On Wednesday, a federal judge in Texas will hear arguments from Republicans who want him to strike down the health law and from Democrats who say the law is constitutional and should stay in place.
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Month: September 2018
What you need to know about Tuesday’s most interesting primary election
Tuesday’s most interesting election is the primary in Massachusetts’ 7th congressional district, where incumbent Rep. Mike Capuano (D) faces a primary from Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley.
In some ways, the race mirrors a number of other high-profile contested primaries — including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cynthia Nixon’s races in New York, as well as Andrew Gillum’s in Florida — as Pressley, a younger woman of color, has mounted a chall...
The single most important issue in Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s bid to join the Supreme Court enters its theatrical stage on Tuesday, when his confirmation hearing begins. Kavanaugh will spend his week being intermittently praised by Republican senators and dodging questions from Democratic senators.
It’s a process that, in Justice Elena Kagan’s words, lacks “seriousness and substance” and risks taking on “an air of vacuity and farce.” Supreme Court nominees have gotten very good ...
The Health 202: Debate over future of Affordable Care Act begins anew this week
Texas lawsuit and Kavanaugh hearing set to kick off.
The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance — Inside the final legislative push before the midterms
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Analysts Predict Health Care Marketplace Premiums Will Stabilize In 2019
In signs the health care market may be maturing, an analysis of insurance filings shows premiums will rise less than 4 percent on average and companies plan to market more policies in more places.
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Gillum: Florida would tax corporations, join other states to pay for Medicare for all
Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum (D) said Sunday that he would increase taxes on corporations in the state to help fund his plan to provide Medicare for all.Gillum was pressed on CNN's "State of the Un...
How Trump built an invisible wall around America
Thanks to a whirlwind of executive orders, policy adjustments, and subtle bureaucratic changes, US immigration policy is looking more and more like the xenophobic 1920s. Back then, the US barred Asians, as well as Italians, Greeks, and people from Eastern Europe. This ti...
[World Report] Prospects for US single-payer national health care
The single-payer national health-care bill, so-called Medicare for All, is gaining momentum with the public but is stalling in Congress. Susan Jaffe, the Lancet Washington correspondent, reports.