NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Trump presidency has repeatedly undermined the Affordable Care Act and other health programs that benefit the health of Black women. Black women...
GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — “In Greene County because we are a poor county, one in three patients do not have any insurance, which means we provide...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The Tennessee Justice Center has embarked on a campaign to make sure that each eligible child is enrolled in TennCare or CoverKids and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…in America’s 233 years as a republic, we have never had an African American Speaker of the House. The time has now come...
Maybe Trump has forgotten that his ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight felony counts, and Michael Cohen, the president’s lawyer plead guilty on...
DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement on the results of Tuesday night's Democratic primary races in Florida...
“John McCain’s integrity and courage were his greatest virtues. His national leadership example is still needed today not only in the U.S. Senate, but also in...
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) As President Donald Trump continues to sow confusion about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a recent poll by the Kaiser...
By U.S. Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) A nation’s budget is a document that reflects its priorities. While President Trump has yet to submit his...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) When future generations read the history of the nation’s first Black President, I believe there will be greater acknowledgement of...
By Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) For six years, Republicans have repeated the same phrase in every conversation about healthcare: “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Health care spending in the United States grew at a rate of 5.8 percent last year and reached $3.2...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is anticipating a Trump win in November. Or, at least, he is preparing...
By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) As America grapples with prescription opioid addiction, an epidemic shattering communities across our nation, healthcare providers face a...
By Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told the graduates of one of the nation’s leading historically Black universities that America is “a...
By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) One hundred one years ago, Booker T. Washington penned a letter to the editors of America’s leading...
By Patricia Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Black History Month gives us the opportunity to reflect on the countless examples of the contributions that African-Americans...
By Pat Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to improve the delivery of healthcare services in America—especially...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Black Americans continue to face serious disparities in education, employment, and in economic development. While over 45 million Black...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — With the third open enrollment season under the Affordable Care Act beginning in about six weeks, Obama administration officials said Tuesday...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that President Barack Obama’s health care law unjustly burdens religiously affiliated employers by forcing them to...
(Reuters Health) – When patients are hospitalized more than once in the same month, it may have more to do with their income or education levels...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next...
by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON – Nearly a million people signed up for health insurance under President Obama’s law even after the official enrollment season...
