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Trump Says He Will Declare Opioid Crisis a National Emergency

When President Trump told reporters that the opioid crisis is a “national emergency” and he would be officially declaring it as such, he raised a point experts have echoed for months. The opioid epidemic is a critical emergency on a national scale, the experts agree, but does a proper solution involve a declaration from the […]

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Disparities in Healthcare are Detrimental to Women

The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world that doesn’t provide universal health coverage for its citizens. Healthcare is seen not as a right, but as a privilege enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be able to afford it. The ability to afford healthcare is heavily dependent on factors outside […]

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Democrats Reject White House Demands for Health Deal

WASHINGTON — Top Senate Democrats rejected White House demands Friday to add provisions weakening the Obama health care law to a bipartisan deal on steadying unsettled insurance markets. The compromise already faced an uphill path and this was the latest blow. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Trump administration was involved in the […]

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Scouts Kick Out Child Who Questioned Politician on Guns, Race and Health

DENVER — A Cub Scout was kicked out of his den after he questioned a Colorado state lawmaker about her position on gun control and previous comments she made about African-Americans’ health and eating fried chicken. It was the latest political flashpoint for the Boy Scouts after President Donald Trump used his speech at the […]

Hurricane Exposed “Inequalities and Injustices”

In rural and impoverished areas of Puerto Rico, a new day means a new search for food and safe water as the humanitarian crisis there continues to escalate. More than three weeks after Hurricane Maria, more than a quarter of homes in the U.S. territory lack clean water, about 85 percent are without electricity, and […]

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Trump Backs Away from Deal on Obamacare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan deal from two U.S. senators to stabilize Obamacare by restoring subsidies to health insurers ran into trouble on Wednesday with President Donald Trump sending mixed signals and the speaker of the House indicating no interest in taking it up. The deal announced on Tuesday by Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat […]

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Senate Faces Showdown on Obamacare

Senators return to Washington on Monday facing great uncertainty over whether they will be able to strike a deal to keep Obamacare’s insurer subsidies flowing now that President Trump will not be funding them. Without the funding, the Obamacare exchanges are likely to become further destabilized as Congress heads into the midterm elections next year. […]

Michael Jordan Gives $7M for Medical Clinics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets owner Michael Jordan is donating $7-million to launch medical clinics that he hopes will help at-risk communities in Charlotte. It’s the largest philanthropic donation ever by the former NBA champion. Read More

Trump: “Obamacare Is Obama’s Fault”

President Trump this week defended his recent actions on Obamacare, saying that the problems the law was facing were the result of his predecessor, former President Obama. “Well, we’re actually, what we’re doing is trying to keep it afloat, because it’s failing,” Trump said in wide-ranging Forbes interview published online Tuesday. “I mean the insurance […]

Rich and White? You Are Getting Healthier

More higher income and white seniors report they are in good health. However, African-American, Latino, and lower-income seniors don’t show the same gains. Medicare may have survived the budget cuts included in congressional Republicans’ plans to repeal Obamacare. However, even at current funding levels, there’s only so much it can do for the health of […]

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Mental Health Concerns Arise After Maria

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Locked out of his home and with nowhere else to go, Wilfredo Ortiz Marrero rode out Hurricane Maria inside a Jeep, which was lifted off its wheels by floodwaters in the parking lot. He then endured days without enough food or running water. The lights are back on at his […]

Obama-Era Officials Launch Sign-Up Campaign

WASHINGTON — Former Obama administration officials say they’re launching a private campaign to encourage people to sign up for coverage next year under the Affordable Care Act. With the start of open enrollment just weeks away on Nov. 1, the Trump administration has slashed “Obamacare’s” ad budget, as well as grants to outside organizations that […]

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