health care

Healthcare Fixes Could Help Millions Right Now

Healthcare Fixes Could Help Millions Right Now

In the midst of a devastating pandemic, fresh ideas to cover the 30 million currently uninsured Americans are more important…

4 years ago

Opinion: Alicia Garza and William Barber Explain Why Black Lives Matter is the Ultimate Antidote to Trumpism

Recent polling indicates that an overwhelming number of Americans, close to 75%, support the protests, inspired by George Floyd’s murder,…

4 years ago

Opinion: A Prescription for Good Health in America? Andrew Yang Says Fix Trump’s Failed Economy

When Democratic primary candidates were asked last Thursday about the economic policy platforms of their campaigns in light of the…

5 years ago

Trump To Delay Signing Tax Bill So The Devastating Impacts Aren’t Felt Until After Midterms

If this is such a fine piece of legislation, why didn't congressional Republicans rush it to the White House today…

7 years ago

Trump Justice Dept. Launches Investigation Into Planned Parenthood Based On Debunked Conspiracy

When a conspiracy theorist is elected President of the United States, these are the things you can expect to happen.

7 years ago

Trump’s Sabotage Efforts A Miserable Failure As Obamacare Signups Break Record

In the early going, it appears that Trump's efforts to keep people from getting health insurance are failing – but…

7 years ago

GOP Congressman Melts Down After Being Called Out For Cutting Anti-Addiction Funding

Republicans want you to believe they give a hoot about the opioid crisis in America, while they continue to vote for…

7 years ago

Faux Christian Jerry Falwell Jr. Tells Trump To Label GOPers Who Oppose Him ‘Fake Republicans’

No, Republicans who have opposed some or all of Trump's dangerous agenda are not "fake." But religious leaders like Falwell…

7 years ago

CNN’s Erin Burnett Shreds ‘Hypocrite-In-Chief’ Trump After He Signs His 50th Executive Order

Look, the facts are the president is not keeping his word. He signed 50 executive orders since the day he…

7 years ago

Chuck Schumer Tells Trump To Get Lost After POTUS Begs Him To Help Repeal Obamacare

Schumer told the president that Obamacare repeal is "off the table" and he should join other Republicans who are working…

7 years ago

Trump’s Cruelty Exposed As He Denied Red State Request To Stabilize Health Insurance Market

Trump's refusal to take action that would actually help people is proof of what we've already known about this president:…

7 years ago

Trump Ignorance Unfolds In Real Time As He Tweets Healthcare Win Then Realizes He Lost

President Trump expressed a happy expected win on the GOP health care bill after Friday, only to learn after that…

7 years ago

Tom Price Used $300K In Taxpayer Funds For Private Travel While Trying To Take Your Health Care

Instead of using taxpayer dollars to enrich himself, perhaps Tom Price – and his boss – should use the funds…

7 years ago

Trump’s Health Secretary Is Using Taxpayer Money For Expensive Flights On Private Jets

As Price squanders U.S. taxpayer funds for his expensive private flights, he and his boss are working tirelessly to take…

7 years ago

Trump Tweets Blatant Lie That Graham-Cassidy Bill Protects Those With Pre-Existing Conditions

The new health care legislation, which Republicans are now working to ram through the Senate, gives states the option of…

7 years ago

John McCain Compares New Obamacare Repeal Effort To ‘Murder Or Train Robbery’

"[The process for the Cassidy-Graham bill] is better but it's not what the Senate is supposed to be doing," he…

7 years ago

Joy Reid Crushes New Obamacare Repeal Bill With Damning Analysis Of Who It Would Hurt

Like a villain in a horror movie that appears one last time to wreak havoc, Republicans are again making one…

7 years ago

Bernie Sanders Completely Dismantles GOP Argument Against Single Payer In 60 Seconds

"We have a Medicare system right now. It is a good system. ... Let's expand that program to every man,…

7 years ago

Potential 2020 Democratic Nominees Are Lining Up Behind New Single-Payer Health Care Bill

The move by top Democrats sets up a stark contrast between themselves and Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election.

7 years ago

New Obamacare Repeal Bill Has Been Killed Before Most People Knew It Existed

The White House wants to see the plan approved by Congress, but not even GOP leadership is interested in pushing…

7 years ago

Trump HHS Secretary Greeted With Loud Boos While Throwing Out First Pitch At Nationals Game

It probably didn't take long for Tom Price to regret his decision to participate in the baseball tradition.

7 years ago

Trump’s Approval Rating Hits Lowest Point Ever As His Own Supporters Flee In Droves

The poll released Monday showed Trump's approval rating at the lowest level in any survey released since he took office.

