Health Care
- Politics
Bipartisan Senate report slams private equity’s “detrimental effects” on hospitals
Two private equity firms’ efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to…
Read More » - Politics
Trump taps Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead…
Read More » - Politics
Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net
Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back…
Read More » - Politics
Harris backs slashing medical debt. Trump’s “concepts” worry advocates.
Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with medical debt…
Read More » - Politics
Parliamentarian weakens Democrats’ drug plan in Inflation Reduction Act, as Senate prepares to vote
The Senate parliamentarian on Saturday dealt a blow to Democrats’ plan for curbing drug prices but left the rest of…
Read More » - Politics
Jon Stewart on supporting America’s veterans: “Don’t penalize veterans for your budgeting error”
Comedian Jon Stewart has long been an advocate for America’s veterans and 9/11 first responders. And as burn pit legislation…
Read More » - Politics
Dems propose raising taxes on high earners to extend Medicare solvency
Senate Democrats want to raise taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare,…
Read More » - Politics
CBS News poll: Americans react to overturning of Roe v. Wade — most disapprove, call it step backward
The American public is rendering its initial judgment on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and most disapprove of the…
Read More » - CoronaVirus
Trudeau: US Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion could mean loss of other rights
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saturday that the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right…
Read More » - Politics
This Is What A Real Agenda On Mental Health Would Look Like
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Outbursts of gun violence always get Republicans…
Read More »
