Taxes would increase on smoking products.
Month: September 2018
The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance — Hurricane Florence a new test for Trump team
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How ‘Medicare for All’ became a rallying cry in California’s most conservative districts
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — “We have to make America mentshlekhkeyt again,” Rabbi Arnold Rachlisl declared with a grin at Sabbath service at University Synagogue in Irvine, California.
The rabbi was clearly proud of his joke. Mentshlekhkeyt means “humanity” or “human decency” in Yiddish, he explained to the crowd gathered at the synagogue.
Many in the congregation Friday evening had not been aware that the campaign event for Katie Porter would begin with a Shabbat ser...
Sen. Manchin makes health care his central focus
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., joins Morning Joe to discuss the fight over the Affordable Care Act and coverage of pre-existing conditions. Manchin's opponent, state attorney general Patrick Morrisey, seeks to repeal the ACA.
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How AI changed organ donation in the US
There used to be only three ways off of a kidney transplant waiting list. The first was to find a healthy person from within one’s own pool of friends and family, who perfectly matched both the recipient’s blood and tissue types, and possessed...
The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance — How will Obama impact the midterms?
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s not-so-strong Medicare, economy myths
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spreads falsehoods on economic growth, trade, making Medicare and Social Security 'stronger' and ways to punish his critics, plus legal distortions from his Supreme Court nominee
Manchin Counts on Health Care to Stave Off Republican Tide in West Virginia
In a heavily pro-Trump state, the Democratic senator has built a lead in polls based, in part, on his support for the Affordable Care Act.
Rahm Emanuel quits Chicago, but can the Democratic Party quit him?
On Tuesday, incumbent Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a surprise announcement: He would not, as many expected, seek a third term as mayor of Chicago. The shock announcement prompted radically different reactions. Working-class locals largely rejoiced at the news. The local business press, on the other hand, wore their frowns so tight that they risked pulling a muscle.
But while Emanuel may be retreating from public service after almost three decades, it remains an open question as...
Hating Amazon is one thing the hard left and hard right agree on
For a brief moment on Sept. 4, Amazon was worth $1 trillion, the second US company ever to hit that mark (Apple was first). Earlier this summer, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos secured the title of world’s richest man, with a personal fortune that now stands at $167 billion, or 3.5 time...
