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Misinformation Watch: Biden, GOP Trade Misleading Claims on Social Security, Medicare

Misinformation Watch / February 14th, 2023 / By Henry A. Brechter

The president and a Republican senator exchanged misleading claims on cuts to government programs.

Misinformation And Disinformation, Facts And Fact Checking, Joe Biden, Rick Scott, Medicare, Healthcare, Social Security, Media Bias

When Trump Repays Biden’s Favor

Recommended Reading / January 23rd, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

By injecting himself into the middle of this intra-party fight, Trump looked to send a message to the considerable portion of the GOP base that remains loyal to him.

Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Elections, Politics, 2024 Elections, Healthcare, 2024 Presidential Election

What 2022 Candidates Have Said About the Country's Top Issues

Recommended Reading / November 4th, 2022 / By Rose Mercer

See what candidates have said about abortion, immigration, climate change, healthcare, voting rules, and gun control as a new group of lawmakers gets set to take office.

2022 Elections, Abortion, Immigration, Climate Change, Gun Control And Gun Rights, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Elections, Healthcare

What the 2022 Candidates Are Saying About Healthcare

News / October 20th, 2022 / By Rose Mercer

Healthcare is a hot-button issue in this year's elections, and many candidates across the spectrum have spoken out about it.

2022 Elections, Healthcare, Politics

Media Bias Alert: How News Outlets Are Reacting to Fauci’s Retirement

Bias / August 26th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

When Fauci announced he would retire from his government position in December to focus on other things, media outlets on the left and right reflected their bias toward Fauci through story choice, placement and spin.

Media Bias Alert, Healthcare, Coronavirus, Anthony Fauci

New CDC Guidelines Confirm What Everyone Already Knew

Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2022 / By Upward News Editorial Team

The agency is relaxing quarantines, social distancing, and discrimination against the unvaccinated.

CDC Guidelines, Coronavirus, Healthcare

Media Bias Alert: Partisan Divide Emerges on Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act

Bias / August 10th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

The Inflation Reduction Act recently passed in the senate after over a year of negotiation. Outlets on both sides of the political spectrum covered the legislation very differently, typically reflecting the partisan opinions on the bill.

Media Bias, Economy And Jobs, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Biden, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema

Surveys Show Both Democrats and Republicans Support Healthcare Improvements

Common Ground / April 14th, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart

A recent Gallup survey found that 63% of Americans were at least somewhat dissatisfied with the availability of affordable healthcare. Studies from other research organizations indicate that Americans from across the political spectrum think government healthcare plans should be improved...

Public Health, Healthcare, Medicare, United News Roundup, Common Ground

Story of the Week: White House Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts, Developing Standards for 'Vaccine Passports'

Story of the Week / April 1st, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The Biden administration is working with the private sector to develop standards for proof-of-vaccination credentials, informally referred to by some as vaccine "passports." Such credentials could potentially be...

Story Of The Week, News, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Vaccine Passports, Coronavirus Recovery, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Public Health, Healthcare, Biden Administration, Jen Psaki, Washington Post

Story of the Week: Vaccine Rollout Expands As Cases Fall

Story of the Week / February 18th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will expand its COVID-19 vaccine distribution, as new cases of the virus continue to fall. The government will boost its weekly vaccine shipments to states from 11...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Healthcare, Public Health, Disaster, Texas Blackouts

When It's Finally Time for Vaccines

Recommended Reading / December 15th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

A View from the Center Editor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Learn what a Center rating means and get all sides of this topic by reading left-wing and right-wing views on the coronavirus vaccine . I want to see superstar basketball player LeBron James get the COVID-...

Coronavirus Vaccine, Healthcare, Culture, Bridging Divides, Coronavirus

Story of the Week: US Nears Vaccine Approval as UK Gives First Doses

Story of the Week / December 10th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Updated 12/13/20 at 4:21 p.m. PT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Friday evening, with inoculations expected to begin Monday. Updated 12/11/20 at...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Healthcare

Republican and Democratic Voters Agree on Many Healthcare Topics: A Supreme Court Preview of California v. Texas

Recommended Reading / October 26th, 2020 / By Bella Jasper

America’s attention on the Supreme Court will soon shift from the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the cases being decided this term. Only a week after the election, the justices will hear a case on a topic – healthcare – that appears to divide many Americans. Yet data suggests that...

Supreme Court, Healthcare, Bridging Divides, United News Roundup

Trump vs. Biden on Healthcare, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 25th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on healthcare, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda includes an “America-...

Trump V Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elections, 2020 Election, Healthcare, Affordable Care Act, Public Health

Story of the Week: Coronavirus Projections say Over 100,000 Could Die in US

Story of the Week / April 2nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Projections announced at a White House press briefing Tuesday estimate between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States. President Trump said the country is facing a "very,...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, White House, Public Health, Healthcare

Story of the Week: Coronavirus Sounds Global Alarm

Story of the Week / February 27th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

The spread of a new coronavirus has sparked fears of a global pandemic, as stock markets suffer and new cases of the disease emerge both in the United States and abroad. The Center for Disease Control confirmed the first U.S. case of "unknown origin" Wednesday following days of...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Healthcare, Public Health, Disease

Federal Judge Rules Obamacare Unconstitutional: Political Blunder or Right Turn?

Story of the Week / December 20th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

A federal judge on Friday struck down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional, ruling that it was invalidated when lawmakers eliminated the tax penalty for the individual mandate. The law will remain in effect, pending appeal. Some Obamacare critics praised the ruling as a positive...

Healthcare, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, News

Medicare-for-All Bill Introduced

Story of the Week / September 14th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

On Wednesday , Independent Senator Bernie Sanders revealed a "Medicare-for-all", also known as single payer, healthcare plan backed by sixteen of his Democratic colleagues. With only a third of Democratic senators behind the plan, speculation being that those up for reelection in 2018 are...

News, Story Of The Week, Healthcare, Medicare, Single-Payer System, Bernie Sanders

Still Too Few Votes to Repeal ACA

News / July 20th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Republicans in the Senate hoped to vote on the new healthcare bill or at least to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but the vote has again been pushed back by Senate Majority Leader McConnell. Revisions have been made over the past several weeks to the Senate bill but still a few...

News, Healthcare, Senate, GOP

Senate Healthcare Vote Delayed

Story of the Week / June 29th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

After releasing the Senate healthcare bill last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed the vote until after summer recess. Several Republican Senators have decided against supporting the bill and with the Democrats unified in opposition, the future of the bill is uncertain...

News, Story Of The Week, Senate, Healthcare, Better Care Reconciliation Act

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