A misinformation campaign.CREDIT: AP Photo/Stephan Savoia
During a speech before the National Governors Association on Friday, Vice President Mike Pence blatantly mischaracterized the impact Trumpcare would have on Medicaid.
“Let me be clear: President Trump and I believe the Senate health care bill strengthens and secures Medicaid for the neediest in our society,” Pence said. “And this bill put...
Month: July 2017
Dem senator blasts ‘evil in the epidemic rate of lying’ on GOP health bill
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) slams Vice President Pence over repeal bill's cuts to Medicaid.
In Clash Over Health Bill, a Growing Fear of ‘Junk Insurance’
The Republicans’ proposal to overturn Obamacare could allow insurers to sell bare-bones plans that fail to pay for what is now deemed essential medical care.
In scathing letter, insurers unite to call Cruz amendment ‘unworkable in any form’
“Millions of more individuals will become uninsured.”Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is pursued by members of the media while walking 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 Mo...
The lead crisis: Tackling an invisible, dangerous neurotoxin
Community awareness and action are key to enacting solutionsArtwork by Diana Ofosu
As Howard Mielke makes his way down the streets of his tree-lined New Orleans neighborhood toward the Bayou St. John, his walk is careful and deliberate. The canal’s waters are calm and glassy, reflecting the wisps of clouds above, and revealing none of the dangers below where alligators sometimes lurk.
Mielke is a...
Rep. Lance: “Don’t know whether votes…
Congressman Leonard Lance, R-NJ, discusses the prospects of the Senate's latest healthcare proposal, a bill that has already lost two critical supporters in that chamber.
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McAuliffe jabs Pence over GOP healthcare bill
Virginia governor praises Pence for showing "true backbone" in expanding Medicaid as governor.
Governors From Both Parties Denounce Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill
The nation’s governors, gathered for their annual conference, came out against the latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act but for very different reasons.
Republican health bill: latest draft would scrap contraception mandate
- Proposal in Senate bill puts women’s health coverage in precarious position
- Planned Parenthood: ‘Latest version of Trumpcare is even scarier for women’
The latest version of the US Senate’s bill to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act would eliminate the so-called birth control mandate, handing a long-sought victory to conservative activists who have spent years assailing the regulation.
The mandate is one of the most controversial benefits of the Obama administration’s enforcement of the ACA.
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