A new report argues safety net programs have worked.
Month: July 2018
Republican lawmakers advocate for arming toddlers in debut of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show Who is America? debuted on Sunday by embarrassing several Republican lawmakers.
Cohen portrayed Col. Erran Morad, a former Israeli commando offering a provocative claim: He can prevent school shootings by putting “deadly weapons into the hands of America’s schoolchildren.” After impressing a couple of guns rights advocates with his program providing gun training for children “from the age (of) 16 down to the age (of) ...
University of Michigan nurses hold rally to fight for patients’ equal access to health care
University of Michigan nurses have been negotiating a contract for 90 days, and their employer has not moved on several issues they care about. On Saturday, they plan to hold an informational picket in the hope that it moves their employer at the negotiating table.
The contract with the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (UMPNC) would cover about 6,000 nurses. The nurses’ last collective bargaining agreement expired on June 30, and now, they are looking for a ne...
Jacky Rosen hits Dean Heller over health care in first negative ad
The ad hits Heller for voting in favor of the GOP's ObamaCare repeal bill last year.
The Daily 202: GOP candidates caught in a bind on Medicaid
A threat in Maine, a flip-flop in Ohio and an attack ad in Minnesota highlight the fraught politics of Obamacare in 2018.
Declaring War on Poverty ‘Largely Over,’ White House Urges Work Requirements for Aid
A report from the Council of Economic Advisers makes the case for adding new work requirements to social programs such as Medicaid and food stamps.
Dem senator: Kavanaugh would ‘turn back the clock’ on women’s healthcare
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) said Thursday that she will oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination over concerns that he would undercut the Affordable Care Act and a landmark abortion case."The Pres...
Fact Check of the Day: Democrats Overstate Kavanaugh’s Writings on the Affordable Care Act
As they try to block his nomination to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats have exaggerated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s hostility to the Affordable Care Act in his public statements and writings.
Effect of Eliminating the ACA’s Individual Mandate
Removing the financial penalties associated with the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate may cause enrollment to fall by 2.8 to 13 million people, and a 3 to 13 percent increase in bronze plan premiums.
The Health 202: ‘ACA’ removed from swaths of Medicaid.gov website, watchdog reports
But Obamacare supporters are more concerned about Trump policies.