‘Take a blowtorch’: Trump cronies share how they plan to end ObamaCare
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Take a blowtorch’: Trump cronies share how they plan to end ObamaCare

Raw Story  

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson say they have big plans to implement "massive" changes to the entire U.S. food, drug, and health care system — from killing ObamaCare and all its protections, to handing over control of all health, food, and drug policies and agencies to conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—and they're openly bragging about it just days before Election Day. “No Obamacare,” Johnson responded, before explaining how Donald Trump wants to "go big" in removing regulations. And so he’s going to be thinking about legacy and we’re going to fix these things.” Sunday night at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, the ex-president promised to let RFK Jr. "go wild." “The key that President Trump has promised me is control of the public health agencies, which are HHS and its sub-agencies, CDC, FDA, NIH, and a few others, and then also the USDA.” House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday remarked, "House Republicans plan to kill the Affordable Care Act, impose a nationwide abortion ban and implement Trump’s Project 2025.

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'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan
2 weeks ago

'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NBC News’ Kristen Welker took on Donald Trump’s talk of “concepts of a plan” for health care in a sit-down interview with the president-elect on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press.” “Sir, you said during the campaign you had concepts of a plan. Do you have a fully developed plan?” asked the host of “Meet the Press.” …

A Look At How Some Of Trump's Picks To Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A Look At How Some Of Trump's Picks To Lead Health Agencies Could Help Carry Out Kennedy's Overhaul

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans’ health — from health care and medicines to food …

Trump fills out his key public health roles
1 month ago

Trump fills out his key public health roles

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article was first published on November 22. Trump, for his part, said on the campaign trail that he would let Kennedy “go wild on health.” US surgeon general Also known as “the nation’s doctor,” the surgeon general is a medical doctor who focuses on educating and advising Americans on how to improve their …

Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake
1 month ago

Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Everyone knew what Donald Trump and the Republicans had in mind for health care when they were about to take power eight years ago, because they had announced their intentions repeatedly — and loudly. Pressed on specifics, he famously said during his televised debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that he had “concepts of a plan.” Prominent …

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with optimism and dismay
1 month ago

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with optimism and dismay

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Others, like Dr Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC, have praised Trump for …

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. : Consider This from NPR
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Trump nominates RFK Jr. to remake healthcare. Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images This week President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy holds a number of controversial opinions on health, and promotes a number of scientifically debunked claims like vaccines cause …

No one 'more damaging': CNN expert says insiders felt 'horror' over Trump pick
1 month, 1 week ago

No one 'more damaging': CNN expert says insiders felt 'horror' over Trump pick

Raw Story  

Dr. Sanjay Gupta tries to stay above the political fray, said CNN anchor Jake Tapper, but he couldn't remain silent on his opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. "You know, it's not often that the entire medical and public health community will be in lock-step on something, but they're pretty close …

Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services

NPR  

Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former independent presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services. "He's going to help make America …

Trump picks RFK Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks RFK Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary

CNN  

West Palm Beach, Florida CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that would add to Trump’s list of provocative picks whose confirmation processes will test the loyalty of Senate Republicans. “The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important …

Fact check: What are Trump’s plans for US economy, immigration, abortion?
1 month, 1 week ago

Fact check: What are Trump’s plans for US economy, immigration, abortion?

Al Jazeera  

US president-elect made lots of promises about immigration, education, healthcare and abortion during his campaign, but what details do we know? If he follows through, the price increases on consumer goods “could more than offset the benefits” of Trump’s other proposed tax changes, Garrett Watson, a Tax Foundation senior policy analyst, said. There are persistent labour shortages in plumbing and …

"Make America Healthy Again": Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services
1 month, 1 week ago

"Make America Healthy Again": Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services

Salon  

Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in his second term. “For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health,” Trump wrote. "Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the …

Experts Share What Another Trump Presidency Could Mean For Your Health
1 month, 1 week ago

Experts Share What Another Trump Presidency Could Mean For Your Health

Huff Post  

SAUL LOEBOLIVIER TOURON via Getty Images US President-elect Donald Trump on November 13, 2024, and Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on August 23, 2024. “During his last time in office, Trump botched the pandemic response, he spread misinformation everywhere, he contributed to restricting access to reproductive health care, he tried to repeal and he set the world back …

