Anti-abortion groups have called demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the women’s health provider of federal funding. Pro-life and pro-choice activists gather at the Supreme Court for the National March for Life rally in Washington January 27, 2017.
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‘This guy lies all of the time!’: Bernie Sanders rails…
… cabinet who want to see such programs cut. When asked about Democrats who have questioned whether Trump has mental health issues , Sanders said that he’s never attacked Trump for being mentally ill. “I called him delusional when he claimed there …
Protests erupt across the United States over Planned Parenthood funding
… pink signs that read, “I stand with Planned Parenthood.” “They do a lot of work to help women with reproductive health – not just abortions, obviously – but they help with birth control and cancer screenings and counselling and a whole variety of …
Thanking Justice Roberts
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius case which held that the “penalty” for not buying health insurance was actually a “tax” and therefore constitutional.
Scarlett Johansson, post breakup, resurfaces for a gala New York (Ap) …
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Price nears Senate confirmation as Trump health secretary
Republicans are ready to overpower Democrats and push another of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees through the Senate, the man who will help lead the GOP drive to erase and replace the health care law.
US officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement
In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru.
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… Act during a 90-minute primetime debate on CNN Tuesday. President Donald Trump has promised to repeal and replace the health care law, often referred to as Obamacare, while Democrats have vowed to defend former President Barack Obama’s landmark …
Scarlett Johansson, post breakup, resurfaces for a gala
Johansson and fashion designer Donatella Versace were honored by amfAR on Wednesday in New York at their annual gala before New York Fashion Week. Johansson posed for photographers, and walked past a line of television reporters as she rushed inside.
Scarlett Johansson, post breakup, resurfaces for a gala
Johansson and fashion designer Donatella Versace were honored by amfAR on Wednesday in New York at their annual gala before New York Fashion Week. Johansson posed for photographers, and walked past a line of television reporters as she rushed inside.
Jack Nicholson attached to remake Oscar nom ‘Toni Erdmann’
After a seven year hiatus from film, Jack Nicholson is expected to return to the big screen in an English language remake of the Oscar-nominated German comedy “Toni Erdmann.” Nicholson and Kristen Wiig are attached to star, according to a person close to the production who requested anonymity because of a lack of authorization to speak publicly about the project.
Cruz, Sanders face off on Obamacare
Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders — two senators with diametrically opposed views of government’s role in health care — are facing off at a CNN town hall debate over the future of Obamacare. The event, moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, is certain to highlight the many challenges surrounding efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act — a sweeping health care law that covers some 20 million Americans.
More Virginians signed up for Obamacare in 2016
… Service Board at the Hampton Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. The number of Virginians who have health insurance from the state’s Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act grew by more than 36,000 in the 2016 open enrollment period, …
Team Trump should get in the union-busting business
… skim operates in government programs run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services. Once confirmed, Price should initiate a rule-making process to prohibit public agencies from spending …
Trump backs negotiating drug prices under Medicare -White House
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. President Donald Trump supports the government negotiating directly with drug companies on prices for drugs covered by the Medicare insurance program, the White House said on Tuesday.
Employers worry GOP Obamacare overhaul could harm job-based coverage
Through years of acrimony over Obamacare coverage for the poor and other individuals lacking health policies, one kind of insurance has remained steady, widespread and relatively affordable. Employer-sponsored medical plans still cover more Americans than any other type, typically with greater benefits and lower out-of-pocket expense.
Familiar names, faces return to movie theaters
Keanu Reeves returns as hitman John Wick in “John Wick: Chapter 2.” In this chapter he’s forced out of retirement by a former associate hoping to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Wick travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
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… until the end of this year or possibly sometime in 2018, he says. That’s fine, he says. Has he talked to his pick for Health and Human Services about that ? The Georgia Republican congressman is on the verge of becoming the Trump administration’s …
Facts About Social Security, Medicare in the Age of Trump May Surprise You
While the era of “alternative facts” dawned in Washington, experts from across the ideological spectrum gathered in the capital for a review of real facts about our two most important retirement programs: Social Security and Medicare. The annual policy research conference of the National Academy of Social Insurance focused on the group’s new report to the Donald Trump administration and Congress on the future of all our social insurance programs – those that cover retirement, but also those that protect the disabled, jobless, impoverished poverty and frail.
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Could California go it alone on Obamacare?
That’s a question lawmakers might be asking residents in the months to come as President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress scurry to repeal the Affordable Care Act and scramble for a plan to replace it. One GOP-generated proposal would allow individual states to keep Obamacare-style health insurance – for a price.