7 years ago

The Public Option Is Back: Senators Introduce Bill Allowing People To Buy Into Medicare

Democratic Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) have introduced legislation that would allow people age 55-64…

7 years ago

Republicans Are Finally Starting To Panic Over Trump’s Dangerous Incompetence

Six months into the Trump administration, the GOP tune is changing as the president's incompetence, corruption, and unfitness has thrown…

7 years ago

GOP Plotting To Take Another Shot At Repealing Obamacare And Hurting Millions Of Americans

This week's epic failure to pass any repeal and replace legislation won't be the last effort by Donald Trump and…

7 years ago

After Obamacare Defeat Trump Proves He’s Out Of It And Has No Idea What Is Going On Around Him

With two tweets about the Senate vote on health care, Donald Trump proved that he is totally out of it,…

7 years ago

Bipartisan Group Of Governors Tear ‘Skinny’ Repeal To Shreds In Letter To The Senate

Outside of the White House and the halls of Congress, it's clear that people of all political persuasions recognize how…

7 years ago

John McCain Will Return To Help Pass Trumpcare After Receiving His Own World Class Treatment

Every American wished Sen. McCain well when the sad news of his cancer diagnosis broke last week. When he returns…

7 years ago

Trump Starts Referring To Himself In Third Person During Incoherent Naval Carrier Speech

"President Trump, I will tell you, you will get it, don't worry about it," Trump told the crowd aboard the…

7 years ago

Barack Obama Reminds America How Classy He Is With Touching Tweet To John McCain

The former president reminded us of that, sometimes, we should put politics aside. In doing so, Obama made the country…

7 years ago

Desperate GOP Calls Emergency Meeting To Revive Trumpcare And Kick Millions Off Insurance

The president and his GOP allies in Congress just can't accept the fact that America isn't buying what they're selling.

7 years ago

John McCain Throws Tantrum Because Russia Scandal Is Stalling The Deadly GOP Health Care Bill

"I think it's very difficult when you have this overwhelming barrage of new information that unfolds every few days. I…

7 years ago

Get Ready: Senate Republicans Are About To Unveil Another Disastrous Version Of Trumpcare

The fight to stop Republicans from repealing the Affordable Care Act is far from over – and millions of Americans…

7 years ago

GOP Senator Slams Trump’s Twitter Tantrums, Says His Presidency Has Been ‘Disappointing’

If there is an upside for Toomey, it's that Trump's constant social media outbursts are distracting from the disastrous piece…

7 years ago

Hillary Clinton Brilliantly Trolls GOP On Twitter By Telling Them To Enact Her Health Care Plan

The fact that Republicans think they could pull one past the former Secretary of State on a complicated policy issue…

7 years ago

House Dem Obliterates Trump On Health Care: ‘POTUS Has Not Read Trumpcare’

The gap between what Trump says is in the GOP health care bill and what's actually in it is incredibly…

7 years ago

Rachel Maddow Explains How The GOP Health Care Failure Is A Massive Embarrassment For Trump

"It has now been more than 150 days of this new administration ... and they have yet to pass a…

7 years ago

Trumpcare Violates “You Shall Not Murder” Commandment

This command explicitly states that we are not to endanger or harm the lives of other people in any way…

7 years ago

Republicans Are Preparing For Defeat By Trying To Distance Trump From Trumpcare

Republicans are trying to insulate Donald Trump from the potential failure of the health care bill in the Senate by…

7 years ago

For Democrats The Victory They Need Wasn’t In Georgia But Will Be Defeating Trump On Healthcare

The zeal among some Democrats, liberals, and progressives for the Georgia House special election were always emotional. Some are still…

7 years ago

GOP Doomed As Jon Ossoff Tears Apart Their Secret Health Plan Days Before Georgia Election

Ossoff is focusing not just on the corruption that continues to consume the White House, but the disastrous Republican policy…

7 years ago

Trump White House Plans To Eliminate Birth Control Coverage For Millions Of American Women

Trump is making a move that clearly panders to his base of voters, but it's a move that will hurt…

7 years ago

Republican Health Care Plan Would Slash Coverage For 30 Million Low-Income Children

Under the GOP health care plan, millions of low-income children would be at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage.

7 years ago

Bernie Sanders Urges America To Keep Fighting Trump’s Dangerous Policies, Despite Russia Chaos

A thorough and independent investigation into Trump is a top priority, but Democrats should not lose sight of issues that…

7 years ago

One Pennsylvania Voter’s Comments On Health Care Show Why Trump And The GOP Are Screwed

CBS's Face The Nation held a focus group of Pennsylvania voters and the message that Trumpcare is going to take…

8 years ago

Bernie Sanders Tees Off: Trumpcare Is Not A Health Care Bill, It’s A Death Sentence

It's time to stop labeling this a health care policy and instead call it what it is: a death sentence…

8 years ago

Hillary Clinton Urges The Resistance To “Fight Back” Against “Shameful” GOP Health Care Crusade

Clinton encouraged Americans to support Democratic candidates in swing districts represented by Republicans who voted for Trumpcare.

