Under Trump's proposal, seniors covered by Medicare's popular "Part D" prescription benefit would be able to share in the rebates for individual drugs that they purchase at the pharmacy
Month: February 2018
The Health 202: Republicans kill Obamacare’s controversial “death panel”
IPAB is another casualty (or benefit?) of the government funding bill.
Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Breastfeeding Outcomes
When new mothers have affordable access to lactation support services and breast pumps, they are more likely to breastfeed until their infants are ready to transition to solid foods.
Republican Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian paid Seb Gorka a $5,000 ‘speaking fee’
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian paid Sebastian Gorka, the former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump with highly questionable credentials and alleged Nazi ties, $5,000 to hang out with him last December.
According to FEC filings first reported on by the Washington Examiner, Tarkanian paid Gorka $5,000 for a one-time “speaking fee,” in December. Such a payment is highly unusual.
According to the Examiner, “A search of FEC records for...
DHS reportedly weighing rules targeting immigrants who use public benefits
The Trump administration is reportedly considering making it harder for immigrants who use public assistance to become permanent residents, Reuters reported on Thursday. It’s the latest move in a line of actions meant to crack down on documented immigration, in addition to targeting undocumented immigrants.
According to a proposal obtained by the outlet, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to propose new rules allowing immigration officers to scrutinize and consid...
White House policy could cost Planned Parenthood $100 million in international funding
A rule revived by the Trump administration gutting funding for organizations that perform or promote abortions abroad could cost Planned Parenthood around $100 million in funding, according to analysis by the New York Times. It’s the latest indication that White House efforts to hinder reproductive justice work are hitting the well-known non-profit health organization.
According to a State Department report on Tuesday, four organizations working internationally (along with doz...
Republican sabotage efforts fail to…
Trump spent months insisting the ACA is "dead" and "gone." Forgive the obvious cliché, but the reports of the Obamacare's death have been greatly exaggerated.
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Here’s the pricetag Senate Dems are charging Mitch McConnell to leave DACA out of the budget deal
In exchange for leaving out a key program protecting about 800,000 undocumented immigrants, Senate Democrats have pried several billion dollars in funding increases for other domestic policy priorities out of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
A document circulating among House Democrats and outside ally groups like NDD United labels the total haul of the deal as “a $131 billion increase for non-defense programs.” That figure is calculated based on how spending leve...