Keyword: 'health care' | Herald Community Newspapers

Keyword: health care

63 results total, viewing 11 - 20

Moving on to health care reform, and a healthier economy

Now that the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare is apparently dead, it’s time for Congress to get on with repairing Obamacare’s serious flaws, stabilizing health care insurance costs and . . . more

7/27/17

A lesson in how not to pass a health care bill

Everybody knew that passing a federal health care reform bill would be tough. Just call former Presidents Clinton and Obama, and they’ll vouch for the fact that getting a consensus in Congress can be . . . more

7/27/17

Hundreds of protesters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence and Republican senators at the People’s Filibuster, a protest against the Senate’s health care bill on June 27.

Long Islanders protest health care bill in Washington

Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/30/17

Special elections sent a special message to both parties

The recent special congressional elections should send a signal to both parties. The outcomes weren’t really surprising, because the seats were held by Republicans . . . more

6/29/17

It’s time for America to heal, and unite

Just half a year into the Trump administration, our nation, and its representatives in Congress, are at a crossroad. The divisiveness poisoning our politics has become so ugly and dangerous . . . more

6/22/17

Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.

President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket. more

6/1/17

For the president, a make-or-break year

It’s been just five months since Election Day, but if you’re a Democrat, it has been an eternity. If you’re a Republican and a Trump supporter, you probably haven’t . . . more

4/13/17

Trump’s priority No. 1 shouldn’t have been Obamacare

Last Friday, Republican leaders were forced to withdraw proposed legislation to overhaul to the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Notwithstanding President Trump’s lobbying efforts . . . more

3/31/17

Repeal and replace the ACA? Not so fast, Mr. Trump.

In his news conference last Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he wants to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act quickly and simultaneously. Even without a new president, Congress last week . . . more

1/19/17

Planned Parenthood of Nassau County offers patient consultations about intrauterine devices and other types of LARCs.

Among women, Trump victory fuels birth-control concerns

Samantha Spoto, a 24-year-old from Oceanside, said that she is considering using a form of birth control that “will last longer than a Trump presidency” — long-acting reversible … more

By Julie Mansmann and Nick Ciccone | 11/15/16

« Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Next »

Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.