Author: Daniel snow
Health care premiums are expected to double for millions of Americans on Obamacare next year if the law doesn’t change in time. Neera Tanden walks Ezra Klein through the policy stakes of the government shutdown. Source link
One of the ironies of this fight is that Democrats are shutting the government down to protect and extend tax credits that heavily disproportionately benefit red states, because in a bunch of these red states they didn’t expand Medicaid, and it means more people get the tax credits. So you have more than 10 percent of the population now, in Florida, in Texas, in Georgia, in South Carolina, in Utah, using the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies. Talk to me a bit about both the policy and the politics of that. I mean, the politics of health care has been really…
Readers respond to a guest essay about vaccine debates. Also: Attorney General Pam Bondi’s performance; wildfire smoke and our health. Source link
This man is days away from being executed for a crime a lot of evidence suggests he did not commit. His name is Robert Roberson. “Roberson has spent more than two decades on death row.” “He is set to be executed in less than two weeks.” It’s 2002. Robert Roberson had a 2-year-old daughter named Nikki. And she was sick. She had a high fever and pneumonia. He says he woke up one night and she’d fallen out of bed. He comforted her, put her back to sleep. But when he woke up in the morning, she had turned blue.…
Emerging market portfolio inflows drop to $26 billion, lowest level since May, IIF says Source link
Public parks are vital for children’s health. Source link
RBI launches retail sandbox for digital currency, allowing fintech testing Source link
Swiss National Bank likely intervened in FX market to support franc Source link
Under Trump, the N.I.H. is encouraging alternatives that use human cells rather than dogs, cats and monkeys. Source link
People and institutions of civil society must coordinate against him. Source link