Me 3645 Studio | Moment | Getty Images Republicans gave a roughly $4 trillion tax cut to Americans in the so-called “big beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed into law July 4, extending several tax provisions scheduled to expire in 2026. However, there was a notable omission, according to health policy experts: an extension…
Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 07:10 IST National Insurance Awareness Day 2025: The day highlights the importance of insurance for financial security, encouraging policy reviews. National Insurance Awareness Day 2025: The COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call for many, sharply increasing awareness around health insurance. (AI generated image) National Insurance Awareness Day 2025: Observed on…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters at Capitol Hill on June 24, 2025 in Washington. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images A Republican megabill that lawmakers are trying to pass by the Fourth of July would clamp down on the finances of immigrant households, including those in the U.S….
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pictured at a press conference after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda on May 22 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House reconciliation legislation, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes changes Republican legislators said will boost families’…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota), from left, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) exit the West Wing of the White House on June 4, 2025. The Senate has begun deliberations over President Donald Trump’s massive “Big Beautiful Bill” that narrowly passed the House on May 22, with several Republican senators…
In this photo illustration, Ruth Jones, Immunization Nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center on May 29, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The nation’s top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get Covid vaccinations, removing stronger…
A “Save Medicaid” sign is affixed to the podium for a House Democrats’ press event to oppose the Republicans’ budget, on the House steps of the Capitol, Feb. 25, 2024. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Historic spending cuts to Medicaid health coverage and to SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, are…
UnitedHealth Group signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth shares fell nearly 7% on Wednesday in premarket trading after a Guardian report that the healthcare conglomerate secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for…
