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Former Vice President Joe Biden promised Wednesday to reverse the religious protections guaranteed by the U.S. Supreme Court in recent decisions allowing private companies and religious groups exemption from Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate.

The Little Sisters of the Poor won another victory Wednesday in their years-long battle to assert their First Amendment right to religious freedom against the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) unveiled an ad Tuesday attacking Montana Democrat Gov. and Senate Democrat candidate Steve Bullock for supporting a healthcare plan that could close rural Montana hospitals.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to have the Affordable Care Act struck down in court by stating that “there is never a good time to rip away health care from millions

Planned Parenthood launched a campaign that urges businesses to pledge free birth control coverage to counter “systemic racism.”

The Catholic Church in the United States kicked off Religious Freedom Week on Monday, June 22, the feast of the English martyrs Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, both executed by King Henry VIII.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is running on a promise to bring the country together, but he is personally culpable in some of its worst divisions.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed a rule on Monday that would expand patients’ access to health care sharing ministries and direct primary care.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) dismissed President Donald Trump’s threat to primary her on Monday, saying she cannot live in fear of the president’s Twitter account.

Blue Cross Blue Cross dominates nearly half of all Obamacare enrollment, according to a study released by the Urban Institute.

Trump announced new Medicare plans on Tuesday to provide diabetic seniors with low-cost insulin. The administration estimates that the new plans would reduce insulin costs by 66 percent.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said he is disappointed the Trump administration is advancing a lawsuit to get rid of the Affordable Care Act amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nancy Pelosi has tried this “swastika” tactic before, against the Tea Party. And the last time she did it, she lost the House.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participated in Wednesday’s court arguments from her hospital bed by teleconference one day after receiving treatment for a minor gallbladder infection. 

The Supreme Court appeared divided along the usual conservative-liberal ideological lines during oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania.

The Little Sisters of the Poor will return to the Supreme Court Wednesday to ask that Pennsylvania be blocked from removing their religious exemption from Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic “would be a terrible crisis to waste” by not creating “universal health care.”

Improving America’s health starts with conscientious living, not politics, advised Dr. Nicole Saphier, author or Make America Healthy Again.

Actress Ashley Judd promoted NARAL’s new campaign condemning pro-life politicians who are urging an end to coronavirus lockdowns.

While Nancy Pelosi stalls the PPP extension, more small businesses are being forced to close their downs and lay off workers. The media share the blame.

Iowa Republican chairman Jeff Kaufmann said in a statement on Monday that Democrats have politicized the coronavirus pandemic in an attack ad against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).

The term “wasted” appears in a quote from former Obama administration Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, who resigned several months after the Obamacare website crashed upon launch in 2013.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced during a White House press conference on Friday that the Trump administration will end surprise billing for Americans without health insurance.

Actress Bette Midler has called President Donald Trump cruel and malignant following reports that the White House has decided not to re-open Obamacare marketplaces to new customers. In an extraordinary claim, the Beaches star said that the president’s “overwhelming jealousy” of Obama “will kill us all.”

Joe Biden told a small group of young people at a “Happy Hour” YouTube event on Wednesday that he believes Obamacare is “maybe the most important human right that anyone should have.”

“It’s still under political attack right when we need care the most,” Obama wrote on Twitter, as the coronavirus crisis continues.

Obamacare expanded access to health insurance, primarily for the working poor, but at a massive cost to middle-class budgets. It also changed American politics for the worse, turning it into a zero-sum game in which compromise is nearly impossible.

Sen. Mike Braun says now is the time for Republicans to embrace a healthcare strategy that emphasizes “transparency and competition.”

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which could result in the law’s repeal.

The American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s second-largest physician group, is making headlines for coming out in favor of Medicare for All. Its decision is being hailed as courageous and credible because most healthcare industry players oppose this healthcare reform.

Trump suggested that President Barack Obama should have been impeached for lying to the American people about Obamacare. “It was a lie. We should impeach him. We should impeach him,” Trump said as the crowd cheered.

Michael Bloomberg falsely claimed he has been “a big fan of Obamacare” and promoted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Washington in 2009.

Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg once suggested denying cancer treatment to elderly Americans as a solution to overcrowding in hospitals. 

Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg promised an illegal immigrant on Sunday they would have taxpayer-funded health care if he was elected president.

Bosses of a powerful service industry union in Las Vegas, Nevada are going after 2020 Democrat presidential primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for his plan to strip union workers of their negotiated healthcare plans in favor of “Medicare for All.”

Democratic Party voters are beginning to lose hope that any of their presidential candidates stand a chance of defeating President Donald Trump in November — and the reason is not just charisma, but fundamental confusion about policy.