Roughly a dozen Biden administration health officials will mark “Match Day” for medical students on Friday, traveling to different medical schools across the country and speaking about President Biden’s health care agenda.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will visit a medical school in Washington, D.C., while other officials will be at medical schools in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nashville and other cities in Wisconsin, California and North Carolina.
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ACA is here to stay, McConnell declares
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McConnell: Battle to repeal Affordable Care Act ‘largely over’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) poured some cold water on former President Trump’s recent comments about launching another effort to repeal and replace the 2010 Affordable Care Act, telling reporters Tuesday the fight over the law seems “largely over.”
McConnell said he would not weigh in directly on the “development” of Trump’s policy agenda and acknowledged the possibility that Republicans would tackle health care reform if Trump can come up with a viable poli...
Morning Report — Biden, Trump divide on TikTok; delegate finale
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Trump’s vaccine rhetoric worries public health experts
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Biden Pushes Lower Health Care Costs and Takes a Dig at Trump
Speaking in New Hampshire, the president highlighted his pledges to cap insulin prices, make permanent expanded tax credits under the Affordable Care Act and limit out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
5 flashpoints from the Kimmel-Trump feud
Jimmy Kimmel and former President Trump have been engaged in a years-long feud. The late-night host frequently pokes fun at the former president, who targets him on social media.
On Sunday night, while hosting the Academy Awards, Kimmel fired back at Trump, saying that he wanted to share a "review" about his performance with the audience. He later revealed that Trump had written the review, having posted his criticism of Kimmel on Truth Social less than an hour before Kimmel r...
Biden to urge Congress to lower health care costs during New Hampshire visit
President Biden on Monday will travel to New Hampshire, where he will call on Congress to take three specific actions to lower health care costs for Americans.
Biden will seek to draw a contrast between his proposals to reduce health care costs for Americans and GOP proposals to reduce benefits and repeal the Affordable Care Act, a White House official said.
While in Manchester, N.H., Biden will call for Congress to take action on three items he first laid out during...
Biden touts health care wins, but Bidenomics is driving health care costs higher
In his recent state of the union address, President Biden hailed his health care accomplishments, boasting that this year a record 20 million Americans signed up for health insurance through Affordable Care Act health plans.
What the president failed to mention is that average premiums for these plans have more than doubled since 2014. And average deductibles — the amount you must pay before your insurance kicks in — are up nearly 60 percent.
Does that sound affordab...
Biden’s fiery State of the Union shows he’s miles ahead of ‘the alternative’
President Biden delivered a powerful and passionate State of the Union address last night, recapping his accomplishments and asking Congress to work with him to strengthen our economy, protect our freedoms, preserve our democracy, advance racial justice and stand by our foreign friends.
The speech, one of the best of Biden’s long career, was an eloquent statement of why he deserves reelection. The president looked strong and fit as he appealed for national unit...