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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

Thursday, December 18 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. The sweeping proposals - the most significant moves this... Read More.

House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan

Tuesday, December 16 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a GOP health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums millions of Americans will soon endure as pandemic-era tax credits for people who buy insurance through the Affordable... Read More.

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan

Saturday, December 13 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do. Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday. This come as Democrats push to extend the enhanced... Read More.

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Saturday, December 13 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether. For a single mom in Nevada, the spiking costs... Read More.

US Veterans Affairs agency plans health care job cuts, WaPo reports

Saturday, December 13 by SRN News

Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing an internal memo, Veterans Affairs staffers and congressional aides. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The... Read More.

Speaker Johnson scrambles to find a health care plan as Republicans remain divided

Friday, December 12 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do. Speaker Mike Johnson is in a last-minute sprint to develop a Republican alternative, as his party refuses... Read More.

Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained

Friday, December 12 by SRN News

KENNER, La. (AP) - Vilma Cruz, a mother of two, had just arrived at her newly leased Louisiana home this week when federal agents surrounded her vehicle in the driveway. She had just enough time to call her oldest son before they smashed the... Read More.

Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise for many

Wednesday, December 10 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is poised on Thursday to reject legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits for millions of Americans, a potentially unceremonious end to a monthslong Democratic effort to prevent the COVID-era subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1. Despite a... Read More.

Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Not long after President Donald Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNía bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came to the door. As ICE became a regular presence in their historically Latino neighborhood... Read More.

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is heading toward dueling partisan votes on health care this week after Republicans said Tuesday that they had united around a plan, for now, that would allow COVID-era health care subsidies to expire. Both the Republican plan, which would... Read More.

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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

US Veterans Affairs agency plans health care job cuts, WaPo reports

Speaker Johnson scrambles to find a health care plan as Republicans remain divided

Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained

Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise for many

Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

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