8 years ago

It’s Official: GOP Will Vote Thursday To Dismantle Health Care For Millions Of Americans

GOP Congressman Kevin McCarthy says Republicans do, in fact, have enough votes to advance the legislation.

8 years ago

Paul Ryan Just Admitted That He Doesn’t Have The Votes To Pass Trump’s Health Care Bill

When Paul Ryan was asked at his weekly press conference if the House would be voting on a health care…

8 years ago

Bernie Sanders To Introduce Health Care Legislation That Will Put The GOP Plan To Shame

"We've got to join the rest of the world and guarantee health care to all of our people as a…

8 years ago

The Ink On Trumpcare 2.0 Isn’t Even Dry And It’s Already Dead In The Water

Not only is the latest version of Trumpcare already doomed to fail, but it's guaranteed to drag Republicans down with…

8 years ago

Trump Trying To Revive Politically Suicidal Health Care Plan As Approval Rating Craters

If there was a time for the president to revive Trumpcare, now would not be it.

8 years ago

White House In Turmoil As Voters Feel Trump Is Failing On Every Major Issue

What do the economy, health care, terrorism, and immigration have in common? They're all issues Trump is failing on, according…

8 years ago

GOP Congressman Says Trumpcare Failed Because It Wasn’t As Good As Trump Steaks

"President Donald Trump did the best he could, but it’s not the same as when Donald Trump in the private…

8 years ago

Trump To America: “Do Not Worry,” I Will Not Stop Trying To Take Health Care Away

Trump is publicly rooting for the failure of a law that has helped millions of Americans.

8 years ago

Memo To Trump: Here’s What It Looks Like For A President To ‘Win’ On Health Care

After a winless two months in the White House, perhaps Trump should give Barack Obama a call. He knows a…

8 years ago

Angry Paul Ryan Runs From Reporters After Health Care Talks Fail Miserably

The Speaker was in no mood to deal with the press after a day of spectacular failures for his party.

8 years ago

Newt Gingrich Totally Loses It, Says The CBO Is ‘Disgusting’ And Should Be ‘Abolished’

"They should abolish the Congressional Budget Office. It is corrupt. It is dishonest," Gingrich said.

8 years ago

Bernie Sanders Demolishes Paul Ryan’s Obamacare Replacement In An Incredible 82 Seconds

Sen. Bernie Sanders needed just 82 seconds to completely demolish Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's Obamacare replacement on Face…

8 years ago

Trumpcare Is Toxic And Everyone Knows It: Even The White House And Republicans in Congress

One does not need to be a Nobel Prize winning economist like Paul Krugman to see the achievements of Obamacare…

8 years ago

House Republican Busts Trump For Trying To Take Obama’s Name Off Obamacare And Call It His Own

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) accused Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and President Donald Trump of trying to take…

8 years ago

Trump Plans To Take Health Care Away From 20 Million Americans And Blame Obama

While speaking to the nation's governors, President Trump laid out a plan for taking away health care from 20 million…

8 years ago

In Toughest Attack Yet, Bernie Sanders Accuses Hillary Clinton Of Healthcare Flip-Flop

In their toughest attack yet, the Bernie Sanders campaign is accusing Hillary Clinton of flip-flopping on universal healthcare to hide…

9 years ago

Let’s Nudge Republicans Off Their Shaky Healthcare Cliff

Tea Party Republicans are on such shaky ground with their opposition to Obamacare that it would be a sin not…

12 years ago

Every Day Across Our Nation GOP Healthcare Hunger Games are Killing People

Meet some of the real life victims of health care politics in the 'conservative republic' of America, where only the…

13 years ago

Republican Amendment Proposes Religious Liberty Based Death Panel

A Republican amendment in the Senate is proposing the creation of real life death panel that would put religious fanatics…

13 years ago

Fox News Refutes Glenn Beck’s Attack on the Slaughter Solution

The brewing battle between the journalists at Fox News and Glenn Beck took a new turn today as Hill reporter…

15 years ago

Rachel Maddow and Orrin Hatch Continue Their Feud on Twitter

Last night on her MSNBC program, Rachel Maddow went after the Senate Republicans' hypocrisy and lies against healthcare reform, but…

15 years ago