Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

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Decades of Trying, But Health Reform Remains Elusive In US

The United States, entangled in conflict overseas and struggling economically, was at a fraught moment when the...

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US Republicans Struggle To Deliver On Obamacare Repeal Vow

Frantic closed-door negotiations intensified at the US Congress on Tuesday to try to salvage President Donald Trump's...

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Senate’s Obamacare Replacement Bill Will Cut Medicaid, Defund Abortion

Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases...

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Trump Budget Calls For Deep Cuts To Social Safety Net

The White House on Tuesday delivered to Congress a proposed budget for 2018 that would make deep cuts in programs for...

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Ken Burns Tackles Vietnam War In ‘visceral’ 18-Hour TV History

Legendary US documentary maker Ken Burns's new 18-hour television history of the Vietnam war is a "visceral" experience...

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In Trump Land, Painful Choices Await If Obamacare Goes

Maribeth Coote says she hates Obamacare, but it's the only health coverage option she can afford in this remote,...

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Donald Trump Warns Republicans of Political Costs of Rejecting Health Bill

US President Donald Trump warned House Republicans they could lose their seats in next year's midterm elections if they...

International

U.S. Government Health Plans Spent Over $1 Billion On EpiPens Over Five Years

U. S. government health plans spent more than $1 billion on Mylan NV's EpiPen emergency allergic reaction treatment...

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Hillary Clinton Outlines Mental Health Plan

U. S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday outlined a sweeping mental health agenda that would...