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...
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Trump’s vaccine rhetoric worries public health experts
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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...
ObamaCare back in court over preventive services
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Federal appeals panel skeptical of ObamaCare’s preventative care authority
A federal appeals panel appeared skeptical Monday of the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision requiring insurers to cover specific preventive services.
Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans questioned whether the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have the legal power to make recommendations, since its members are not appointed by the president or confirmed by the Senate.
The ta...
First over-the-counter birth control pill ships to retailers, will hit shelves this month
The first birth control pill available without a prescription in the U.S. has shipped to retailers and will be available in most stores and online later this month, its manufacturer announced Monday.
According to Perrigo, Opill is available for preorder this week from select online retailers and is expected to be on store shelves at major retailers nationwide in the coming weeks.
A month’s supply will carry a recommended cost of $19.99, while the company recomme...
ObamaCare faces key hearing after Texas ruling
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Monday on the Biden administration's appeal of a case that threatens the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) promise of free preventive care to more than 150 million people.
A federal judge in Texas last year ruled that the law's mandate requiring employers and insurers to cover a host of preventive services, like certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention, was unconstitutional.
The ruling also invalidated the ...
6 in 10 hold favorable view of Affordable Care Act in new polling
Over half of U.S. adults have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the health care measure used by millions of Americans continues to gain popularity, according to a new poll.
The survey, released Wednesday by health policy research group KFF, found that 59 percent of U.S. adults had a favorable view of the ACA, though respondents differed along party lines on what they would like to see done with the law.
Just over three in four Democratic voters —...
Global study details potential COVID vaccine side effects
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CEOs face drug-price grilling on Hill
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