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Dutch PM Rutte’s conservatives see 4th straight election win

Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative party has powered to a fourth consecutive election victory, in a vote held during a nationwide lockdown and dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic By MIKE CORDER Associated Press March 18, 2021, 9:30 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article THE HAGUE, Netherlands —… Read More »

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Election Preview: What’s Next for Health?

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Voters say health issues — from the Affordable Care Act to COVID-19 to prescription drug prices — are important considerations in the November general election. But which issues are truly moving voters to participate in a year as politically polarized as 2020? Former Vice President… Read More »

Coronavirus vaccine before election unlikely — Dr. Gottlieb on FDA chief’s possible fast-track

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday the late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials underway in the U.S. are unlikely to have gathered enough evidence to receive emergency approval ahead of the November presidential election.  “I think it’s very unlikely. I think it’s more likely you’re going to get a top-line result some point in November and maybe be… Read More »

Trump administration asks Supreme Court not to rule on Obamacare ahead of election

The Department of Justice doesn’t want the Supreme Court to fast-track a case that could result in Obamacare being thrown out ahead of the presidential election, despite its position that the healthcare law should be abolished. If the court agrees with the Trump administration, then President Trump and Republicans will be spared the possibility of… Read More »

Blue states ask Supreme Court to weigh ACA case ahead of 2020 election

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and a coalition of 19 other states and D.C. on Friday asked the Supreme Court to hear the case seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act, following an appeals court ruling that a key element of the law is unconstitutional.    The ruling warrants an immediate and expedited review, the… Read More »