A shocking secret about Donald Trump has been leaked
President Donald Trump is apparently taking a certain kind of drug that is sure to land him plenty of scorn from his detractors. President Donald Trump has a secret that he doesn’t want anyone to know about.
Trump Leads the Religious Right to the Promised Land
… The Islamophobes would get their Muslim ban. The Obama-haters would find satisfaction in an order to purge affordable health care from the books. But the religious right would get pretty much everything it wanted – all of the above and more. For his …
Obamacare sign-ups decline in face of Trump repeal threat
Facing higher premiums, less choice and a last-minute advertising pullback, fewer people signed up for coverage this year through HealthCare.gov, according to data from a preliminary government report Friday. About 9.2 million people signed up through HealthCare.gov, the insurance marketplace serving most states, said the Health and Human Services department.
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide
A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country. U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled that Washington state and Minnesota had standing to challenge Trump’s order, which government lawyers disputed, and said they showed their case was likely to succeed.
Employers Fear GOP Health Overhaul Could Damage Job-Based Insurance
… of several approaches to replacement. Through years of acrimony over the relative merits of Obamacare, one kind of health insurance has remained steady, widespread and relatively affordable: Employer-sponsored plans. Job-based medical plans still …
The Latest: White House still assessing Israeli settlements
The White House says new Israeli settlements or the expansion of existing ones beyond their current borders may not help achieve peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Spokesman Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, although it has yet to take an official position on settlement construction.
Trump’s Hair Growth Medicine: What Is Finasteride?
Donald Trump’s personal doctor recently revealed that the president takes a handful of medications, including a daily aspirin to lower heart attack risk, an antibiotic to treat the skin condition rosacea, a statin to lower cholesterol – and a hair-loss drug called finasteride. The physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, credited finasteride with helping maintain Trump’s head of hair, as well as his own long locks.
Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2017
… of the greatest minds from around the world to maintain the high quality of our biomedical research enterprise and health care services,” they wrote. “Limiting the exchange of ideas, practices, and data across cultures has the potential to …
Trump Volatility Index Takes Pharma Companies on a Wild Ride 35 minutes ago
… they can help fix Obamacare, the nickname for the Affordable Care Act, which provides millions of Americans with health insurance. One of the proposed changes: repealing Obamacare’s tax on their industry. And Eli Lilly & Co. CEO Dave Ricks said …
Gorsuch case review shows he’s no crusader on abortion
… case ultimately made its way to the 10th Circuit, which ruled that the governor could not halt funding to the women’s health organization. When a judge requested a rehearing it was denied, but Gorsuch wrote a powerful dissent defending Herbert’s …
Mystery woman infiltrates Trump talks
… The issue is a complex one for the new administration, as there would be a public outcry if it were to take away health insurance from the tens of millions who have obtained it under the program. Congressional Institute President Mark Strand emailed …
President Trump says he wants to bring down drug prices. His example? Aspirin
… . President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act has created uncertainty in the health-care sector. Here’s what Trump’s policies mean for the future of health care. Though there’s a “best price” provision for …
Can Democrats filibuster Gorsuch? Here’s the math
… Donald Trump won, stick with its most progressive members. Let’s be clear: Neil Gorsuch is no supporter of women’s health care. We can’t let up the pressure to #ProtectOurCare . Five of the Democrats are in reliably Republican states that voted …
Commentary: Trump and Obama’s legacy
… to go down in history. Obamacare was passed into law to give some 20 million Americans the opportunity to purchase health Insurance through private Insurance companies subsidized by the Federal government. But from the start it wasn’t presented …
Immigration, Obamacare, Unintended Consequences
… of course, there are also substantial non-cash benefits available to people legally living in the U.S., especially health-care services like Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program or Obamacare subsidies. Barring individuals who might …
Guess Who Can’t Wait for Trumpcare?
… hasn’t been a particularly popular law since its passage in March 2010. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, which has been conducted on a near-monthly basis since Obamacare’s passage, just a handful of months have …
John Stoehr: How free are we in the shadow of monopoly?
I had planned to write a column about the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, and how Connecticut should not wait around for Washington to act. President Donald Trump , on his first day in office, signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to “waive, defer, grant exceptions from or delay” any part of the health care law that imposes “financial or regulatory burdens” on anyone subject to it.
F&P Healthcare factories may move to counter proposed Trump tariffs on Mexico
Medical device firm Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will consider switching factories making products bound for the United States from Mexico to New Zealand if US President Donald Trump’s administration taxes Mexican imports. The company, a major global supplier of specialised respiratory equipment for hospitals, is one of the first companies with Mexican operations to disclose how it would respond to the Trump administration’s proposed tariff on imports from across the US southern border.