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MEDICAL DEVICES HANG on a wall at a Community Clinic Inc. health center in Greenbelt, Md. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Senate GOP writing Obamacare repeal behind closed doors

NEW YORK - Senate Republican leaders drafting a measure to revamp U.S. health-care policy appear to be following the same path as their House...

Americans seem to like universal health care

Americans, in general, support government-provided universal health care. A Pew Research Center survey taken in January found that 60 percent say that it’s the responsibility...
U.S. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, in a May 6 statement, spoke against the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the lead federal agency focused on fighting the opioid drug crisis, saying, "‎This president campaigned in state after state on promises to tackle the opioid crisis ... it’s sad to see this president walk away.” /COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE

Whitehouse, Reed challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to agency fighting opioid crisis

PROVIDENCE – Members of the Rhode Island congressional delegation weighed in on the Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts to the Office of National Drug...

Full effects of health care reform must be measured and known

It is difficult to imagine that the passage of the American Health Care Act could so quickly be shunted to the back burner. But...

Senate GOP may preserve some of Obamacare

Republican senators plan to write a health care bill that could be radically different from the one recently passed by the House, including keeping...
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Langevin to discuss health care cybersecurity challenges at Pell Center

NEWPORT – U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin will deliver the keynote address at a cybersecurity tabletop exercise hosted by Salve Regina University’s Pell Center...
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ORRIN HATCH, R-Utah, says that it is not a given that the taxes that were rolled back in the House of Representatives' American Health Care Act will be written out of the Senate's version of health care reform.

Obamacare taxes aren’t necessarily going away, GOP senators say

WASHINGTON – Republican senators said it’s unclear whether their chamber will repeal all of the taxes imposed under Obamacare as they set aside the...
HOUSE Republicans mustered enough votes to pass their health-care bill on May 4. The 217-213 vote sends the American Health Care Act to the Senate. Pictured is House Speaker Paul Ryan. /BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO

AHCA could cost Rhode Island hundreds of millions

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could lose nearly a half billion dollars in federal funding, resulting in thousands of people losing health insurance, should Congress...
HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN told reporters Wednesday the amendment provides "a great way to lower premiums, give states more flexibility while protecting people with pre-existing conditions."/BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO

Freedom Caucus endorses GOP health bill, reviving its chances

WASHINGTON - The conservative House Freedom Caucus that helped derail the GOP’s effort last month to repeal Obamacare has formally endorsed a revised measure, potentiality...
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