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health care
ObamaCare preventive care mandate to stay in place after court ruling
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a Christian-owned business can't be compelled to cover preventive medications as is required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but it determined a Texas judge carried out an "abuse of discretion" in his prior ruling by blocking federal agencies from enforcing the rule universally.
In a decision it characterized as a "mixed bag," the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's ruling that the secretary of the ...
Sanders calls for investigation into birth control insurance coverage
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on a government watchdog to investigate why some health insurance plans are charging women for contraception, in violation of federal law that requires it to be free.
In all 50 states, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees coverage of women’s preventive services, including all birth control methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
But in a letter sent Monday to the Government Accountability Office, Sa...
Texas, Montana sue Biden administration over LGBTQ health protections
Texas and Montana are suing the Biden administration over a new rule that would prohibit state Medicaid programs from banning gender affirming care.
The lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), filed Monday, asks a federal court to vacate a sweeping final rule aimed at bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people.
“Through a sweeping new rule promulgated...
Clyburn on Trump’s attempt to take credit for insulin pricing: ‘How can you be so bold with your lies?’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) took aim at former President Trump for trying to take credit for lower prices of insulin over the weekend.
Clyburn responded to the former president's Truth Social post on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” slamming him for trying to take credit for the reduced cost of insulin in a Saturday post on the social platform.
“Donald Trump is now saying he, not Joe Biden, reduced the cost of insulin. How can you be so bold with your lies? I...
Minority groups’ uninsured rates plummeted under Affordable Care Act: Research
Uninsured rates among minority groups in the U.S. plunged between 2010 and 2022, according to reports released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The increase in the number of insured people points to the impact of the Affordable Care Act, former President Obama's signature health law.
The uninsured rate among Black Americans fell from 20.9 percent in 2010 to 10.8 percent in 2022, based on available census data analyzed in the...
Trump waffles on possible birth control ban
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Biden taints Title IX with gender ideology; women, children, religious freedom hardest hit
Schoolchildren, college students and families wrapping up the school year should enjoy summer while it lasts, because the next school year will be a wild one.
More than 20 states, ranging from Georgia to Idaho, have recently filed lawsuits against the federal government for its overreach in attempting to impose gender ideology in education. The lawsuits contest the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex...
Raskin presses insurers, PBMs on free contraception coverage
The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee wants to know how the country’s top health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers plan to make it easier for people to access contraception for free.
In letters sent Thursday to the five largest health insurers and four largest pharmacy benefit managers first shared with The Hill, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) asked for information on how the companies plan to respond to federal guidance designed to improve no-...
Biden campaign launches Spanglish health care ad
President Biden’s reelection campaign is launching a new health care ad on Tuesday, delivered in Spanglish.
It’s part of a $14 million campaign of digital ads running in battleground states during May.
“For Latino communities already facing health care disparities, this election isn’t just about politics – it’s about survival. Latinos deserve a president who is fighting to make health care better and more affordable – and that’s exactly what Presid...