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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Why Are Our Leaders Not Protecting America From China and COVID-19?
What happens when a country loses interest in protecting itself? That’s what we are living through in America today. COVID-19 has killed 600,000 Americans. Yet the U.S. government and top American leaders have generally been passive, or even uninterested, in learning how it all started. How can that be? It’s almost unimaginable that every single…Neil Patel -
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Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents Skyrocketed During Pandemic, CDC Report Shows
Suicide-related emergency room visits among both adolescent girls and boys spiked amid the pandemic and continued to surge as lockdowns persisted, according to a government health report. Emergency room mental health visits increased 31% among children aged 12-17 years old in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Friday….Thomas Catenacci -
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8 Things to Know About Whether COVID-19 Leaked From Chinese Lab
The trove of newly public emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci only has intensified calls for more answers about the origins of COVID-19. On some level, the executive branch and Congress are investigating the origins of the pandemic that has killed millions around the world and almost 600,000 in the United States. The renewed attention comes…Fred Lucas -
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Pandemic Challenged Us, but Did Not Derail Us
At long last, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are inching closer and closer each day to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic here in America. We are not quite there yet. There are still 500 of our countrymen dying every day from complications of this insidious virus….Armstrong Williams -
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Rep. Michael McCaul Outlines How to Hold China Accountable for COVID-19
Rep. Michael McCaul says the United States needs to hold China accountable for COVID-19. The Texas Republican joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss how we might do that. “I think it’s becoming more and more clear as the evidence unfolds, when we talk about the origins of COVID-19, that it’s more likely it came…Rachel del Guidice -
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Biden Budget Would Scrap Decades of Consensus on Not Funding Abortion
President Joe Biden released his budget proposal on May 28 as Americans headed into the long Memorial Day weekend. The “unreasonable and irresponsible” measure, as my Heritage Foundation colleague Matthew Dickerson described it, calls for dizzying amounts of spending across the federal government, paid for by American taxpayers. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet…Melanie Israel -
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11 Takeaways From Fauci’s Emails About COVID-19
More than 3,000 pages of emails last year from Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s most famous health official, are now public and prompting calls for a congressional investigation or even his ouster. The emails from the first half of 2020 reveal Fauci’s skepticism early on about masks to ward off COVID-19, his dismissal of the notion…Fred Lucas -
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How COVID-19 Could Help Working Women
Women have come a long way in the labor force. Much of women’s gains have consisted of steady progress in education, labor force participation, and earnings. But historical events have also played a role, including the surge in their labor force participation during World War II. Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic might mark another such…Rachel Greszler -
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On Reparations: John F. Kennedy vs. Robert F. Kennedy
When did the civil rights movement go off the rails? The answer is when proponents went from justly demanding equal rights to unjustly demanding equal results. As to exactly when this occurred, that’s more difficult to answer. But consider statements, made five years apart, from the Kennedy brothers, John F. and Robert F. Neither brother…Larry Elder -
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Biden’s Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Far Outspends Obama
President Joe Biden has funneled nearly 20 times as much taxpayer money to the abortion industry as Barack Obama had at this point in his presidency, according to an analysis by a leading pro-life organization. In office for only four months, Biden has directed almost $500 billion in federal funding to the abortion industry through…Fred Lucas -
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Not All Schools Have Struggled Amid Pandemic. Mine Reopened Last Fall and Students Are Thriving.
It’s been more than a year since Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered all schools in the state closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ambleside School, a small, private K-8 school in McLean, Virginia, began instructing students at home. When last fall arrived and public schools remained closed, Ambleside—like other independent schools in the area—began…Ginnie Wilcox -
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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