Trump team 'quietly distancing itself' from RFK Jr. following latest anti-vax remarks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump team 'quietly distancing itself' from RFK Jr. following latest anti-vax remarks

Raw Story  

After ending his 2024 presidential campaign, anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump. RFK Jr.'s supporters have been hoping that if Trump won the election, he would offer Kennedy a major position — perhaps at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But Trump's team, according to the Telegraph in the U.K., seems to be "quietly distancing itself" …

How vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to 'Make America Healthy Again'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to 'Make America Healthy Again'

Firstpost  

During the final stretch of campaigning, Donald Trump announced that RFK Jr would ‘have a big role in health care’ if he won. Here’s why this is concerning US President-elect Donald Trump earlier announced Robert F Kennedy Jr, a long-time conspiracy theorist and vaccination critic, would have a “big role in health care” if he won. RFK Jr would “have …

“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate

Salon  

President elect Donald Trump says he plans to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “big role” in health care in the new administration and let him “go wild” on health, food and medicine. “I am worried about the impact that could have on our nation's health, on our nation's economy, on our global security.” In the last weeks before Trump …

How health care could change under the new Trump administration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How health care could change under the new Trump administration

NPR  

How health care could change under the new Trump administration toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and coming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — potentially increasing the uninsured rate, while imposing new barriers to abortion and other reproductive care. Trump said in an …

Donald Trump Attacks Kamala Harris For Citing His Statements On Obamacare
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Attacks Kamala Harris For Citing His Statements On Obamacare

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump is angry that Kamala Harris wants voters to take his threats against the Affordable Care Act seriously. “Lyin’ Kamala is giving a News Conference now, saying that I want to end the Affordable Care Act,” Trump wrote. And you’ll be hearing about it in the not-too-distant future.” One reason Trump got the debate question was …

'Twisting our words': Mike Johnson rushes to backtrack after 'no Obamacare' backlash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Twisting our words': Mike Johnson rushes to backtrack after 'no Obamacare' backlash

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson is now insisting that when he told supporters “no Obamacare,” he wasn’t suggesting that Republicans would push to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “And remember,” Kapur said on “Morning Joe,” “all of this comes in context of Donald Trump promising to replace the ACA to finish the job he tried and failed in his first term when …

Republicans Threaten to Revamp Obamacare, as Election Draws Near
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Threaten to Revamp Obamacare, as Election Draws Near

Associated Press  

Republican candidates are threatening to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, a signature achievement of former President Barack Obama, should Trump win the presidency. The future of the program is uncertain, with significant changes possible if Republicans take control of Congress in Tuesday's contentious elections.

Mike Johnson pledges to scrap Obamacare if Trump wins, saying it will be "a big part of the agenda"
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mike Johnson pledges to scrap Obamacare if Trump wins, saying it will be "a big part of the agenda"

Salon  

If former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., says he will take another swing at repealing the Affordable Care Act, legislation that was enacted by former President Barack Obama in 2010 to expand health care coverage to poorer and middle-class Americans. He has not specified what he would replace Obamacare with, …

"Go wild": RFK Jr. claims Trump promised him "control" of CDC and federal health care agencies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"Go wild": RFK Jr. claims Trump promised him "control" of CDC and federal health care agencies

Salon  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the erstwhile presidential candidate and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist now backing Donald Trump, said the former president offered him "control" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies if he returns to the White House. “The key that I think I’m ― you know, that President Trump has promised me is ― is control …

Mike Johnson promises 'massive' changes to Obamacare if Trump wins: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mike Johnson promises 'massive' changes to Obamacare if Trump wins: report

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly told a crowd this week that "massive" changes will be coming to health care in the country if Donald Trump defeats Vice President Kamala Harris next week. “Health care reform’s going to be a big part of the agenda," he said during a campaign event in Pennsylvania for House candidate Ryan Mackenzie, according to footage …

Here's where Harris and Trump stand on three big health care issues
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here's where Harris and Trump stand on three big health care issues

