The Inflation Reduction Act Was a Huge Win for Democrats. Will It Help Them In the Midterms?
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks as US President Joe Biden listens during a signing ceremony for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 16, 2022.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter…
The Biden Administration Is Set to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Yuri Gripas/CNP/Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.We may not be slashing child poverty or doing much of anything to counter the climate crisis, but at least we can (probably) count on lower prescription drug prices, thanks to one of the…
This Guy Is Unhappy With His Health Care Plan, So He Wants SCOTUS to Destroy Obamacare
November 10, 2020 – Washington, DC. Demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in favor of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the day that the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case regarding it. Michael Brochstein/Sipa via AP Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother…
Laid Off? You Can Still Sign Up for Obamacare
Cheriss May/NurPhoto/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Roughly 9 million Americans have applied for unemployment insurance in the past two weeks as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the economy. But, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, those who have lost their employer-based health coverage don’t need to go…
The Trump Administration Would Like to Talk to You for a Second About Your Cervical Mucus
Mother Jones illustration/Carolyn Kaster/AP Ladies, have you ever wanted to learn the fertile secrets hidden in your cervical mucus? If so, the Trump administration is here to help! The US Department of Health and Human Services has created a webinar entitled “Focusing on Fertility,” to introduce you to the world of “fertility awareness,” a method…
Trump’s Anti-Obamacare Insurance Plans Are Ripping People Off
President Donald Trump in October, 2017 signing an executive order “to promote healthcare choice and competition,” including expanding the duration of short-term health insurance plansRon Sachs/Zuma The so-called “junk insurance” plans the Trump administration promotes may be helping insurance companies more than patients. Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans—Obamacare workarounds that do not have to comply…