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Conspiracy Theories Around Lawmakers’ Health Are Going to Keep Spiraling
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Drudge Report
· Jun 26, 2026
Nursing homes, factory owners and immigrants brace for fallout from Supreme ruling...
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Washington Examiner
· Jul 7, 2026
Congress must fix its No Surprises mistake
Healthcare is one of our economy’s fastest-growing sectors, and the ability of healthcare providers to manipulate Congress is a big reason why. A modest reform meant to shield patients from surprise medical bills has become a multibillion-dollar windfall for hospitals, doctors, lawyers, and arbitrators. Patients pay the price through higher insurance premiums. Congress must fix []
The Hill
· Jun 27, 2026
The sky is not falling. Americans are getting healthier.
Despite declining obesity and heart disease rates, increasing cancer survival rates, and a record high life expectancy, politicians from both parties are pushing costly and ineffective policies to address perceived crises in the healthcare industry.
AllSides
· Jul 6, 2026
Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood's beleaguered network of clinics will regain access to hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding this weekend — the fallout of Republicans' failure to pass an extension of the one-year defunding provision they approved last year. Starting July 5, clinics around the country can once again bill the federal program for reimbursement after providing non-abortion services, like birth control and screenings for sexually-transmitted infections, to low-income patients. Though other funding threats loom, it's a lifeline for the struggling organization, which has closed nearly 30 health centers nationwide that collectively served more than 40,000 patients since the defunding provision in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect in July 2025.
Rolling Stone
· Jun 30, 2026
Missing GOP Congressman Says 117-Day Absence Was Due to Depression
Americans finally got an explanation. If only Republicans would stop trying to kill access to mental-health care for everyone else
Wirepoints
· Jun 21, 2026
Illinois hospitals owe the state more than $700M, sparking questions and calls for change – Chicago Tribune*
“It’s really pretty alarming on a lot of fronts, the total dollar amounts involved,” said state Sen. Chapin Rose. “We keep underwriting hospitals that are literally going out of business and the taxpayers are left holding the bag.”
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Related coverage for "Conspiracy Theories Around Lawmakers’ Health Are Going to Keep Spiraling": Drudge Report — Nursing homes, factory owners and immigrants brace for fallout from Supreme ruling.... Washington Examiner — Congress must fix its No Surprises mistake. The Hill — The sky is not falling. Americans are getting healthier.. AllSides — Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood. Rolling Stone — Missing GOP Congressman Says 117-Day Absence Was Due to Depression. Wirepoints — Illinois hospitals owe the state more than $700M, sparking questions and calls for change – Chicago Tribune*