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 […]
Category: Health
Over 7 Million Pounds Of Hot Dogs Recalled Due To Bone Contamination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marathon Enterprises Inc., a Bronx, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 7,196,084 pounds of hot dog products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone fragments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The beef and pork hot dog and sausage items were produced on various […]
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 […]
New Study Shows More Coffee Equals Longer Life
Two new studies reveal that drinking coffee can have long term health benefits, and the more cups the better. One study determined that drinking one cup of coffee daily reduced the risk of death from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, respiratory and kidney disease by 12 percent, and by 18 percent for those drinking three […]
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 […]
Senate GOP Unveils Health Care Plan That Will Affect Millions
After weeks of secret negotiations, the US Senate has released its draft of a bill that could upend the healthcare system for millions of Americans. The Senate’s 142-page proposal, unveiled on Thursday, would eliminate or reduce key benefits provided by Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act; lower taxes for the wealthy; strip funding from the women’s […]
Even Republicans Are Growing Frustrated With Secrecy Around Trumpcare
Republican Senator John McCain hasn’t seen his party’s health care bill, slated for a vote next week – but thinks he knows who has. Asked by Bloomberg if he had seen the Senate version of the bill, Mr McCain responded, “No, nor have I met any American that has.” He added: “I’m sure the Russians […]