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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, 15-month-old August Goepferd received the measles, mumps and rubella booster shot at a clinic at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis. August sat on the lap of his mom, Dr. Angela Geopferd, as registered nurse Kim Flaata administered the shot. A measles outbreak in Minnesota has sickened more than 30 children, mostly in the state's large Somali community, which has a low immunization rate. Health officials are trying to control the disease's spread by urging immunizations for the unvaccinated, as well as an accelerated booster shot schedule for children who may be at risk. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)
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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, Amira Hassan,of Burnsville, Minn., plays in the waiting room at the specialty clinic at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis, while her dad, Mohamud Hassan, fills out paperwork. The girl went to the hospital's clinic for a routine wellness check, but she and her father both had to wear a mask to protect them from measles after an outbreak has sickened more than 30 children in Minnesota. The masks are just one precaution that hospitals are taking to try to control the spread of the disease, which is predominantly affecting Minnesota's Somali community. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)
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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, Amira Hassan, of Burnsville, Minn., plays in the waiting room at the specialty clinic at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis. Hassan went to the hospital's clinic for a routine wellness check, but had to wear a mask to protect her from measles after an outbreak has sickened more than 30 children in Minnesota. The masks are just one precaution that hospitals are taking to try to control the spread of the disease, which is predominantly affecting Minnesota's Somali community. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)
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In this April 18, 2017 photo provided by the Mental Disability Advocacy Center MDAC on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 shows a patient tied to his bead at an institution in the city of God, near Budapest, where some 220 people reside. MDAC said in a report Wednesday that it found signs of ill-treatment and malnutrition. (MDAC via AP)
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The April 18, 2017 photo provided by the Mental Disability Advocacy Center MDAC on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 shows a patient lies on his bed at an institution in the city of God, near Budapest, where some 220 people reside. MDAC said in a report Wednesday that it found signs of ill-treatment and malnutrition. (MDAC via AP)
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FILE - This undated file image provided by Amgen Inc. shows the cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha. Warranties and money-back guarantees, long used to entice buyers of products like outdoor clothing and appliances, are now being used to sell something more vital: pricey new-generation drugs for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. Drugmaker Amgen announced a deal the first week of May 2017 with insurer Harvard Pilgrim that will give the insurer a refund if a patient has a heart attack while on its $14,000-a-year cholesterol drug, Repatha. (Robert Dawson/Amgen via AP, File)
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FILE - In this April 18, 2017 file photo, Soila Solano prepares to inject herself with insulin at her home in Las Vegas. Solano was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes six years ago. State Sen. Yvanna Cancela, a Las Vegas Democrat, and backers of a proposal to control insulin prices on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, withdrew a key provision of the bill that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to mandate drugmakers refund diabetics or their insurance companies when the price of insulin rises more than inflation. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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In this Friday, April 28, 2017, photo Kathleen Westenberg poses in front of demonstrators before walking into a speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter in Modesto, Calif. Westenberg said she would like to see her congressman, Republican Jeff Denham, fight to fully repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law. The latest iteration of the GOP bill would let states escape a requirement under Obama's law that insurers charge healthy and seriously ill customers the same rates. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
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FILE - In this file photo provided by Molina Healthcare Inc., Dr. J. Mario Molina, CEO of Molina Healthcare, poses for a photo. Molina Healthcare says it has dumped CEO J. Mario Molina and chief financial officer John Molina because of the company’s poor financial performance. Both Molinas are sons of the company’s founder C. David Molina, who died more than 20 years ago. (Carlos Delgado/Molina Healthcare, Inc. via AP, File)
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Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, left, and Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys, announces at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, plans for Infosys to increase its operations in the U.S, establishing four new state-of-the-art technology and innovation hubs in the U.S., with the first one in Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys, announces at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, plans to increase its operations in the U.S, establishing four new state-of-the-art technology and innovation hubs in the U.S., with the first one in Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys, announces at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, plans to increase its operations in the U.S, establishing four new state-of-the-art technology and innovation hubs in the U.S., with the first one in Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Dr. Vishal Sikka, chief executive officer of Infosys, announces at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, plans to increase its operations in the U.S, establishing four new state-of-the-art technology and innovation hubs in the U.S., with the first one in Indiana. Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, right, joined in the announcement. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, right, greets Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys, following an announcement at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, plans for Infosys to increase its operations in the U.S, establishing four new state-of-the-art technology and innovation hubs in the U.S., with the first one in Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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In this May 1, 2017 photo, supports welcome the Vietnam War veterans participating in the honor flights during a homecoming celebration on Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Lincoln Airport, in Lincoln, Neb. More than 600 Vietnam veterans from Nebraska were flown to visit the Vietnam War memorial and pay tribute to their fallen comrades. (Kristin Streff /The Journal-Star via AP)
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In this May 1, 2017 photo, Marilyn Dannelly of Genoa holds up signs to greet her husband during a homecoming celebration honoring Vietnam War veterans at the Lincoln Airport in Lincoln, Neb. More than 600 Vietnam veterans from Nebraska were flown to visit the Vietnam War memorial and pay tribute to their fallen comrades. (Kristin Streff /The Journal-Star via AP)
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In this April 28, 2017, photo, Natalie Penate, speaks to The Associated Press in Miami. Moderate Republican members of Congress are under deep pressure from both sides on the question of whether to scrap President Obama’s health insurance overhaul. Penate, a 30-year-old student training to be a patient care technician, wants to continue the requirement that maternity coverage remain mandatory at no extra cost for women. (AP Photo/Adriana Gomez Licon)
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In this photo taken Feb. 15, 2017, anesthesiologist Dr. Ron Samet is seen at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Bathing the nerves responsible for certain types of pain in a numbing drug allows many patients to avoid or reduce use of potentially addictive painkillers after surgery, one way hospitals are reducing their own dependence on opioids.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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In this photo taken Feb. 15, 2017, anesthesiologist Dr. Ron Samet examines an ultrasound image while performing a nerve block at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Bathing specific nerves in a numbing drug allows many patients to avoid or reduce use of potentially addictive painkillers after surgery, one way hospitals are reducing their own dependence on opioids. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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In this photo taken Feb. 15, 2017, anesthesiologist Dr. Ron Samet performs an ultrasound-guided nerve block at the University of Maryland Medical Center, preparing a catheter that will deliver a numbing drug to nerves responsible for a patient’s arm pain. Nerve blocks allow many patients to avoid or reduce use of potentially addictive painkillers after surgery, one way hospitals are reducing their own dependence on opioids. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
