokovic receives medical treatment during his Men's Singles Match against Tomas Berdych on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a vocal opponent of the Senate Republican healthcare bill, speaks with reporters on his way to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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In this July 9, 2015, photo, provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., human T cells belonging to cancer patients arrive at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s Morris Plains, N.J., facility. This laboratory is where the T cells of cancer patients are processed and turned into super cells as part of a new gene therapy-based cancer treatment Novartis is a part of. (Brent Stirton/Courtesy of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. via AP)
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a key opponent of the Republican health care bill, arrives for weekly policy meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. With at least a dozen Republicans opposing or challenging parts of the GOP health care bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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In a June 22, 2017 photo, Kirby Witte, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, tests a prototype of an exoskeleton in a lab at Carnegie Mellon University. Her team is working on exoskeleton research that will improve walking, including the ability to adapt to the walking technique of each individual. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In a June 22, 2017 photo, From left, Kirby Witte, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, Rachel Jackson, a post-doc in mechanical engineering, and Katherin Poggensee, a Ph.D. student, work in the lab at Carnegie Mellon University. The team is working on exoskeleton research that will improve walking, including the ability to adapt to the walking technique of each individual. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In a June 22, 2017 photo, Kirby Witte, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, tests a prototype of an exoskeleton in a lab at Carnegie Mellon University. Her team is working on exoskeleton research that will improve walking, including the ability to adapt to the walking technique of each individual. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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In a Tuesday, July 11, 2017, photo in Ann Arbor, Mich., Dr. Kenneth Langa, a dementia expert, from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, poses inside the Veterans Administration Hospital. While there's nothing you can do or take to ensure you won’t get Alzheimer's disease, experts say there are some strategies that might help delay the normal mental decline due to aging. Langa said seniors need to stay fit and challenge their mind with new ideas and complex activities such as learning to play a musical instrument and going out with friends. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Nurses at the Tufts Medical Center picket outside the hospital on Washington Street Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Boston. A strike by more than 1,200 Tufts Medical Center nurses started at 7 a.m. Wednesday with picket lines outside the hospital. Hospital officials have locked out striking nurses for four additional days and hired more than 320 temporary nurses. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Nurses at the Tufts Medical Center picket outside the hospital on Washington Street Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Boston. A strike by more than 1,200 Tufts Medical Center nurses started at 7 a.m. Wednesday with picket lines outside the hospital. Hospital officials have locked out striking nurses for four additional days and hired more than 320 temporary nurses. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Nurses at the Tufts Medical Center picket outside the hospital on Washington Street, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Boston. A strike by more than 1,200 Tufts Medical Center nurses started at 7 a.m. Wednesday with picket lines outside the hospital. Hospital officials have locked out striking nurses for four additional days and hired more than 320 temporary nurses. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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In this July 11, 2017, photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is followed by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive alternative. It’s being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for many. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, to announce proposing canceling their August recess. From left are, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., Daines, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Sen. Tom Tillis, R-N.C., Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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In this July 11, 2017, photo, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah responds to questions about his opposition to the GOP health care bill, during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive alternative. It’s being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for many. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Hoeven has indicated that he does not support the GOP health care bill as it is currently written. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
