Pressure is mounting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as critics squeeze senators from both sides of the aisle to oppose President Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top health official.
Kennedy’s bipartisan opponents, including liberal advocates and an organization founded by former Vice President Pence, argue the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services secretary isn't fit to serve.
Liberals point to Kennedy's longtime advocacy against vaccines and ...
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Advocates launch Medicaid defense
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Critics lambast RFK Jr.’s vax rhetoric
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Nearly half of Americans skeptical Trump admin will lower health costs: Poll
Nearly half of Americans don’t believe that the incoming Trump administration will lower health costs, according to a new Gallup poll.
The research, conducted after the presidential election, found 48 percent of Americans are pessimistic about the new administration’s ability to lower healthcare costs, while 45 percent feel the same about prescription drug costs.
But much of the public’s opinion is colored by partisanship. The poll found 84 percent of Dem...
The 11th-hour health measures Biden is leaving for Trump
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Obamacare back at the Supreme Court
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Supreme Court to hear ObamaCare no-cost preventive care dispute
The Supreme Court will hear a case determining the fate of free preventive services under the Affordable Care Act.
In a brief order issued Friday, the justices said they will consider whether members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were constitutionally appointed.
The Affordable Care Act requires insurers and group health plans to cover more than 100 preventive health services recommended by the task force, with no cost to patients.
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Democrats prepare for Affordable Care Act tax credit fight
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Democrats kick off fight to protect ObamaCare subsidies in new Congress
Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums on ObamaCare plans.
Led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the legislation launches the next major ObamaCare fight that could last the rest of this year.
Democrats for years have argued the coverage gains from the enhanced subsidie...
Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr
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