North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced after a meeting with Senate GOP leaders and colleagues Saturday afternoon that he will vote “no” on both the motion to proceed and final passage of the Republican megabill to implement President Trump’s agenda because of deep cuts to federal Medicaid funding.
Tillis said he wants Senate Republican leaders to drop their plan to lower the cap on healthcare provider taxes and instead embrace the Medicaid language passed by the Hous...
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Republicans’ mega-bill could make Americans hungry again
This is a large country, and people in different states embrace different customs, cultural preferences and political beliefs. But for all our diversity, every person in every state needs to eat.
In recognition of this, America has long treated hunger as a national concern. Unfortunately, a little-understood provision in the budget reconciliation legislation speeding through Congress would change that. Within a few years of its passage, we would likely see a significant number...
GOP leaders boost rural hospital fund, rewrite Medicaid provisions to save Trump megabill
Senate Republican leaders substantially increased the size of a rural hospital relief fund and rewrote controversial language freezing health care provider taxes in a late-night bid to keep President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on track for a vote Saturday afternoon.
Republican leaders increased the size of the proposed rural hospital relief fund from $15 billion to $25 billion, with the money to be distributed over five years.
But the proposal falls far short o...
ObamaCare preventive care mandate wins in Supreme Court ruling
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Supreme Court delivers for Trump
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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr
Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’
A US supreme court decision affirming the constitutionality of Obamacare sets the stage for more politicized science in the future, health law experts said about the court’s decision.
The court’s majority opinion in Kennedy v Braidwood Management found that an expert panel – the preventive services taskforce – convened under the Affordable Care Act is under the direct oversight of the health secretary.
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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr
Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’
A US supreme court decision affirming the constitutionality of Obamacare sets the stage for more politicized science in the future, health law experts said about the court’s decision.
The court’s majority opinion in Kennedy v Braidwood Management found that an expert panel – the preventive services taskforce – convened under the Affordable Care Act is under the direct oversight of the health secretary.
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Supreme Court’s blockbuster day
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For the fourth time, Affordable Care Act survives far-right Supreme Court challenge
Four times, conservatives have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to gut the Affordable Care Act. Four times, the justices have sided with "Obamacare."
Supreme Court sides with parents seeking opt-outs from LGBTQ books in schools
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines Friday ruled in favor of parents in Montgomery County, Md., who sought to opt out their children from instruction that uses books with LGBTQ themes.
It hands another win to religious rights advocates, who have regularly earned the backing of the high court’s conservative majority in a series of high-profile cases.
Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the six Republican-appointed justices, found the lac...