A federal judge dealt President Obama and his health care law a major blow Thursday, ruling in favor of House Republicans who said the administration broke the law and trod on Congress’ fundamental powers by paying Obamacare insurers without permission from Capitol Hill.
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The Pentagon’s research arm tasked with developing breakthrough technologies has unveiled a mind-controlled prosthesis one might see in a science-fiction movie.
John C. Goodman writes: This CEO Solved His Company’s Healthcare Problems Without Washington . “You can’t do anything about the cost or quality of health care if you don’t know what’s happening,” Harris Rosen told me. He was casually dressed, sitting in an office he shares with a large Labrador retriever and a fluffy white poodle. For 40 years Rosen has sat at the same desk,…
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21.
The Pentagon is looking to raise the price of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco sold on U.S. military installations worldwide, in an attempt to wean U.S. service members from tobacco use.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agreed for the first time ever this week to let researchers conduct clinical trials with marijuana to examine the potential benefits of using the plant to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
The suicide rate in the United States surged by 24 percent between 1999 and 2014 to levels not seen in nearly 30 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
One of the nation’s largest insurers said Tuesday that it will drastically cut its involvement in Obamacare’s exchanges next year, while analysts expect other insurers to hike their rates to cover mounting losses from taking part in the health care law.
The Supreme Court appears to be searching for a middle ground on the Obamacare contraceptive mandate, issuing an order Tuesday asking both the government and the religious charities challenging the rules to try to come up with options that can accommodate both sides.
Though congressional Republicans’ bid to defund Planned Parenthood was vetoed by President Barack Obama, anti-abortion activists and politicians are achieving a growing portion of their goal with an aggressive state-by-state strategy.