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Federal Court Stops Trump’s Administration From Preventing Immigrant Teens Get Abortion

March 31, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s administration has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge from stopping pregnant, unaccompanied immigrant teens that are or will be in federal custody from getting an abortion. Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District […]

Anti-Abortion Activists Target Pro-Life Democrats

March 22, 2018 Focus Washington

Activists from the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List helped push endangered pro-life Democratic incumbent Dan Lipinski over the finish line on Tuesday night, giving him a slim victory over his challenger, newcomer Marie Newman. Now, the […]

FDA Considering Restricting Menthol and Other Flavors from Tobacco Products

March 20, 2018 Focus Washington

The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step toward implementing a rule about the role flavors, including menthol, play in attracting users to certain tobacco products, CNBC reported. The agency is publishing an advanced […]

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Indiana Legislature Passes Strict Abortion Bill

March 9, 2018 Focus Washington

The Indiana Legislature on Wednesday sent a bill to Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk that would require medical providers who treat women for complications arising from abortions to report detailed patient information to the state. Though […]

Trump Visits Emergency Workers Who Responded to School Shooting

February 17, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump visited medical staff and patients at a Florida hospital on Friday to thank them for assisting victims of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, Bloomberg informs. Trump, accompanied […]

Number of Uninsured Americans Increased by over 3 mn in 2017

January 16, 2018 Focus Washington

The number of uninsured Americans in 2017 marked its largest increase in one year since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion. The number of Americans who do not have health insurance rose […]

GOP Set to Shift Tactics on ObamaCare in 2018

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

Politics surrounding ObamaCare will shift in 2018. It is expected that opponents of the health care law change tactics, The Hill reports. According to conservative health care experts, the White House and the Republican Congress […]

Trump Fires Entire Council Advising on HIV/AIDS

January 1, 2018 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump fired the entire council that advises his administration about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The members were informed by letter this week that their terminations were effective immediately, Patrick Sullivan, epidemiologist at Emory University […]

ObamaCare Turns out to Be Surprisingly Resilient

December 25, 2017 Focus Washington

ObamaCare is showing its resilience after a year where in which it took a beating but survived. A surprisingly high number of people signed up under the law in the enrollment period that ended last […]

Children’s Health Program Hangs in the Balance, Officials Worried

December 21, 2017 Focus Washington

With the Children’s Health Insurance Program remaining uncertain in Congress, both parents and state officials are getting increasingly worried and less optimistic. According to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and […]

Black People Die from Cocaine Almost as often as White People Die from Prescription Opioid

December 6, 2017 Focus Washington

A new study shows that black people die from cocaine overdoses almost as much as white people die from prescription opioid overdoses. At certain periods, the overdose death numbers were almost equal. In the period […]

Abortion Rates in U.S. Fall to Historic Low, Report Finds

November 24, 2017 Focus Washington

New report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that abortion rates in the United States have dropped to historic lows. Data from all 50 states have been analyzed. The numbers indicate […]

More than 500,000 Girls in U.S. Are Victims of Female Genital Mutilation or Are at Risk of Being Subjected to It

November 21, 2017 Focus Washington

More than half a million women and girls in the United States are either victims of female genital mutilation or are at risk of being subjected to it, last estimations show. Sudan, Somalia and Sierra […]

U.S. Opioid Crisis Costs More than $500bn

November 20, 2017 Focus Washington

The cost of the opioid epidemic was about $504 billion in 2015, approximately six times higher than other studies from previous years, newly released analysis from the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) shows, […]

People With History of Mental Illness Can Now Apply to Serve in U.S. Army

November 13, 2017 Focus Washington

Unannounced policy enacted in August allows people with a history of “self-mutilation,” bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse to apply to serve in the U.S. Army. The news about the decision comes while the […]

