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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Over Legal Objections, Biden Moves to Reinstate Family Planning Funds for Abortion Providers
The public comment period closed Monday for a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would roll back important provisions of the Trump administration’s 2019 “Protect Life” rule. At issue in the debate is the federal Title X family planning program. The law that established the program—Title X of the Public Health Service Act (1970)—says…Melanie Israel -
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Judge Rightly Finds COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Unlawful, Then Stays Ruling Anyway
Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 5 struck down the nationwide ban on evictions from rental properties put in place by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nine days later, though, after negative media coverage, she decided…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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Roe v. Wade in Crosshairs as Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Major Abortion Case
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a Mississippi case challenging the constitutionality of that state’s 2018 law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks except in cases of medical emergency or when a severe fetal abnormality is detected. The high court’s announcement that it will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health came after it…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Supreme Court Takes Up Major Abortion Case Directly Challenging Roe v. Wade
The United States Supreme court has agreed to take up a major Mississippi abortion case that could directly challenge Roe v. Wade. The court announced Monday that it will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization beginning in October and a decision on the case will likely come by June 2022, CNBC reported. This will be the first major…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Collaboration Between CDC and Teachers Union Doesn’t Help Our Kids
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its school reopening guidance in February, teachers unions lauded the new regulations. But one union’s plaudits likely didn’t come as a surprise to government officials, since it helped write at least two of those guidelines. The nonprofit watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, through a Freedom…Jude Schwalbach -
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Even in a Pandemic, Welfare for the Rich Thrives
Congress passed the $2.2 trillion HEROES Act. House Democrats said it gives money to “governments who desperately need funds.” But it also gives lots of money to people who don’t need funds. Maryland, which even The Washington Post admits is “flush with cash,” got enough extra money to pass a budget that “hands bonuses to…John Stossel -
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Vows to Pardon Those Charged With Disobeying COVID-19 Orders
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday evening that he will be pardoning Floridians charged with violating COVID-19 mask or social distancing restrictions. The Florida Republican broke the news on “The Ingraham Angle” to Mike and Jillian Carnevale, gym owners who face jail time for allowing their members to workout maskless. “I’m glad you have Mike and Jillian…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Abortion Isn’t Essential Health Care. This OB-GYN Explains Why.
Pro-life advocates worry that an abortion-friendly political agenda has worked itself into the medical specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. Now, OB-GYN medical professionals who are pro-life are taking a stand for women and babies as they seek to uphold the sanctity of all human life and push back on the narrative that abortion is essential…Virginia Allen -
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What’s Behind Masks in Cars and Other COVID-19 Insanity
If you wanted to teach a class on how to cause confusion and distrust, you would follow the U.S. government’s coronavirus playbook. A lot has been written about the historically low levels of trust Americans have in their leaders and institutions. There’s been less analysis on what happens when a government has no faith in…Neil Patel -
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How Lila Rose Challenged Abortion Industry and Became a Voice for Unborn
Lila Rose first began investigating abortion clinics as a college student in California more than a decade ago. She says she quickly discovered that Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, “covers up child sexual abuse.” As founder and president of the pro-life organization Live Action, Rose, now 32, has conducted countless undercover investigations into…Virginia Allen -
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Scrapping Florida’s COVID-19 Restrictions
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order scrapping all COVID-19 restrictions throughout the state and an accompanying bill that limits localities’ ability to enforce emergency precautions. “I think that’s the evidence-based thing to do,” DeSantis said during a press conference Monday announcing the executive order. “I think folks that are saying they need to be…Andrew Trunsky -
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Root of Mass Shootings Pandemic Is Not Gun Access
Growing up in rural South Carolina on my family’s farm, I developed a love, appreciation, and, most importantly, a respect for firearms. To this day, I remain a collector of firearms and a supporter of the American right to keep and bear arms as enshrined in the Second Amendment. I was taught that safety is…Armstrong Williams -
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With COVID-19 Advice, CDC Too Often Ignores Science
How reliable are government declarations that mask mandates prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Our recent experience with researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has left us less than confident that the public should trust the CDC’s published research, much less any pronouncements based on that research. Our problem involves a paper that the…Norbert Michel -
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Wealthiest Cities in Bluest States Reap Windfall From Democrats’ COVID-19 ‘Stimulus’
The website of the Beverly Hills city government touts the home of Hollywood celebrities as having “exceptional dining, entertainment, shopping and cultural experiences,” plus an “international reputation as a premier destination in which to live, work and play.” But Mayor Lester Friedman complained in a March letter that Beverly Hills faces “one of the most…Fred Lucas -
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GOP Bill Would Ban Abortion Providers From Receiving COVID-19 Relief
Republican lawmakers will introduce a bill Tuesday that explicitly bans abortion providers from receiving coronavirus aid. The Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act, sponsored by Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., would “prohibit abortion providers from receiving a covered loan under the paycheck protection program,” according to a draft of the proposal provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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GOP Lawmakers Question CDC Mask Guidance for Kids
Thirty-two Republican members of Congress have written to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking how the agency came to its conclusion that children 2 years of age and older should wear face masks against the coronavirus when in public and around people who don’t live in their household. The lawmakers,…Steven Hall -
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Sin of Planned Parenthood Is Abortion, Not Margaret Sanger
The president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Alexis McGill Johnson, has used The New York Times as a confessional to fess up to the racist history of Planned Parenthood’s founder, Margaret Sanger. “We must reckon with Margaret Sanger’s association with white supremacist groups and eugenics,” she writes. Sanger’s involvement with the notoriously racist eugenics…Star Parker -
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Biden Administration’s Rank Partisanship Won’t Cancel Trump’s Vaccine Accomplishments
President Joe Biden has been taking a bit of a victory lap lately. He is telling the nation that we will have enough vaccine supply for every adult by the end of May and that his administration is on track to meet his stated goal of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days. According…Rep. Madison Cawthorn -
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Democrats Come to Defense of Gov. Rick DeSantis After ‘60 Minutes’ Segment on COVID-19 Vaccine
Republicans and Democrats alike say they’re horrified by how “60 Minutes” portrayed actions to fight COVID-19 taken by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. On Sunday night, “60 Minutes” aired an edited exchange with DeSantis implying that the Republican governor favored grocery store chain Publix with coronavirus vaccines because Publix had donated to his campaign. The Daily…Rachel del Guidice -
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European Defense Spending Still Rising, but COVID-19 Poses Retrenching Risk
Defense budgets in Europe have thus far weathered the coronavirus pandemic surprisingly well. While that’s good news, it’s no time to become complacent. As the economic impact of the pandemic comes more clearly into focus over the next few years, maintaining defense spending will require sustained political will. The recently released NATO Secretary-General’s Annual Report…Daniel Kochis