Universal Health Insurance? Why?
Walter McClure, Alain Enthoven, and Tim McDonald
The Congressional health care debate has become a war between two seemingly irreconcilable extremes, coverage versus budget control. Health care is a right, thunders Bernie Sanders (I-VT). There’s...
These insurance stocks look like winners as Trump whacks at Obamacare
Critical information for the U.S. trading day
It’s Friday the 13th, and the bears surely are ready to see our relentless bull market finally run into a bit of bad luck.
The edifice of Obamacare certainly...
Health insurance comes at a cost but so does not having it
As the the newly revised Senate health care bill is floundering and Americans still have no clarity on what will happen to health care policy in the U.S., we check in with East Hannon,...
Bernie Sanders to push for govt – funded healthcare and abolition of private insurance
The issue has the potential to split the Democratic party
Senator Bernie Sanders is relaunching his push for a government-funded healthcare system, but the move could further divide Democrats on a key issue as the...
OxyContin maker will stop marketing opioid products to doctors amid scrutiny
The maker of the painkiller OxyContin will stop actively marketing its opioid products to doctors.
Purdue Pharmaceuticals announced that it would cut its sales staff by more than half and would stop sending sales representatives...
Here’s what Americans need to know about the UK’s health system
Donald Trump’s criticisms of the NHS suggest he doesn’t know much about our system – or the one he presides over
Once again, the president of the United States has elevated a segment on an...
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio Help Save the Life
Rose and Jack to the rescue! Former Titanic costars and friends Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up to help save the life of a 28-year-old mother named Gemma Nuttall who is battling cancer.
Nuttall,...
Controversial Trump drug policy appointee to step down
A 24-year-old appointed to a top position in the White House’s drug policy office will step down at the end of the month, The White House confirmed Wednesday night.
Taylor Weyeneth, who was promoted last...
President Trump says young people pay $12 for health insurance…
President Trump says young people pay $12 for health insurance — here's how much it actually costs
In an interview published Wednesday, President Donald Trump told The New York Times that young people pay $12...
Senate rejects funding bill, partial shutdown begins
Senators voted late Friday to reject a House-passed bill that would have funded the government until Feb. 16, beginning a partial government shutdown.
Most Democrats voted to block the bill as part of a risky...