Tag: health
Forget Ivey’s age and health, what should concern you is her...
Yesterday, Bill Britt over at Alabama Political Reporter dropped what was intended to be a bombshell story about Gov. Kay Ivey's health and details...
Terminated VA director James Talton hired by Ala. Dept. of Public...
In 2014, James Talton was the first employee terminated by the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) for neglect of duty following a law...
Anxiety over GOP health plan for those with severe illnesses
Unease and uncertainty are settling over Americans with serious illnesses as Republicans move closer to dismantling Democratic former President Barack Obama's health care system.
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House Freedom Caucus chairman says there’s ‘no deal’ on the GOP...
The Latest on the upcoming health care vote in the House (all times local):
1:35 p.m.
The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says there's...
Winners and losers in Donald Trump’s first budget plan
Military spending would get the biggest boost in President Donald Trump's proposed budget. Environmental programs, medical research, Amtrak and an array of international and...
18M more Americans would be uninsured under 2016 GOP repeal
Insurance premiums would soar and some 18 million Americans would lose health coverage if Republicans partially repeal President Barack Obama's health care law without...
Donald Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood
One of President-elect Donald Trump's first, and defining, acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood.
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Business owners replace idealists in legal-pot movement
Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana industry creates a broad base of new donors, many of them...
Guns, immigration and Zika top agenda as Congress returns
Gun control, immigration and money to combat the Zika virus top the congressional agenda as lawmakers sprint toward the political conventions this month and...
It’s time to make mental health an everyday concern: guest opinion
I was on my way to dinner when the radio brought word that Robin Williams was dead, suspected of committing suicide.
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