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Number of Americans without health insurance up since Trump became president

Linda Davidson | The Washington Post | Getty Images The waiting room at Mary’s Center in Washington, DC on February 24, 2014. Mary’s Center is a non-profit health center for the underserved, uninsured or underinsured. The number of adults without health insurance has increased 1.4 percentage points since the end …

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IRS to block, suspend tax returns that lack Obamacare disclosures

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Demonstrators in support of U.S. President Barack Obama’s health-care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hold up ‘ACA is Here to Stay’ signs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to save Obamacare tax subsidies outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., …

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Gilead gains after FDA approves lymphoma drug Yescarta

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A scientist at Gilead Sciences analyzes patient antibody levels at the Gilead laboratory in Foster City, Calif. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Science’s Yescarta, a lymphoma therapy drug, sending the stock 4 percent higher in after-hours trade. Gilead …

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Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, dead at 53

Chris Wattie | Reuters Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie takes part in an honouring ceremony at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, December 6, 2016. Gord Downie, who made himself part of Canada’s national identity with songs about hockey and small towns as lead …

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Baxter says it expects Hurricane Maria impact on Q4 revenue

Photo: Lieutenant Junior Grade Juan Pablo Vielma, United States Navy. USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) departs Naval Station Norfolk on the afternoon of Friday, September 29, marking the beginning of it’s journey to Puerto Rico. Baxter International said Thursday that it expects to see an impact from Hurricane Maria on its fourth-quarter …

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Lilly names new CFO, replaces head of R&D in management shakeup

Konrad Fiedler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eli Lilly’s office in La Jolla, California. Eli Lilly named a new chief financial officer and replaced the head of its research and development arm, among other changes to its top management on Friday, weeks after the drugmaker announced layoffs to cut costs. …

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus argues for universal health care in breast cancer announcement

Jason LaVeris | FilmMagic | Getty Images Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses in the press room at the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus made an unexpected entrance into America’s health-care debate Thursday, announcing that she …

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Proposed health-care bill may hurt US economy: S&P

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, center, speaks as Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, center left, and Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, right, listen during a news conference after a Republican policy meeting luncheon at …

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McCain calls brain cancer prognosis ‘very poor’

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks with reporters in the basement of the Capitol before the Senate Policy luncheons on September 19, 2017. U.S. Sen. John McCain says doctors have given him a “very, very serious prognosis” as he battles brain cancer. …

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Trump endorses Graham-Cassidy, GOP senators’ Obamacare repeal plan

Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Senator Lindsey Graham (2nd R), R-SC, stands with Senator Bill Cassidy (L), R-LA, Senator Dean Heller (2nd L), R-NV, and Senator Ron Johnson (R), R-WI, to announce their legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare through block grants on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, …

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