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POLITICO's 2024 Health Care Summit

WEBThe stakes are high as America's health care community strives to meet the evolving needs of patients and practitioners, adopt new technologies, and navigate skeptical public …

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New Jersey aims to be a safe haven for abortion. Crisis pregnancy

WEBNew Jersey. New Jersey aims to be a safe haven for abortion. Crisis pregnancy centers stand in the way, leaders say Critics say the centers rely on …

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5 things to know about today’s abortion case before SCOTUS

WEBBy Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein. 04/24/2024 05:00 AM EDT. The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider — for the first time since it overturned Roe …

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Congress’ 2024 health policy agenda

WEBBen is a health care reporter at POLITICO, focusing on policy and politics in Congress, and co-author of POLITICO’s Pulse newsletter. Reach him at [email …

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White House turns to health care in Biden’s latest move against

WEB03/04/2024 02:00 PM EST. The White House plans to announce a new federal task force focused on easing health care costs, according to three people with direct knowledge of …

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Health on — and off — the spending train

WEBHere’s some of what made the cut: — Doc pay: The legislation provides a 1.68 percent boost in Medicare pay for doctors. The amount, combined with the 1.25 …

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Republicans Have Stopped Trying to Kill Obamacare. Here’s

WEBThanks to Kelly Szafara for research assistance. For years, Republicans had an easy health care talking point: Repeal and replace Obamacare. In 2017, with full …

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Supreme Court wrestles with the fallout of Dobbs in

WEB04/24/2024 04:04 PM EDT. The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of heated arguments Wednesday on the tension between Idaho’s near-total abortion ban …

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California unveils plan opening door to Arizona abortion

WEBBy Rachel Bluth. 04/24/2024 09:01 AM EDT. Top California leaders will introduce a plan Wednesday to expand abortion access for Arizonans coming across the …

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Senate leader-in-waiting’s health care plan

WEBThe end of the current Congress could bring a spate of health care legislation later this year, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told the American Hospital …

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Chinese hospitals are full of sick children, but don't worry

WEB11/27/2023 04:32 PM EST. The wave of respiratory diseases hitting China is more likely the return of seasonal illness the country suppressed with prolonged Covid lockdowns than …

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Why health care experts are so concerned about fishing boats

WEBThe slew of cases has alarmed legal experts, patient advocates and former health officials from both parties who say the consequences for the health care system …

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Xavier Becerra plots political future after Biden administration

WEB04/23/2024 05:00 AM EDT. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra’s plans to leave the Biden administration and run for California governor are …

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New Jersey considered $5 million to handle migrant influx but …

WEB“As a result of the federal [public health emergency] ending, Title 42 has also been rescinded,” the application, signed by the state Department of Human Services’ …

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RFK Jr. surprise guest at event attended by top New Jersey GOP

WEBThe Public Health Innovation PAC has become the most prominent organized group in New Jersey opposing vaccine requirements and mostly supports …

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New York governor to Mike Johnson: Stay in Washington

WEBALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t see the benefit of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit Wednesday afternoon to Columbia University. He should …

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Why is Walsh waiting

WEB10/11/2022 06:55 AM EDT. Good Tuesday morning! Last week, I wrote about how Acting Comptroller Kevin Walsh has been “acting” for three years because Camden County’s …

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Codifying the right to interracial marriage in New Jersey

WEBCLASSES TO BE TAUGHT BY DENNIS AND JUDI — “N.J. may soon set standards for students to learn how to separate fact from fiction on social media,” by NJ …

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New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies

WEBBy Matt Friedman. 04/24/2024 01:03 PM EDT. Donald Payne Jr., a member of a prominent Newark political family who represented the city and nearby communities …

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Trump argues for immunity ahead of Supreme Court hearing

WEB04/25/2024 08:06 AM EDT. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the judge in his ongoing hush-money trial while arguing for presidential …

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TikTok ban puts jobs of thousands of US workers in jeopardy

WEB04/24/2024 10:04 PM EDT. California Sen. Laphonza Butler urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to consider the fate of thousands of U.S. employees of TikTok …

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Biden admin isn’t fully convinced Ukraine can win, even

WEB04/24/2024 02:27 PM EDT. Despite the time and political capital spent on the $60 billion aid for Ukraine, some Biden administration officials are skeptical it’s …

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Hudson County’s heir apparent opens up about arrest

WEBNew Jersey. Hudson County’s heir apparent opens up about arrest, exoneration in drug case “It was life-changing,” Craig Guy said. “I go from being a happy …

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Federal judge says New Jersey law banning immigrant

WEBNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, in 2021 signed a law that prohibited new and extended immigrant detention contracts between federal authorities …

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Arizona grand jury has indicted Trump allies for 2020 election

WEBUpdated: 04/24/2024 07:37 PM EDT. An Arizona grand jury has indicted 18 allies of Donald Trump for their efforts to subvert the 2020 election — including former …

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New Jersey county executive candidate tested at twice the

WEBUpdated: 11/02/2023 03:30 PM EDT. Craig Guy, the presumptive next Hudson County executive, tested at nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol when he was arrested for DUI …

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Sue Altman the moderate

WEBSue Altman, executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, helped organize the push for the new party, along with some moderate Republicans and …

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The line is collapsing

WEB03/18/2024 06:55 AM EDT. Good Monday morning! Support for the line has been collapsing among politicians and public officials, and in perhaps the biggest blow yet, Attorney …

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Sacco announces retirement from Senate, endorses Stack for

WEBBefore his retirement in 2017, Sacco made nearly $270,000 from his school position, $49,000 as a state senator and $40,000 as mayor. Since retiring, he receives a …

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Bill to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences, including for

WEB03/01/2021 03:57 PM EST. Gov. Phil Murphy does not plan to sign a bill sent to him on Monday that would repeal mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent crimes — …

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