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Judge upholds short-term plan expansion in Trump win against ACA

Dive Brief: A district judge ruled in favor of a controversial Trump administration policy expanding the sale of short-term health insurance Friday, advancing conservative efforts to weaken the Affordable Care Act. Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected plaintiffs’ claims that the limited coverage unlawfully undermines the ACA,… Read More »

Democratic ‘Medicare for all’ push stands to rescue Trump on healthcare

The Democratic Party is riding to President Trump’s rescue on healthcare with talk of repealing Obamacare and eliminating private insurance in favor of a government system that has drawn the skepticism of American voters. The move could offer a political lifeline to Trump. His stubborn commitment to “repealing and replacing” Obamacare, once a winning message,… Read More »

Health care for undocumented immigrants may ‘haunt’ Dems against Trump, says ex-Sen. Evan Bayh

Support among many of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls of government health care for undocumented immigrants may prove damaging in the eventual race against President Donald Trump, former Sen. Evan Bayh told CNBC on Monday. “That particular position may come back to haunt them in the general election,” said the Indiana Democrat who also served as… Read More »

Drug costs should be a ‘prominent issue’ in Trump trade talks: Mount Sinai Health CEO

The Trump administration should make the rising cost of medicine a leading issue in trade talks with countries around the world, Mount Sinai Health System CEO Kenneth Davis told CNBC on Friday. “We marvel at the fact that U.S. drug costs are two to six times higher than they are in the rest of the… Read More »

New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care – The Washington Post

Openly gay politicians and their supporters called on the Republican-controlled Senate to pass the Equality Act. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) May 24 at 9:33 AM The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday proposed a rule that civil rights groups warn may be used to deny care to transgender patients. Under the Obama administration, HHS… Read More »

Howard Stern: The Trump I know wasn’t anti-abortion because he probably got a ‘few people abortions’

Longtime radio host Howard Stern said during an interview with “Good Morning America” that he does not believe President Trump is truly anti-abortion because he probably got a “few people abortions.” Stern cited his longtime friendship with Trump, which has since cooled off, as his evidence for the claim. Stern, who supported Hillary Clinton during… Read More »