Fleas carrying the plague have been found in some parts of Arizona, according to health officials. On Friday (Aug. 11), the Navajo County Health Department (NCHD) announced that fleas collected in the town of Taylor, Arizona, had tested positive for Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague. The department “is urging the public to take precautions […]
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Trump Threatens To End Insurance Bailouts In Order To Kill Obamacare
President Trump on Saturday threatened to end health care “bailouts” for insurers and lawmakers in Washington as he continues to push Congress to pass legislation repealing ObamaCare. “If a new HealthCare Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for Members of Congress will end very soon!” Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon. He […]
British Baby Charlie Gard Dies After Short Stay In Hospice
Charlie Gard, the baby at the centre of a legal row over his treatment, has died, a family spokesman has confirmed. The 11-month-old was moved to a hospice following a High Court ruling. He suffered from an extremely rare genetic condition causing progressive brain damage and muscle weakness. His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, […]
Breaking: Mike Pence Votes To Break Tie In Health Care Battle
(WASHINGTON) — With Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie, the Senate voted by a hair Tuesday to start debating Republican legislation to tear down much of the Obama health care law. The vote gives President Donald Trump and GOP leaders a crucial initial victory but launches a weeklong debate promising an uncertain final […]
Obamacare Repeal/Replace Vote Delayed As McCain Recovers From Surgery
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Saturday night that Senate consideration of legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare will be delayed while Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) recovers from surgery. McCain had announced earlier on Saturday that he would not be in the Senate next week, depriving Republicans of a key vote. Without McCain, Senate Republicans […]
Trump Says Republicans Must Replace Obamacare
President Trump on Friday tweeted encouragement to Republicans on the Hill to “do what is right for the people” and get their “failed ObamaCare replacement approved.” Republican leaders unveiled a new health care bill Thursday in their effort to deliver on seven years of promises to repeal and replace “Obamacare.” They immediately lost two key […]
Obamacare Repeal And Replace Will Fail Senate Vote
It’s unclear whether Senate Republicans have the votes to win on a key procedural motion that would allow them to debate the new healthcare bill they released on Thursday. Sens. Rand PaulRand PaulFive takeaways from the GOP’s healthcare reboot Overnight Healthcare: Moderates holding back support for new Senate bill Senate healthcare bill includes key provision […]
Hillary Clinton Shares Her Plan To Fix Healthcare With GOP
The Republican National Committee released one video on Twitter criticizing Democrats for not proposing their own plan to “fix” Obamacare and another challenging Hillary Clinton to produce her plan to fix Obamacare. The first video features outspoken opponents of the Senate Republican health care plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), like Bernie Sanders of […]
McConnell Ignores Trump’s Advice; Won’t Repeal Obamacare Without Replacement
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting President Trump’s suggestion on how the Senate could promptly pass its ObamaCare overhaul measure — by immediately repealing the 2010 heath care law and replacing it later. The Kentucky Republican said Friday night that the bill, which includes significant and complex changes to ObamaCare, remains challenging but “we […]
Trump Says To Repeal Obamacare Now And Replace Later If Necessary
President Trump on Friday said Republicans should just repeal ObamaCare and replace it later if they are unable to agree on healthcare legislation. If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date! The call for action comes days after GOP Senate […]
Trump Breaks Promise; Supports Major Cuts To Medicaid
Donald Trump promised Americans, over and over again, in writing and in public remarks, that he would never cut Medicaid. And yet, the president is now an enthusiastic proponent for a Republican health care plan that makes brutal cuts to Medicaid. I’ve been curious as to how the White House and its allies would defend […]
GOP Delays Health Care Vote Due To Lack Of Support
The Senate will push off a vote on its health care bill until after the July 4 recess, amid mounting signs of trouble for the Obamacare repeal effort, according to senior lawmakers. The Better Care Reconciliation Act had been slated for a vote this week, but a number of Republican senators have expressed reservations about […]