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AMANDA SEITZ

AMANDA SEITZ

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Democrats hope Harris' bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House

President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Democrats hope Harris' bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House
Health|US

In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights

The makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic

In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights
Health|News|US

US surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy isn’t shying away from politics, as his mother had once hoped when he was a kid

US surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway
Health|News

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated since 2022

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law
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White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors

Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the list prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs

White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors
Health|News|US|World

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
Election|Opinion|Political|US

Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia

When President Joe Biden had given bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box

Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia
Health|News|US

Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions

A resolution introduced by Congressional Democrats would make clear that U.S. emergency rooms need to provide emergency abortions when a woman’s health or life is at risk, despite strict state abortion bans

Congressional Democrats push resolution that says hospitals must provide emergency abortions
Health|News|US

Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients

An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need

Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
Health|News|Opinion|US

VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions

Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the death of Amber Thurman

VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions
Health|News|US

'She should be alive today' — Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump

For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris has given a speech focused squarely on abortion rights

'She should be alive today' — Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump
Health|Opinion|US

Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients

Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients

Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
Health|News|US

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here's how to get them

Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here's how to get them
Business|Economy|Health|News|Opinion

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications

Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall

Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Business|Finance|Health|News|US

Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile

Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile

Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile
Health|US

White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control

People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday

White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
Health|Opinion|US

Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump

TikTok videos of women turned away from emergency rooms because of state abortion bans haunt one young female voter in North Carolina

Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump
Election|Opinion|Political|US

How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, tensions over abortion have only intensified, setting the presidential election up as a referendum on fundamental rights for tens of millions of women

How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?
Health|US

'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions

Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025

'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Election|Political|US

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike

Anti-abortion advocates say they will quickly dismantle some of President Joe Biden's abortion policies once President-elect Donald Trump makes his return to the White House next year

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
Health

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Health|Political

Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health agencies

If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F

Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health agencies
Business|Economy|Election|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce
Health|US

Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
Health|US

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

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