Obamacare

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: A sign stating that job placement program called Work Force 1 is closed is ... seen on the door of the New York State unemployment offices on May 7, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. 3.2 million Americans have filed for…

In this episode of What’s Ahead, I discuss why the U.S. government must immediately create an immense prize to spur creation of a vaccine against COVID-19.  Examples of monetary prizes spurring innovations, inventions and achievements include the first vaccine, the lifeboat and the tool to measure longitude. The prize should…

In early May 2020, social media users shared an old meme that stated, among other things, U.S. President Donald Trump “has put Rick Scott in charge of Republican healthcare.” The meme was re-shared amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, but it’s unclear why or whether the two are related.…

Darryl Biel's wife, Kristen, was fired from a Catholic school when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She sued but died last year, and Biel is carrying on the suit. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)Kristen Biel taught fifth grade at St. James, a Catholic school in Torrance, when…

Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, January 30, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Former vice president Joe Biden stated that sex-change surgeries are “medically necessary” and he would push for insurers to cover such procedures during a virtual town hall with the Human Rights…

WASHINGTON — Let’s accept the premise offered by President Trump, Chris Christie and others: It’s worth sacrificing American lives to get the U.S. economy restarted.But then what? What’s the plan for what comes next?What do you do about the schools when the parents go back to work?What about child-care centers?How…

Asked if he still supported the lawsuit calling to invalidate Obamacare, President Donald Trump said he did. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribeReuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is unparalleled.Get the latest news on: http://reuters.com/Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReutersFollow…

TOPLINE President Trump said Wednesday the Justice Department would continue to argue that the Affordable Care Act should be overturned in a Supreme Court case that will be heard this fall, resisting advice from Attorney General Bill Barr to pursue a ruling over a narrower part of the legislation. UNITED…

The Supreme Court justices seemed concerned Wednesday about the scope of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women, as required by the Affordable Care Act. The justices were hearing their third day…

Defying public-health guidelines and putting senators at risk to elevate a favorite judge to the second highest court in the land, Mitch McConnell behaves like a man who knows his time is running out. He’s already filled some 200 federal judgeships with young, Federalist Society approved conservatives poised to overturn…