In the On Politics newsletter, some hits and misses from pre-election forecasts; plus, a surprising connection between Medicaid and voting.
Month: November 2018
After Midterm Defeat, Advocates For Montana’s Medicaid Expansion Turn To Legislature
If a funding extension can't be hammered out in the Montana Legislature, the state could be the first to undo an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
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Falling is one of the most dangerous things that can happen to older adults
On Nov. 7, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, fell in her office and broke three ribs. She is now recovering.
For most adults, falling tends to be more damaging to your pride than your body. After age 65, though, falls can be...
Getting Obamacare plans to cover abortion is hard. Trump is trying to make it even harder.
The Trump administration wants insurers to send Obamacare enrollees two separate, monthly bills if the plan covers abortion services, per a new proposed regulation that creates more administrative burden for patients and companies alike.
It wouldn’t matter if the patient never had an abortion. The administration would require insurance companies to send two different invoices to patients who purchase Obamacare plans: one for the standard monthly fee for the insurance policy an...
The acting attorney general has a grotesque and incoherent view of the Constitution
In a 2014 interview, the man Donald Trump just picked to run the Department of Justice appeared to claim that Social Security is unconstitutional and that basic labor laws like the minimum wage must be struck down. Yet he also seemed to argue that the Supreme Court should not decide constitutional cases at all.
The interview reveals that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is easily taken in by conspiracy theories — he claims he was “quite possibly targeted for my p...
The Health 202: Medicaid is a big election winner
So was Obamacare.
This Eritrean-American is now Colorado’s first black Congressman
The story of Joe Neguse’s family begins in war-torn Eritrea. On Tuesday night, it came of age in the US state of Colorado.
The 34-year-old Democrat made history in the Nov. 6 midterm elections by becoming the first black congressman to be elect...
When Medicaid Expands, More People Vote
Expansion measures that passed in several states on Tuesday could increase turnout in 2020, research suggests.
Trump administration finalizes rules allowing employers to stop paying for birth control
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it has finalized the rollback of an Obama-era rule mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that required employers to provide contraception coverage for their employees, regardless of whether it conflicts with their moral or religious beliefs.
The new rules, set to take place in about 60 days, will allow employers that object to the use of birth control to stop paying for their workers’ contraception. The change will affect b...