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Trump administration agrees to independent investigation of health conditions for children at border facilities
In that interview, Wise described how migrant children are kept in a “kind of cage-like” processing center. “From there, they get moved to a different processing center, which is kind of cage-like, and labeled the ‘perrera,’ the dog pound,” he said in the September 17, 2018 article. “And that’s the photographs you saw of kids …
The Health 202: A judge ruled Trump administration can’t mandate drug prices in TV ads
THE PROGNOSIS Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar listens as President Trump delivers a speech about lowering prescription drug prices. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The Trump administration has run up against a legal wall in its first big effort to lower drug prices. But there’s a good chance Congress will help it climb over. Late last …
Trump administration is ‘inept and insecure’, says UK ambassador
Image copyright AFP The Trump administration has been labelled “inept”, insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the UK ambassador to Washington. Sir Kim Darroch said that the White House was “uniquely dysfunctional” and “divided” under Donald Trump. But he also warned that the US president should not be written off. The Foreign Office said …
Former technology policy adviser to Obama administration wins Va. House of Delegates primary
Suhas Subramanyam won the Democratic primary for the 87th House of Delegates district Tuesday night. He is a former adviser to the Obama administration and a first-generation American. The 87th House of Delegates district straddles Prince William and Loudoun Counties. It’s been held a Democrat since 2013. The current delegate, John Bill, is leaving the …
The Health 202: States pursue public health coverage even as Trump administration emphasizes private
THE PROGNOSIS Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) recently signed the country’s first “public option” plan. (Susan Walsh/AP) The Trump administration has promised states more flexibility in how they run their Obamacare marketplaces. But creating a state-backed “public option” plan may not be what Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma had in mind. Half …