A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Monday on the Biden administration's appeal of a case that threatens the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) promise of free preventive care to more than 150 million people.
A federal judge in Texas last year ruled that the law's mandate requiring employers and insurers to cover a host of preventive services, like certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention, was unconstitutional.
The ruling also invalidated the ...
With solar, we can solve non-profit hospitals’ carbon and community benefit problem simultaneously
Hospitals account for a significant amount of health care’s enormous 550 million metric ton greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. That is largely because hospitals are remarkably energy inefficient.
In 2023, just 37 — substantially less than 1 percent — were Energy Star certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Scope 1 and 2 energy efficiency. The innumerable and unrelenting health harms associated with GHG emissions disproportionately harm Medicare and Medicaid b...
Can Biden overcome his low approval ratings, à la Obama and Bill Clinton? Not likely
Can Joe Biden successfully reboot?
It’s possible; approaching their successful reelection campaigns, both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton also faced poor ratings. But their low ratings were not as low as Biden’s. He heads into election season with the lowest approval ratings — 41 percent — of any president going back to the 1950s, according to Gallup.
Only 46 percent of the public thought Obama was doing a good job in January 2012; by Ele...
Williamson ‘unsuspending’ presidential campaign
Author Marianne Williamson announced Wednesday that she is “unsuspending” her presidential campaign, claiming American voters are “watching a car crash in slow motion” with the current candidates.
“Hey, I have an important announcement to make. As of today, I am unsuspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States,” Williamson said in a video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The long-shot Biden challenger announced she was sus...
Williamson ‘unsuspending’ presidential campaign
Author Marianne Williamson announced Wednesday that she is “unsuspending” her presidential campaign, claiming American voters are “watching a car crash in slow motion” with the current candidates.
“Hey, I have an important announcement to make. As of today, I am unsuspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States,” Williamson said in a video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The long-shot Biden challenger announced she was sus...
7th Circuit allows Indiana’s ban on care for transgender youth to take effect
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed Indiana’s ban on care for transgender youth to take effect.
The court issued a stay Tuesday, overturning a June decision from a federal judge that blocked the health care ban.
The three-judge panel heard oral arguments in the case on Feb. 16 and released its decision Tuesday, saying it would release an opinion at a later date.
Indiana’s Senate Bill 480 bans health care providers from administering gender-affirmin...
7th Circuit allows Indiana’s ban on care for transgender youth to take effect
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed Indiana’s ban on care for transgender youth to take effect.
The court issued a stay Tuesday, overturning a June decision from a federal judge that blocked the health care ban.
The three-judge panel heard oral arguments in the case on Feb. 16 and released its decision Tuesday, saying it would release an opinion at a later date.
Indiana’s Senate Bill 480 bans health care providers from administering gender-affirmin...
Newsom calls Trump ‘weakness masquerading as strength’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) labeled former President Trump as "weakness masquerading as strength" in an interview that aired Sunday.
NBC's Kristen Welker pressed Newsom in an interview on "Meet the Press" whether Democrats were underestimating Trump as he faces a likely rematch with President Biden next November. He said that Democrats were not underestimating Trump and slammed him for recent comments made at his political rallies last week.
"Well, I think he's...
[Correspondence] The Italian health-care crisis—only a matter of funding?
Having noted that Arianna Magon and Rosario Caruso erroneously refer to the Italian National Health System (INHS) in the title of their Correspondence,1 we would like to note that in Italy we also have a public National Health Service (NHS) mostly funded by taxpayers,2 which was initiated in 1978 in the wake of the English NHS and should provide universal coverage. A widespread weakness of the INHS throughout the country that is not underlined in the Correspondence is primary care. Although g...
6 in 10 hold favorable view of Affordable Care Act in new polling
Over half of U.S. adults have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the health care measure used by millions of Americans continues to gain popularity, according to a new poll.
The survey, released Wednesday by health policy research group KFF, found that 59 percent of U.S. adults had a favorable view of the ACA, though respondents differed along party lines on what they would like to see done with the law.
Just over three in four Democratic voters —...