Congressional Democrats are seizing on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to not defend key parts of ObamaCare in court, signaling they think the issue could pay political dividends in November.The DOJ, ...
Month: June 2018
The New Obamacare Lawsuit Could Undo Far More Than Protections for Pre-existing Conditions
Removing two rules from the individual market could very easily disrupt many others.
The Health 202: Three reasons Obamacare might not get another big SCOTUS moment
We can't imagine Justice Roberts is eager to revisit the law.
How Ralph Northam struck a deal with Republicans
VIRGINIA’S new governor, Ralph Northam, did in five months what his predecessor, Terry McAuliffe, couldn't manage in four years. He convinced a usually obdurate Republican legislature to bring this blue-trending state fully under the Affordable Care Act—even as the Trump administration continues efforts to kill it.
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Disadvantaged schools don’t need smaller classes—they need better teachers
Great teachers have a huge impact on kids. Research has shown that students with highly effective teachers (those in the 90th percentile) learn 1.5 years’ worth of material in a year, while students with teachers in the 10th percentile learn just half a years’ worth of material in the s...
Rev. Barber on ‘commitment to greed working to destroy healthcare’
The Department of Justice has announced it will not defend an important element of the Affordable Care Act. Rev. Dr. Barber joins Joy Reid to discuss what ‘allows politicians to get up in the morning and work to destroy healthcare.’
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How worried should you be about Medicare and Social Security?
A new government report on the programs shows their financial conditions worsening significantly since last year
Trump’s New Plan to Dismantle Obamacare Comes With Political Risks
The Justice Department’s challenge of the constitutionality of major parts of the law imperils popular protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Trump’s DOJ sides with states suing to overturn Obamacare
Jeff Sessions' D.O.J. is supposed to defend the nation's laws - including Obamacare. Instead it's working to take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
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Trump administration shifted positions in a lawsuit against Affordable Care Act. It wasn’t first legal about-face.
Since President Trump took office, his Justice Department has taken the rare step of reversing the government’s position on a host of divisive issues.