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McConnell Doesn’t Expect Democrats’ Help
WASHINGTON — Republicans will repeal and replace the health care law and overhaul the tax code without Democratic help or votes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says. “It’s clear that in the early months it’s going to be a Republicans-only exercise,” the Kentucky senator said at a news conference February 17 before lawmakers left for […]
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Single-Payer Plan Would Fulfill Promises
President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act with a health care law that achieves more coverage, better benefits and lower costs could be attained through single-payer reform, according to a commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine. “President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal and replace the Patient […]
Students
West Virginia U. Offers Tuition Incentive to Nursing Students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is offering tuition incentives in hopes of increasing the number of highly trained nurses in the state and beyond. The WVU School of Nursing says it will offer in-state tuition for all students — regardless of residency — to enhance opportunities for nurses through the online Registered Nurse to […]
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Scholars: At its Core, Feminism Universal
Black transnational feminisms simply means understanding the ways in which Black women across nationalities are faced with many of the same issues.
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Message to Tom Price: Drop the Repeal Idea
Congratulations on your confirmation and the honor of serving the American people as head of the Health and Human Services Department. The decision over what to do about the Affordable Care Act is coming at you fast. Millions of Americans are waiting to understand if their health coverage and protections will continue, while insurance companies […]
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Governor Opposes Privatizing W.Va. Med School
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says he’s against a legislative proposal to privatize the state medical school in Lewisburg. The Democratic governor says privatization of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine would drive up in-state tuition. He says it makes “no sense” for the state to divest the highly ranked school, […]
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N.J. Gets Anti-Opioid Law
TRENTON, N.J. — Just a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on drug addiction, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing the state’s opioid addiction epidemic, taking action just minutes after the Democrat-led Assembly approved the measure. The legislation curbs initial opioid prescriptions to a five-day supply, making […]
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Md. Legislators Weigh Legalizing Meds for Dying
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In 2014, Alexa Fraser’s 90-year-old father successfully ended his life with a gun to the head after two failed suicide attempts. Her father, whom Fraser described as a “fiercely independent person,” suffered from Parkinson’s disease, a progressive movement disorder marked by involuntary tremors and slowed movement. His condition had worsened and he […]
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Health Nominee Says Medicaid Needs Overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to run the government’s major health insurance programs said Thursday that Medicaid needs a full overhaul but she doesn’t support turning Medicare into a “voucher” plan. Indiana health care consultant Seema Verma testified before the Senate Finance Committee on her nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and […]
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Administration Sends Mixed-Signals on Exchanges
With the drive to “repeal and replace” Obamacare losing steam, the Trump administration quietly moved to shore up a key feature of the healthcare law this week: the state exchanges where people shop for non-group coverage. And to its credit, Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services zeroed in on some of the factors that […]
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Fear Keeps Immigrants Away from Healthcare
Immigrants in the Bay Area are so worried about President Trump’s forthcoming immigration policy that they’re opting out of health-care coverage, this according to several local officials, including the head of Alameda County’s health-services department. This rumor of a new executive order targeting immigrants is causing consternation and panic in the East Bay. Rebecca Gebhart, […]
Disparities
Henrietta Lacks’ Family Seeks Compensation
BALTIMORE— The son of Henrietta Lacks is seeking compensation for the unauthorized use of his mother’s cells in scientific research since her 1951 death, as detailed in a best-selling book. The Baltimore Sun reports that Lawrence Lacks, his son and daughter-in-law say they plan to file a lawsuit against Johns Hopkins University in coming weeks. […]
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