Obamacare

From Politico: President Donald Trump and administration officials recently said they were considering relaunching HealthCare.gov, the federal enrollment site, and insurers said they privately received assurances from health officials overseeing the law's marketplace. However, a White House official on Tuesday evening told POLITICO the administration will not reopen the site…

The Trump administration has decided against reopening Obamacare enrollment to uninsured Americans during the coronavirus pandemic, defying calls from health insurers and Democrats to create a special sign-up window amid the health crisis. President Donald Trump and administration officials recently said they were considering relaunching HealthCare.gov, the federal enrollment site,…

Donald Trump has insisted that Plaquenil/hydroxychloroquine will cure COVID-19. The drug is commonly used to malaria, as well as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. While there have been some successful results with drug after treating patients infected by the novel coronavirus, there's just not enough reliable information available right now. But…

The Trump administration is considering opening up a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act to help uninsured Americans during the coronavirus crisis, Politico and The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. At least nine states that run their own health insurance exchanges have already reopened Obamacare enrollment to uninsured…

“Deep inside a desolate courthouse, 12 jurors perform civic duty as coronavirus shuts down world around them”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report. “Coughing Lawyers. Uneasy Jurors. Can Courts Work Under Coronavirus? The justice system is struggling to deal with the pandemic, turning to video arraignments and…

WASHINGTON — One of the last — and loudest — pro-life Democrats left in Congress lost his primary Tuesday nig'sht. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) lost to former advertising executive Marie Newman, trailing by 48%-44% with 90% of precincts reporting. Newman came just short of beating Lipinski two years ago, with…

Women’s rights are under attack from far-right organizations and the federal, state, and local politicians that they support. Last year, Alabama’s state legislature attempted to ban nearly all abortions—even in the case of incest or rape—and the Supreme Court is considering a case that could effectively prevent the majority of…

Episode Notes Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Michele Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the University of California Irvine School of Law. Professor Goodwin unpacks the oral arguments in this term’s big reproductive health case, June Medical Services,…

On Rainey Street, one of Austin’s premier party districts, Little Brother Bar propped up a sign just before the city’s famed South by Southwest festival was canceled. It read: “Went to SXSW & all I got was this coronavirus.” Like so many other small businesses — and they don’t come…

Trump spoke at a State TV Fox News Town Hall event Thursday evening, wherein he tried not to slouch, but didn't try not to lie. One of the hosts, Martha MacCallum, asked him about his plans for health care plans to require coverage of pre-existing conditions. Trump spent nearly a…