Healthcare & Policy News
Reporting on health care policy, insurance coverage, and federal health programs. Includes news updates and conservative commentary from The Daily Signal.
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The Mysteries of Long COVID-19
When the original strain of COVID-19 arrived in spring 2020, a pandemic soon swept the country. By far most survived COVID-19. But hundreds of thousands did not. American deaths now number well over 1 million. Amid the tragedy, there initially was some hope that the pernicious effects of the disease would all disappear upon recovery…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Fact Check: Reuters Misled You About Our DC Vaccine Mandate Piece
If you want to know why no one trusts the corporate media, take a look at this new “fact check” from Reuters. In the fact check, Reuters asserts that the claim “‘unvaccinated’ D.C. students will be banned from attending school” is “missing context.” But Reuters’ fact check itself is missing crucial context. The fact check was…Douglas Blair -
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Fauci, Other COVID ‘Authoritarians’ Will Face Accountability in ’23, BlazeTV’s Deace Says
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s year-end retirement doesn’t mean he will avoid congressional oversight and accountability, said Steve Deace, author of “Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History.” On Aug. 22, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden,…Fred Lucas -
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How New Orleans School Vaccine Mandate Is Affecting Students
The District of Columbia has delayed implementation of its controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate in schools. But New Orleans, which The Washington Post calls one of the few other U.S. municipalities mandating such COVID-19 vaccinations for children, appears to be moving ahead—with a slight bureaucratic caveat. New Orleans requires all students older than 5 attending public…Douglas Blair -
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Voters in These 4 States to Decide Abortion Law at Ballot
Voters in at least four states will have the opportunity in November to decide what to do about abortion. Voters in California, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont will decide abortion-related ballot initiatives during midterm elections Nov. 8. Michigan voters also may weigh in. “Constitutional ballot initiatives are notoriously confusing and complicated,” Mallory Carroll, vice president…Virginia Allen -
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DC Delays School Vaccine Mandate After Daily Signal Report
Fewer than 24 hours after The Daily Signal reported that the District of Columbia would not offer remote learning and planned to bar unvaccinated students, many of whom are black, from attending school in person 20 days after school started on Monday, the city abruptly announced it was delaying the policy until next year. DCist reported that…Douglas Blair -
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Taking Mask Off Science Driving COVID-19 Responses as Schools Reopen
Despite the evidence, back to school means back to masks again for some children this year, and parents and educators still don’t have evidence that mask policies keep students or teachers safe. Rather, the experience of the past two years has taught us that teacher unions and other education interest groups, not science, are driving…Doug Badger -
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Lawmaker Faults 4 Big Companies for Focus on Abortion Travel Rather Than Family Leave
A Texas congressman has asked four entertainment and social media companies to explain why they emphasize paying travel and other expenses for out-of-state abortions rather than their existing policies of paid family leave for employees. Women “should not feel coerced into seeking an abortion instead of taking time off to have their child, especially since…Gillian Richards -
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Federalism Enables Americans to Hold State, Local Officials Accountable for COVID-19 Actions
The COVID-19 crisis offered excellent lessons in the advantages of federalism, the division of power between the federal government and the states. Most COVID-19 policies directly affecting Americans were made and enforced, not by Washington, but by state and local officials. Federalism enables citizens to hold these officials directly accountable for what they did or…Robert Moffit -
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Examining How COVID-19 Lockdowns So Easily Curbed American Freedoms
Americans still remember how the COVID-19 pandemic led not only to the loss of lives, but the loss of livelihoods. As businesses closed, the government grew in power and Americans’ liberties shrank, contends journalist Cheryl Chumley, author of the book “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan to Take Away Your Freedom.” “It was alarming to me how…Fred Lucas -
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CDC Misunderstands Why People Hate It, Attempts to Reorganize Anyway
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is suffering from a legitimacy crisis. With that in mind, the CDC is attempting to recuperate its image and attempting to fix some of the perceived issues that plagued it during the pandemic. In a Wednesday statement, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said, “My goal is a new, public…Douglas Blair -
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As DC Plans to Ban 40% of Black Teens From School, Mayor Rejects DC COVID-19 Vaccine Numbers
During a Monday press conference, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser seemingly claimed her department’s own numbers surrounding the amount of black school aged children vaccinated against COVID-19 were inaccurate. Unvaccinated school children will be banned from attending Washington, D.C. public schools later this month. In response to a question from The Daily Signal about how 40%…Douglas Blair -
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Biden Executive Order on Abortion Access Is Misleading and Full of Misinformation
After the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden directed his administration to find ways to provide increased access to abortions. That includes potentially funneling taxpayer dollars to transport women and girls who live in states with stricter abortion laws across state lines into states with more lenient ones. Biden’s…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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Inside a Pregnancy Center That Pro-Abortion Vandals Attacked
LYNCHBURG, Virginia—Something didn’t feel right to Susan Campbell as she checked the security camera feed from Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center, where she is executive director. It was less than a day since the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending abortion on demand across America. And to Campbell, things seemed a little…Virginia Allen -
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Documents Reveal Collusion Between CDC, Big Tech During Pandemic
Documents newly obtained by America First Legal Foundation reveal deep collusion between public officials and allies in Big Tech to silence dissenting voices. The documents lay bare efforts by officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to push social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to censor so-called medical misinformation. John Zadrozny,…Douglas Blair -
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4 Takeaways From Senate Panel’s Hearing on Gain-of-Function Research, COVID-19
Congress held its first hearing Wednesday investigating whether gain-of-function research financed by U.S. taxpayers could have led to the spread of COVID-19. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., chaired the hearing held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on emerging threats and spending oversight. “Gain-of-function research has the potential to unleash a global pandemic…Fred Lucas -
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Biden Executive Order on Abortion Travel Funding Appears to Violate Hyde Amendment
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to authorize taxpayer-financed transportation for women seeking an abortion. Biden’s order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to consider using Medicaid dollars to pay expenses for pregnant women who live in states with pro-life laws when they travel to other states for an abortion. However,…Fred Lucas -
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Counterfeit, Black Market Abortion Pills Flood Internet With Help of Corporate Media
Vendors have flooded the internet with illegal, unregulated chemical abortion pills, according to Politico, after corporate media outlets openly promoted do-it-yourself chemical abortions. Unregulated online vendors pose a threat to the health of women by illegally selling abortion pills which may be expired or counterfeit, according to a report in Politico. Several media outlets promoted the use…Laurel Duggan -
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Poll Finds Americans Want Biden to Condemn Pro-Abortion Violence, Harassment of Justices
Most Americans want President Joe Biden and their other elected officials to condemn intimidation of Supreme Court justices and related violence and vandalism in the wake of their overturning of Roe v. Wade, a new poll finds. The poll, released Wednesday by the Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative advocacy group, found that 61% of…Evalyn Homoelle -
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It’s Time to Set Record Straight on Ectopic Pregnancies and Abortion
The abortion lobby wants women to think that abortion is the best—or even only—option when it comes to lifesaving maternal care. To achieve that, the pro-abortion left continues to spread harmful lies and misleading talking points in public hearings and press releases. Under the guise of a fair and open debate, House Democrats held yet…Emma Waters