The fate of national healthcare is in the US Supreme Court’s hands—again

January 8, 2020 ACA, Affordable Care Act, health, health insurance, healthcare, law, News, obamacare, politics

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No Obamacare replacement 3 years after Trump’s promise to ‘immediately’ change it

December 30, 2019 Donald Trump, health, healthcare, Medicare, News, obamacare, obamacare repeal, politics, trump, World

Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump's big health insurance reveal. Prescription drug prices have edged lower, but with major legislation stuck in Congress it's unclear if that relief is the start of a trend or merely a blip.

The origins of La Colombe CEO Todd Carmichael’s social consciousness

December 16, 2019 News, politics

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Insurers take Obamacare fight to SCOTUS, demanding $12 billion from the US

December 7, 2019 ACA, Government, health insurance, healthcare, law, News, obamacare, politics

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The US labor secretary nominee has a history of opposing workers’ rights

September 26, 2019 News, politics

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The UN General Assembly lurches into full swing

September 24, 2019 climate-change, Donald Trump, News, politics

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Texas congressman’s retirement points to a tough 2020 for House Republicans

September 4, 2019 News, politics, texas

Rep. Bill Flores became the fifth Texas Republican this term to announce he will not seek reelection as a growing number of longtime GOP incumbents heading for the exits in 2020. While his solidly Republican district is not as likely to flip as several other districts are, the decision could indicate a lack of optimism about his party’s chances of regaining a majority in the next Congress.

Flores was first elected in the 2010 Republican landslide as part of the new majority. H...

After trying to kill health insurance for millions, Paul Ryan now profits from medical tech

August 27, 2019 health care, News, obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, trumpcare

As Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan (R-WI) was best known for his repeated attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) and take away health insurance coverage from tens of millions of Americans. Now a private citizen, Ryan is about to profit from his own legislative failures.

According to his hometown paper, Ryan has joined the board of directors at SHINE Medical Technologies. The Janesville-based company makes molybdenum-99, a radioactive isotope used to...

Retiring Congressman Duffy to rely on pre-existing condition protections he voted to repeal

August 27, 2019 health care, News, obamacare, politics, trumpcare

Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) announced on Monday that he will soon resign his House seat, citing family reasons. He and his wife, Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy, said their soon-to-be born ninth child will require heart surgery soon after her birth.

On Tuesday, Duffy explained that he had made sure the child will have access to health insurance despite her pre-existing conditions.

It is laudable that the Duffy family is preparing to provide as much care as possible for a ...

Why Planned Parenthood was right to refuse federal funding | Moira Donegan

August 22, 2019 Contraception and family planning, health, News, planned-parenthood, politics, US news, US politics

The Trump administration put Planned Parenthood in an untenable position – and the organization made the moral choice to walk away
The Trump administration expanded its assault on women’s rights this week, engineering the loss of birth control and other reproductive healthcare coverage for millions of low income women.
On Monday, the administration’s Title X gag rule went into effect, barring any provider who performs abortions or even provides referrals for them from receiving...