Health Care

Outside a darkened Planned Parenthood facility.

Komen Kills Grants for Planned Parenthood Breast Cancer Screenings

Anti-abortion activists push the cancer foundation to cut funding that helps thousands of women.

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| Tue Jan. 31, 2012 4:10 PM PST
Janet Howell

State Senator's Comeback to Mandatory Ultrasound Bill: Mandatory Rectal Exams for Men Seeking Viagra

If women have to undergo a medically unnecessary ultrasound before an abortion, should men undergo a rectal exam before getting their erectile dysfunction medication?

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| Tue Jan. 31, 2012 12:30 PM PST
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Bishops Pledge to Violate New Birth Control Law

Several dioceses have informed parishioners that they plan to ignore the new rule requiring insurers to cover contraception.

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| Mon Jan. 30, 2012 1:47 PM PST
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Your Daily Newt: Health Chair Reform

In the future, Gingrich wrote in 1984, medical diagnoses and weight loss programs would be streamlined into a single piece of furniture.

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| Fri Jan. 27, 2012 9:08 AM PST

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mitt romney

Romney Inadvertently Defends Obamacare (Again)

The former governor offers a heartfelt defense of his Massachusetts health care plan.

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| Thu Jan. 26, 2012 9:15 PM PST
Rick Santorum

Will Terri Schiavo Haunt Rick Santorum in New Hampshire?

The former Pennsylvania senator fought to save the late Florida woman's life. Now the New Hampshire state Legislature is revisiting the Schiavo controversy—at the worst possible time for Santorum.

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| Tue Jan. 10, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Healthcare and the Free Market

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| Mon Jan. 9, 2012 5:46 PM PST
Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum's New Hampshire Roadshow: Terrorist Judges, "Snookered" Reagan, and Fidel Castro

The GOP's hardline underdog takes his pitch to small-town New Hampshire.

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| Thu Jan. 5, 2012 1:01 PM PST
Ron Paul

10 Extreme Claims in Ron Paul's Controversial Newsletters

New York City renamed "Rapetown," AIDS spread by a "malicious gay," how to gun down an "urban youth," and more.

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| Tue Jan. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

South Dakota Spends Big Taxpayer Bucks to Defend Anti-Abortion Laws

The governor asked for nearly a million to help defend the state against lawsuits challenging their anti-abortion laws.

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| Fri Dec. 23, 2011 5:00 AM PST
paul ryan

Defeating the Point of Fact-Checking

PolitiFact's political choice for lie of the year.

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| Tue Dec. 20, 2011 2:03 PM PST
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Scott Walker's Next Target: Cancer Screenings for Women

In Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood foes go after a program to provide women with free cancer screenings.

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| Fri Dec. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Mitt Romney and Chris Christie

Jersey Score: Inside Mitt Romney’s Million-Dollar Dinner

The private confab had music by Springsteen and Bon Jovi, cheerleading by Chris Christie, and praise from a Romney donor—for Obama's health care policy.

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney

The GOP's 1-Percenter Candidates Can't Name a Single Financial Sacrifice

When asked about a necessity given up for financial reasons, Romney, Gingrich, and Co. fire blanks.

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| Mon Dec. 12, 2011 8:59 AM PST
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney

Why Mitt Romney's Gingrich Attacks Could Haunt Him

The GOP candidate might've swung too far right with his new Paul Ryan-themed strategy.

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| Mon Dec. 12, 2011 4:55 AM PST
Mitt Romney

The $10,000 Bet Mitt Romney Will Want to Take Back

The one-time GOP front-runner offers Republican voters a reminder that he has a lot of money.

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| Sat Dec. 10, 2011 8:38 PM PST

A Zagat-Style Guide for Ethical Diners

This will make you think twice before calling in your next reservation at Nobu.

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| Mon Dec. 5, 2011 3:30 AM PST

Charts of the Day: Kaiser's Fascinating Obamacare Data

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| Wed Nov. 30, 2011 4:31 PM PST

The Other 1 Percent: Sick People (Chart)

One percent of the population accounts for nearly 20 percent of the nation's health care spending. Maybe that one percent deserves a little more attention, too.

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| Tue Nov. 29, 2011 8:55 AM PST
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Gingrich (in 2007): Congress Must Impose an Individual Mandate

Whoops!

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| Fri Nov. 18, 2011 11:47 AM PST