Sixty-two percent of Americans say it’s the federal government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a survey from Gallup found.
The figure is the highest it’s been in more than a decade. It slipped to its low of 42 percent in 2013, during the difficult rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as ObamaCare.
It was at its highest in 2006, when 69 percent of Americans believed health care should be covered by the governm...
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Trump falsely claims he saved Obamacare from ‘disaster’ — after his attempts to kill it crumbled
President-elect Donald Trump has again made the case that he made Obamacare “workable,” as his team continues to work toward a new healthcare plan.
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Make America Happy Again: How the US is forgetting its promises and failing its people
Democrats are still soul-searching about losing last month's election. Was it the Harris campaign? The price of butter? The ASPCA vote?
It could be a little of all three. However, the fundamental reason is simple: The U.S. is the among the wealthiest countries in the world per capita, but the American people are not happy.
The Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, but the founding documents do say we all have an equal right to pursue it. The ...
UnitedHealthcare shooting highlights US insurance crisis
The shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street corner last week suggests an unsettling truth about American healthcare: Our system hasn't just failed — it has lost its moral legitimacy entirely.
The chilling messages inscribed on the shell casings, "deny," "defend" and "depose", read like an indictment of our entire healthcare apparatus.
What's even more disturbing is the public response. Across social media, many are not expressin...
5 takeaways from Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ interview
President-elect Trump's first sit-down interview since winning a second White House term aired Sunday, giving the public a view into his mindset as he prepares to return to office.
Trump spoke with "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker, and the two discussed Trump's plans for his first day in office, some of his controversial Cabinet choices, and whether he would like the Justice Department to go after his critics and rivals.
Here are five takeaways from the inte...
Biden makes push to extend Obamacare subsidies after gloomy CBO report
President Biden called on Congress to extend the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, tax credits on Friday after a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report highlighted national healthcare disparities.
“A new report from the Congressional Budget Office underscores just how critical the legislation to bring down health care costs, enacted under my Administration, have been,” Biden said in the statement.
“Millions of Americans are benefiting from expanded pr...
Biden eyes relaxed limits for pesticide
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Trump’s billionaire Cabinet
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Trump team digs in on Hegseth
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Senate Republicans launch inquiry into unpublished NIH study
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