NPR  

Here's where Harris and Trump stand on three big health care issues toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP As the 2024 election heads into its final weeks, the direction of policies affecting the health of millions of Americans is at stake. “But I think that because the negotiated prices won't go into effect until 2026, no one will miss them.” Harris …

Column: Examining Trump’s lies about what he did with Obamacare and COVID
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Examining Trump’s lies about what he did with Obamacare and COVID

LA Times  

Donald Trump, seen here reading from a prepared speech in Milwaukee on Tuesday, lied about his record in the COVID pandemic. Especially Trump’s assertions about his role — heroic, in his vision — in “saving” the Affordable Care Act and fighting the COVID pandemic. He had made repealing the ACA a core promise of his 2016 presidential campaign, stating on …

Fact-checker busts Vance as he rewrites history about Trump and Obamacare
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact-checker busts Vance as he rewrites history about Trump and Obamacare

Raw Story  

Donald Trump could have destroyed the Affordable Care Act, but “he chose to build upon.” Sen. JD Vance on “Meet the Press,” Sept. 15 Sen. JD Vance on Sept. 15 told viewers of NBC’s “Meet the Press” that former President Donald Trump built up the Affordable Care Act, even though Trump could have chosen to do the opposite. Trump said …

Kamala Harris Releases Report On Donald Trump's Health Care Agenda
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris Releases Report On Donald Trump's Health Care Agenda

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Kamala Harris presidential campaign just released a new health care plan. In his September debate with Harris, he said he only has “concepts of a plan.” Meanwhile, Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, has indicated recently Republicans would try to pursue a “deregulatory agenda” that, among other things, would not place people “into the same insurance …

GOP Plans For Obamacare Finally Becoming Clear
3 months ago

GOP Plans For Obamacare Finally Becoming Clear

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Vance said Trump had in mind a “deregulatory agenda so that people can choose a health care plan that fits them.” Americans have different health care needs, Vance explained, so it makes sense to “promote some more choice in our …

Trump says he will never stop trying to repeal Obamacare. California would feel the biggest impact
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he will never stop trying to repeal Obamacare. California would feel the biggest impact

LA Times  

Former President Trump greets supporters as he arrives at a “commit to caucus” rally in Waterloo, Iowa. As he campaigns for a return to the White House, former President Trump vowed recently to “never give up” his call to repeal Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act. “In terms of raw numbers, no state has more at stake from …

Mocking Donald Trump? Watch Joe Biden- ‘boss’ Barack Obama team up again
1 year ago

Mocking Donald Trump? Watch Joe Biden- ‘boss’ Barack Obama team up again

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden and Barack Obama promoted the Affordable Care Act via a video message which marks the US president's latest effort to shine a light on the health care bill as Donald Trump pushed to repeal it. The US president then poses the question to Barack Obama who responds, “Yes, 'Obamacare,' the Affordable Care Act, 'Bidencare' – whatever you call …

Donald Trump Still Interested In Repealing Obamacare
1 year ago

Donald Trump Still Interested In Repealing Obamacare

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump says he is still interested in repealing the Affordable Care Act, which means health care for tens of millions of people would be in jeopardy if he becomes president again next year. Trump said Saturday on his website Truth Social that he was “looking at alternatives” to the 2010 health care law, also known as …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term
1 year ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace ‘Obamacare’ if he wins a second term

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden ‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” …

If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, Trump’s health care order is not enough to replace it
4 years, 2 months ago

If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, Trump’s health care order is not enough to replace it

Associated Press  

Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University The battle over the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has refocused American attention on the future of the Affordable Care Act. The two factors leave me – a health policy and politics scholar who has closely followed the Affordable Care Act – skeptical about the emergence of a meaningful replacement to the ACA …

Where’s your health care plan, Mr. President? (opinion)
4 years, 3 months ago

Where’s your health care plan, Mr. President? (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: John Avlon is a CNN’s senior political analyst. It’s going to be great — “everybody’s going to be taken care of”… there will be insurance for everybody … no one will lose coverage … “there will be no cuts” to Medicaid … and “no one will be worse off financially.” Those are just some of the repeated promises …

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