A Federal Judge Just Struck Down Obamacare’s Prevention Treatments
Pacific Press/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal district court judge in Texas has gutted a core healthcare protection that Americans have enjoyed for more than a decade: a government mandate guaranteeing cost-free preventative services. Under the ruling, cancer screenings, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)…
Trump Wants the Supreme Court to “End” Obamacare. Here’s How They’d Do It.
Yuri Gripas/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“I hope that they end it.” That’s what President Donald Trump told CBS this week, referring to an upcoming Supreme Court case that will decide the fate of Obamacare. On November 10, the court—which will almost…
Yes, Trump Wants to Take Away Your Health Care
Kevin Dietsch/Pool/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It was hard to hear in the first twenty minutes of incessant cross-talk of Donald Trump repeatedly interrupting Joe Biden, but the takeaway of the start of the first presidential debate was clear:…
The Number of People Without Health Insurance Has Gone Up Under Trump
Percy Alban/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The number of uninsured Americans rose by one million in 2019, according to a Census Bureau report released Tuesday, reversing a trend of lowering uninsured rates ushered in by the Affordable Care Act. The number of…
The Most Craven Lie on Night 3 of the RNC Came from Kayleigh McEnany
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tapes her speech for the third day the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Susan Walsh/AP Photos For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Wednesday night, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany went on…
Oklahoma Just Voted to Expand Medicaid as the Coronavirus Ravages the State
Sue Ogrocki/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The deep red state of Oklahoma voted Tuesday to expand Medicaid, which could end up offering 200,000 low-income residents access to health care. The measure, which passed with 50.5 percent, a margin of just 6, 488 votes, will expand Medicaid…
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