Democrats Renew Calls for Gun Reform after Texas Shooting

November 6, 2017 Focus Washington

Members of the Democratic Party called for gun reform after the reports for the mass shooting at a church in Texas, where more than 20 people lost their lives. Democrats Bob Casey Jr., Dick Durbin […]

Firearm Death Rate Rises

November 3, 2017 Focus Washington

After 15 years of no real change, the rate for gun deaths in the United States has increased for the second straight year. Government report indicates that about two-thirds of gun deaths are suicides and […]

Tax Bill Will Not Seek Repeal of Individual Health Insurance Mandate

November 2, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump would use the Republican Party’s tax bill to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate, his tweets indicate. However, the tax reform bill will not include a repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate, sources told The […]

ObamaCare Faces Crucial Period, Enrollment Starts Wednesday

October 30, 2017 Focus Washington

ObamaCare faces new crucial period starting on Wednesday after it survived nearly ten months of repeal attempts with Republicans in full control of Washington. Millions of Americans will get a chance to shop for health […]

Senate Republicans Call on Trump to Join Talks on ObamaCare

October 24, 2017 Focus Washington

Senate Republicans point out the White House has the final say on whether a bipartisan ObamaCare deal can proceed. President Donald Trump has both praised and criticized the negotiations, sending mixed signals as to where […]

Immigrant Teen Takes Abortion Fight to Court

October 23, 2017 Focus Washington

A federal appeals court in Washington was asked on Sunday to allow a 17-year-old immigrant have an abortion notwithstanding opposition from the Trump administration. The lawyers of the teenage girl, who is held in an […]

Republicans Try to Get Trump to Reconsider ObamaCare Deal

October 20, 2017 Focus Washington

Top Senate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to rethink his stance on the bipartisan ObamaCare deal which he has both opposed and praised on several occasions. The two senators, Lindsay Graham and Lamar Alexander, […]

States Seek Rescue of ObamaCare Subsidy Payments

October 19, 2017 Focus Washington

Nineteen attorneys general from across the country put forward an emergency motion on Wednesday to pressure the Trump administration into paying key ObamaCare subsidies. The motion was filed only a few days after President Donald […]

Trump Encourages Bipartisan Obamacare Deal

October 17, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said Monday that Obamacare is “gone”, but encouraged both Republicans and Democrats to work together on finding a short-term fix for the law. He urged Senator Lamar Alexander, who is also the […]

Mulvaney Supports Trump’s Healthcare Decision

October 14, 2017 Focus Washington

Office of Management and Budget director, Mick Mulvaney, stood behind President Donald Trump’s decision on Friday to end ObamaCare subsidies to health insurers. “The President doesn’t want to write a check of your and my […]

New York, California Threaten to Sue over Healthcare Subsidies

October 13, 2017 Focus Washington

In order to prevent the ending of ObamaCare subsidies that President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, attorneys general from New York and California may decide to sue the Trump administration. According to Attorney General Eric […]

Trump’s New Executive Order Would Mean Cheaper Insurance Premiums

October 11, 2017 Focus Washington

The executive order President Donald Trump is expected to sign this week would enable people to purchase cheaper health insurance policies. The order on ObamaCare would also loosen regulations, though precise details of the measure […]

Clinton Calls on Congress to Reauthorize Children’s Health Insurance Program

October 10, 2017 Focus Washington

On Monday night, Hillary Clinton expressed her strong support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, calling for the reauthorization of the expired program by the Congress. The deadline for federal funding to be provided for […]

Trump Tells Donors He Is Pushing Forward on ObamaCare

October 9, 2017 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump allegedly told wealthy GOP donors on Saturday night that he would continue to pursue the ObamaCare repeal, despite hurdles he has encountered. The president made the announcement during a speech he delivered […]

Children’s Healthcare Bill Faces New Obstacles

October 5, 2017 Focus Washington

Negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans concerning children’s health insurance have taken a wrong turn, indicating that legislation will not be passed any time soon. There are talks of extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program, […]

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