House Democrats seek to enhance Obamacare ahead of Trump push to dismantle the law

June 24, 2020 News

A day before the Trump administration is expected to ask the Supreme Court to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, House Democrats unveiled a plan Wednesday to strengthen the landmark health care law.

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Mortality, Admissions, and Patient Census at Urban US SNFs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 24, 2020 News

This study uses Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare and a university long-term care database to compare census, admissions, discharges, and mortality at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in 3 metropolitan areas during March-May 2020 vs March-May 2019.

G.O.P. Faces Risk From Push to Repeal Health Law During Pandemic

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Health Insurance and Managed Care, House of Representatives, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), republican-party, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

Republicans and the Trump administration continue to press to end the Affordable Care Act even as the virus leaves more Americans worried about affordable health coverage.

Black Medicare Patients With COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital

June 22, 2020 News

An analysis of claims data shows stark racial disparities among Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Voting in the New York primary is by no means futile for Sanders supporters | Billy Richling and Francisco Navas

June 22, 2020 Democrats, News, US news, US politics

Voters need to understand that Sanders’ delegate candidates aren’t running against Biden’s delegate candidates – they’re running against each other
Although Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, voting in the New York primary on Tuesday (or during early voting) is by no means futile for progressives who were largely supporting Bernie Sanders and policies such as the Green New Deal and Medicare for All.
Related: 'Just ridiculous': what it’s like to wait five hours in line to vote in the US
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John Roberts defies Trump and conservatives with another legacy decision

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 News

Chief Justice John Roberts saved Obamacare in 2012 -- a move forever earning him the wrath of many Republicans -- and on Thursday he preserved an Obama-era program that protects young immigrants who came to the US without proper papers, a direct rebuke to President Donald Trump.
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Ready Responders CEO Justin Dangel stresses importance of Medicaid population; Fauci says he won’t attend Trump rally this weekend

June 17, 2020 News

'Of course not:' Fauci says he would not attend Trump Tulsa rally due to virus concerns | Trump touts nonexistent 'AIDS vaccine' as proof scientist can develop coronavirus vaccine | Local officials at odds with gove...

Protecting health care for LGBTQ individuals during coronavirus

June 15, 2020 News

The Trump administration on Friday finalized its rollback of protections against gender identity discrimination in health care regulated by the Affordable Care Act. Actress and advocate Laverne Cox and Brooke Sopelsa of NBC Out discuss.
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Susan Collins vows to overturn Trump rule rolling back LGBT patients’ protections

June 13, 2020 News

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Saturday she would work to overturn Trump Administration's new rule rolling back LGBT patients' protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ...

Biden: ‘Unconscionable’ for Trump to roll back LGBTQ protections

June 13, 2020 News

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday slammed the Trump administration's decision to roll back LGBTQ protections in the Affordable Care Act, calling the move "unconscionable.""This action...