It’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s covid-19 rules have been a lightning rod in California’s recall election. But there’s a
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Voters in Tight Recall Race Sound Off on California Gov. Newsom’s Covid Leadership
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first term in office has been defined by his response to the covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed
Read MoreHealth Issues Carried Weight on the Campaign Trail. What Could Biden Do in His First 100 Days?
Joe Biden ran on an expansive health care platform during his 2020 presidential campaign, with a broad array of promises
Read MoreOnly a Smokescreen? Big Tobacco Stands Down as Colorado and Oregon Hike Cigarette Taxes
Big Tobacco did something unusual in Marlboro Country last fall: It stood aside while Colorado voters approved the state’s first
Read MoreBiden’s First Order of Business May Be to Undo Trump’s Policies, but It Won’t Be Easy
The party split in Congress is so slim that, even with Democrats technically in the majority, passing major health care
Read MoreDemocrats Are Running Hard on Health Care in Georgia’s Senate Runoffs. Republicans? Not So Much.
Vice President Mike Pence was the clear celebrity draw at a Nov. 20 campaign event for Georgia’s two incumbent U.S.
Read MoreAs Biden Gets Sworn In, White House Will Get Scrubbed Down
It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day. As Joe Biden lifts his right
Read MoreThis Health Care Magnate Wants to Fix Democracy, Starting in Colorado
This story also ran on Fortune. This story can be republished for free (details). In the final weeks before the
Read MoreDialysis Industry Spends Millions, Emerges as Power Player in California Politics
SACRAMENTO — The nation’s dialysis industry has poured $233 million into California campaigns over the past four years, establishing its
Read MoreAs More Red States Legalize Marijuana, Some Officials Try to Nip It in the Bud
With his state reeling amid one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation, the last thing South Dakota Speaker
Read MoreBecerra, un candidato para el HHS con habilidad política pero sin experiencia en salud
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Read MoreIn Becerra, an HHS Nominee With Political Skill But No Front-Line Health Experience
Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to be a
Read MoreSenate Republicans Throw the Brakes on Timing for Becerra Hearings
Senate Republicans are signaling they will delay considering President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Transition Interrupted
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Five days after the election was called for President-elect
Read MoreBiden Plan to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60 Faces Hostility From Hospitals
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Of his many plans to expand
Read MoreBiden Wins, but His Health Agenda Dims With GOP Likely to Hold Senate
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Former Vice President Joe Biden secured the 270 electoral
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Change Is in the Air
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Assuming former Vice President Joe Biden becomes President-elect Joe Biden
Read MoreLongtime Health Advocate Donna Shalala Loses House Reelection Race
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Rep. Donna E. Shalala of Florida, the first-term Democratic
Read MoreSin presidente todavía, el futuro de la salud también sigue siendo incierto
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Read MoreNo Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). With the winner of the presidency and party control
Read MoreHow COVID Death Counts Become the Stuff of Conspiracy Theories
In the waning days of the campaign, President Donald Trump complained repeatedly about how the United States tracks the number
Read More¿Estás internado? Todavía puedes votar en gran parte del país
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Read More‘His Lies are Killing my Neighbors’: Swing-state Health Workers Try to Defeat Trump
Dr. Chris Kapsner intubated his first COVID-19 patient — a 47-year-old man who arrived short of breath at an emergency
Read MoreCalifornia’s Progressive — and Expensive — Health Care Ambitions Rely on Biden Win
SACRAMENTO — For deep blue California, where first-in-the-nation health care proposals regularly flood the Democratic agenda, there could not be
Read MoreHospitalized? You Can Still Vote in Most Parts of the Country
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Read More‘It’s Science, Stupid’: A School Subject Emerges as a Hot-Button Political Issue
This story also ran on The BMJ. This story can be republished for free (details). At the top of Dr.
Read MoreIf They Sweep on Election Day, Dems Still Face a Challenge Meeting Health Promises
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Democrats are favored to win both chambers of Congress
Read MoreDemocrats Link GOP Challengers to Trump’s COVID Record, Efforts to Undo Obamacare
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). In a tweet to his 78,000 followers Sunday, U.S.
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: As Cases Spike, White House Declares Pandemic Over
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said this week
Read MoreA $10,000 Obamacare Penalty? Doubtful.
“Because our family couldn’t afford health insurance, Obama/Biden penalized us about $10,000, then took that $10,000 and used it to
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