Trump Failed to Repeal Obamacare. Now Maine Voters Are Deciding Whether to Expand It.
Michael Parent, left, gets instructions on submitting his ballots while voting November 7, 2017, in Portland, Maine.Robert F. Bukaty/AP When all the votes are counted from Tuesday’s elections, a little-known ballot initiative in Maine could prove to be one of the most consequential contests—impacting the health care received by tens of thousands of people and showing how voters…
Barack Obama Is Doing Trump’s Job for Him
Future-Image/ZUMA Barack Obama has been pretty quiet in 2017. He’s only recently returned to the campaign trail for a Democratic candidate, and he’s given a few (mostly paid) speeches. But with Obamacare open enrollment starting on Wednesday and President Donald Trump trashing the law, Obama returned to a familiar role: insurance pitchman. The former president…
Here Are All The Ways Trump Is Already Sabotaging Obamacare and Raising Premiums
Open enrollment for 2018 kicked off Wednesday morning. It’s the only time of year (save a few exceptions) that individuals and families can buy insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, and it lasts six weeks. Back when Barack Obama was president, the government made a big annual push in the lead-up to open enrollment:…
Chicken Farms Fueled a Massive Public Health Crisis—While the Government Turned a Blind Eye
shutterstock This story was originally published by Food and Environment Reporting Network. Antibiotic-resistant infections—everything from gastrointestinal illnesses to recurring urinary tract infections and staph—are among the most menacing issues in public health today, sickening 2 million people a year and killing at least 23,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So perhaps it’s…
This Chemical Fire in West Virginia Has Been Burning for Nearly a Week
Wayne Towner/News and Sentinel/AP A chemical fire has been burning for several days at plastics warehouse just outside of Parkersburg, West Virginia. State officials still don’t know exactly which materials caught on fire at the facility after midnight on Saturday, what the potential health effects will be on residents of this town in the northwestern part of…
Undocumented Teen Finally Gets Abortion After Month-Long Fight With Trump Administration
Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old seeking an abortion who’s being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children.J. Scott Applewhite/AP The undocumented minor who’s been fighting for her constitutional right to an abortion finally underwent the procedure on Wednesday morning after the government tried to stop her for…