Health care and tonight’s VP debate

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Walz-Vance debate: Health care issues in the crossfire

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in the first vice presidential debate on Tuesday. 

Health care has featured prominently in the campaign so far, and the debate could be a key opportunity for each side to press the other on their plans – and to attack the records of the candidates at the top of the opposing tickets. 

Vance has thrust ObamaCare back into the national conversation with his explanation of former President Trump’s “...

Harris blasts Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ for health care in run-up to VP debate

One day before Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) face off in the vice presidential debate, the Harris-Walz campaign has released a more than 40-page long report attacking the Trump-Vance health care plan, which the campaign says will “eliminate health insurance and raise costs for tens of millions of Americans.” 

“After nearly a decade of endlessly promising to reveal his health care plan, Donald Trump claims he only has ‘concepts of a plan.’ The truth is he d...

Telehealth companies lean into weight loss drug race

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Republicans fear new ObamaCare war

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Democrats eager to fight Vance over ObamaCare rollback

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said he wants to roll back ObamaCare’s protections for people with preexisting conditions, reopening a fight that’s repeatedly burned Republicans in the past — and one Democrats are eager to have. 

During a campaign rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, Vance described a plan to remove federal regulations from the health care system but still ensure people get the coverage they need. 

“We're gonna actually imp...

US has worst healthcare system among wealthy nations, survey says

The United States healthcare system was deemed the worst overall in a new analysis of 10 similar nations by a leading health research nonprofit.  

"Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Healthy System," published by The Commonwealth Fund Thursday, looked at 70 healthcare systems in 10 wealthy nations including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. and compared them to one another.  

The nonprofit has conducted and released an inte...

Dems push ahead on ACA subsidies

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Key takeaways from the Senate’s second IVF clash

Senate Republicans on Tuesday for the second time blocked a Democratic bill that would have created a federal right to in-vitro fertilization and guaranteed insurance coverage of IVF and other fertility treatments. 

Republicans blocked the same bill in June, and the outcome this time around was never in doubt. Just like in June, the GOP decried it as a show vote. Only Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) voted with Democrats. 

House, Senate Democrats press leadership to quickly extend ObamaCare subsidies

House and Senate Democrats are pressing leadership to quickly pass legislation extending ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies before they expire at the end of 2025. 

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) led a letter sent Wednesday to bipartisan leaders in both chambers urging them to act “at the next possible legislative opportunity.” It was signed by 41 Senate Democrats and 154 House Democrats.

The enhanced subsidies were first put in...