House Subcommittee Marks Up 19 Health-Related Bills
Congress
House Subcommittee Marks Up 19 Health-Related Bills
2024-03-12 21:20:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee advanced 19 health care-related bills on Tuesday, setting the stage for a further markup by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and, with any luck, a vote on the House floor in coming weeks. Rep.... Read More

Health Care, Drug Prices to Be Cornerstone of State of the Union
White House
Health Care, Drug Prices to Be Cornerstone of State of the Union
2024-03-06 22:31:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s plans to do more to lower prescription drug prices and ensure the nation’s health care system works better for more Americans will be the centerpiece of his State of the Union address, the White House... Read More

CMS Announces $50M in Grants for School-Based Health Services for Children
Health
CMS Announces $50M in Grants for School-Based Health Services for Children
2024-01-29 20:03:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced $50 million in grants for states to connect millions more children to critical health care services, particularly for mental health, at school.  Made possible by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,... Read More

Bill Aims to Improve Access to Care for Sickle Cell Patients
Health
Bill Aims to Improve Access to Care for Sickle Cell Patients
2023-05-04 17:10:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A new Senate bill, the Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act, would provide educational incentives and create competitive grants to help grow the number of health care workers trained to care for sickle cell disease patients. The lead sponsor... Read More

How Blockchain is Transforming Health Care
Technology
How Blockchain is Transforming Health Care
2022-01-19 16:49:24
by Alexa Hornbeck

WASHINGTON — A digital ledger of transactions known as blockchain, that can protect an individual’s identity and information, is evolving in the health care space into decentralized patient-centric platforms.  “Think of blockchain as an underlying technology that supports everything. It’s... Read More

Voters Tell Pollster Out-of-Pocket Costs and Limits of Coverage Most Concerning Issue
Opinion Polls
Voters Tell Pollster Out-of-Pocket Costs and Limits of Coverage Most Concerning Issue
2021-09-20 15:44:00
by TWN Staff

Most voters in the district represented by Rep. Marilyn Strickland support fiscal responsibility and want Congress to take a bipartisan approach. Fifty-seven percent believe members of Congress need to work across the aisle to deliver results for their constituents versus... Read More

New Jersey Voters Strongly Support Sound Moderate Approach to Governing, Issues
Opinion Polls
New Jersey Voters Strongly Support Sound Moderate Approach to Governing, Issues
2021-09-20 15:36:00
by TWN Staff

A recent survey in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District found that voters there overwhelmingly agree with Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s fiscally responsible and bipartisan approach to governing, and support her efforts to apply them to solving thorny issues like those surrounding... Read More

Renewed Efforts to Address Homelessness Boon to Health Care
Health
Renewed Efforts to Address Homelessness Boon to Health Care
2021-06-15 18:49:07
by Alexa Hornbeck

The House Committee on Financial Services met this past week to discuss how increasing Section 8 housing vouchers could reduce housing instability, overcrowding, and better prepare the nation for the next health or economic crisis.  “Providing a voucher to all... Read More

Murray: More Attention Must Be Paid to Long-term Care Needs of Veterans
Veterans
Murray: More Attention Must Be Paid to Long-term Care Needs of Veterans
2021-06-10 11:21:45
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - Sen. Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is pushing for future investments in long-term care, improving VA’s relationship with state veterans homes, and expanding the care veterans residing in state-run veterans homes receive.... Read More

Biden Rescinds Trump Immigrant Health Care Ban
In The News
Biden Rescinds Trump Immigrant Health Care Ban
2021-05-17 15:02:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday suspended Trump-era proclamation that barred the entry of immigrants who would "financially burden the U.S. health care system." Former President Donald Trump had asserted his intent in signing the proclamation on Oct. 4,... Read More

How Income Volatility Impacts Health Decisions
Health
How Income Volatility Impacts Health Decisions
2021-05-07 20:02:33
by Alexa Hornbeck

This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics released data that the U.S. birth rate is the lowest it’s been since 1979, and one theory on why this is happening is younger individuals who... Read More

Enhanced Risk of PTSD for Frontline Health Workers
Mental Health
Enhanced Risk of PTSD for Frontline Health Workers
2021-04-13 12:36:10
by Alexa Hornbeck

A new study, led by University of Utah Health scientists, suggests that more than half of doctors, nurses, and emergency responders involved in COVID-19 care could be at risk for one or more mental health problems, including acute traumatic stress,... Read More

Bennet, Kaine Urge Colleagues to Support Medicare-X Choice Act to Achieve Universal Health Care
Bennet, Kaine Urge Colleagues to Support Medicare-X Choice Act to Achieve Universal Health Care
2021-02-17 21:12:04
by Dan McCue

DENVER, Colo. - Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday reintroduced their Medicare-X Choice Act by urging their colleagues to embrace it as a way of expanding both the Affordable Care Act and Medicare.  During a late... Read More

New Poll Suggests Americans Want Congress to Prioritize Healthcare Reforms
Opinion Polls
New Poll Suggests Americans Want Congress to Prioritize Healthcare Reforms
2021-02-08 17:12:31
by Sara Wilkerson

WASHINGTON - New polling data conducted by Hart Research on behalf of Protect Our Care, a health care advocacy organization, shows that Americans across party lines support healt hcare reforms as the top priority for the Biden administration. The same... Read More

BPC Examines What 2020 Election Communicated About Health Care
Political News
BPC Examines What 2020 Election Communicated About Health Care
2020-11-19 15:05:32
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — Political players have long had different ideas about national health care, but coronavirus not only shifted policymakers’ priorities, it has also thrown the future of health care reform into question.  The Bipartisan Policy Center convened leading pollsters and... Read More

Trump Promotes Health Care ‘Vision’ But Gaps Remain
Health
Trump Promotes Health Care 'Vision' But Gaps Remain

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump on Thursday launched what aides termed a “vision” for health care heavy on unfulfilled aspirations. “This is affirmed, signed, and... Read More

Trump Says He’ll Sign Health, Immigration Plans in Coming Weeks
Political News
Trump Says He’ll Sign Health, Immigration Plans in Coming Weeks

Donald Trump said he plans to approve a health care plan, an immigration plan and “various other plans” in coming weeks as polls show the president trailing Democrat Joe Biden. “Nobody will have done what I’m doing in the next... Read More

AP-NORC Poll: Seeking Virus Data, People Struggle With Trust
Health
AP-NORC Poll: Seeking Virus Data, People Struggle With Trust

WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Manley tested positive for COVID-19, his sister urged him to get on the malaria drug that she'd heard Fox News hosts plugging and that President Donald Trump was heralding as a potential “game changer” for fighting the coronavirus.... Read More

The Uncertainty of Government Run Healthcare
Health
The Uncertainty of Government Run Healthcare
2019-10-22 15:38:06
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Accustomed as they are to believing government can do a great deal of good for a great many, serious Democrats have grown increasingly concerned over the potential long-term ramifications of Medicare for all proposals. While it's easy --... Read More

Focus on Core Issues Bolsters Democrats Odds of Holding House Majority, Analysis Finds
2020 Elections
Focus on Core Issues Bolsters Democrats Odds of Holding House Majority, Analysis Finds
2019-10-15 21:16:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - If Democrats want to hold their majority in House in 2020 they'll focus on core issues important to their constituents like protecting healthcare coverage, fighting corruption, and expanding economic opportunity, according to a new analysis by Third Way,... Read More

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