Healthcare

Healthcare President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Healthcare Trump’s Latest Executive Order Does Absolutely Nothing to Protect People With Pre-Existing Conditions

Instead, the president is suing to overturn the law that actually prohibits insurance companies from banning people with pre-existing conditions.

September 25, 2020 1:48 pm EDT
Elections Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in 2019 in Iowa. The presidential candidate was in North Carolina Wednesday to talk raising the minimum wage and economic justice, particularly for Black Americans. (Image via Shutterstock)
Elections Joe Biden Promises to Raise Minimum Wage and Invest in Schools

Joe Biden said in North Carolina Wednesday that he would improve the lives of Black Americans through economic and educational programs.

September 23, 2020 5:39 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Black, Latino Children Are Dying of COVID at Higher Rates. These Doctors Say Medicaid Expansion Can Help.

The overall number of children who have died from COVID is low, but 78% of the children who died were Hispanic, Black, or Indigenous.

September 18, 2020 2:05 pm EDT
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Healthcare COVID-19 Can Cause Lasting Heart and Brain Damage. Republicans Still Want to Repeal the ACA.

If the ACA is repealed, the consequences could be devastating for the countless patients who are developing long-lasting medical conditions due to COVID-19.

September 4, 2020 8:19 am EDT
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Healthcare We Asked Senate Candidates How They Plan to Protect Access to Affordable Health Care

With the general election approaching quickly, it’s important to know how candidates differ on issues like health care that affect everyone in the state.

September 3, 2020 3:21 pm EDT

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In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a worker processes mail-in ballots at the Bucks County Board of Elections office prior to the primary election in Doylestown, Pa. The counting from Pennsylvania's first foray into mass voting by mail took more than a week. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) Voting GOP Takes Pennsylvania’s Ballot Deadline to the US Supreme Court
President Donald Trump speaking during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Economy 3 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Taxes
An old house with row houses next to it at the corner of 4th and Hickory streets in Warren, Pa., on a sunny spring day. (Shutterstock Photo/woodsnorthphoto) Housing Deadline Approaching for Pa. Homeowners to Apply for Pandemic Mortgage Assistance
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Healthcare Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a first-of-its-kind plan for caregivers in the United States (graphic by Tania Lili).
Healthcare Joe Biden’s Plan for Caregivers Is ‘First of Its Kind’ From a Presidential Candidate

Biden’s caregiver proposal is the most wide-ranging care policy ever proposed by a major party’s presidential nominee, according to experts.

August 27, 2020 2:19 pm EDT
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Healthcare ‘Absolute Game Changer’: How the Affordable Care Act Helped Save the Lives of People With HIV

If the conservative-leaning Supreme Court ultimately strikes down the healthcare law, it could set America back years in its fight against HIV/AIDS, taking the country back to a time when the virus posed a deadlier threat than it currently does.

August 20, 2020 9:21 am EDT