#healthcare

2:26pm, 3rd August, 2019

Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering unveiling, as early as September, his healthcare plan as part of his presidential re-election campaign strategy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Democrats mock Trump over healthcare delay ahead of 2020 election battle

9:44pm, 2nd April, 2019

Politics

Democrats mock Trump over healthcare delay ahead of 2020 election battle

Democrats mocked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for pushing back his promise of sweeping healthcare reform until after the 2020 election, and said they were happy to make it a central campaign issue.

Trump says vote on healthcare can wait until after 2020 election

11:22pm, 1st April, 2019

US

Trump says vote on healthcare can wait until after 2020 election

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare.

Trump says he can produce a better healthcare plan than Obamacare

3:53pm, 27th March, 2019

Politics

Trump says he can produce a better healthcare plan than Obamacare

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to deliver a better healthcare system than Obamacare if the Supreme Court tosses out his predecessor's signature domestic achievement, a potentially hazardous claim as he seeks re-election.

Finland's government resigns after healthcare reform fails

4:30am, 8th March, 2019

World

Finland's government resigns after healthcare reform fails

Finland's government resigned on Friday after ditching plans to reform the healthcare system, a key policy, the Finnish president's office said, throwing the country into political limbo.

Finland's government to resign after healthcare reform fails

3:28am, 8th March, 2019

World

Finland's government to resign after healthcare reform fails

Finland's government will resign on Friday after ditching plans to reform the healthcare system, a key policy, the president's office and an ally of Prime Minister Juha Sipila said.

Economic data, healthcare shares pressure Wall Street

1:11pm, 21st February, 2019

Business

Economic data, healthcare shares pressure Wall Street

U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday after a recent run of gains, pressured by weak economic data and a drop in healthcare shares, while investors kept a close watch on U.S.-China trade talks.

Arizona healthcare facility to shut down after disabled woman's rape

9:50am, 8th February, 2019

US

Arizona healthcare facility to shut down after disabled woman's rape

An Arizona long-term healthcare facility will shut down after a severely disabled patient was raped, a crime that only came to light after she gave birth.

Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote over healthcare

2:25am, 24th October, 2018

World

Bulgarian government survives no-confidence vote over healthcare

Bulgaria's government survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought on Wednesday by the opposition Socialists who accused it of failing to overhaul the ailing healthcare sector.

Democrats refocus fight against Trump's Supreme Court nominee on healthcare

4:40pm, 11th July, 2018

Politics

Democrats refocus fight against Trump's Supreme Court nominee on healthcare

Democrats on Wednesday were reorienting their uphill push to block U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, moving healthcare to the center of their strategy and putting less emphasis on abortion rights.

U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown

12:21pm, 28th June, 2018

US

U.S. charges hundreds in major healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors for taking part in healthcare frauds that resulted in over $2 billion in losses and contributed to the nation's opioid epidemic in some ca...

GE to spin off healthcare unit, divest Baker Hughes stake

6:37am, 26th June, 2018

Business

GE to spin off healthcare unit, divest Baker Hughes stake

NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Tuesday it plans to spin off its healthcare business and divest its stake in oil-services company Baker Hughes, leaving the once-sprawling conglomerate focused on jet engines, power plants and renewabl...

PM May's healthcare funding rise wins broad cabinet support - spokesman

7:47am, 18th June, 2018

UK

PM May's healthcare funding rise wins broad cabinet support - spokesman

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's pledge to increase healthcare funding by 20 billion pounds won broad approval from her cabinet of top ministers on Monday, her spokesman said.

May pledges 20 billion extra pounds for healthcare post-Brexit

2:51am, 17th June, 2018

UK

May pledges 20 billion extra pounds for healthcare post-Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday to increase funding for the National Health Service (NHS) by 20 billion pounds after Brexit, partly from tax hikes and partly from money that will no longer be going to the Europ...

Soaring costs, loss of benefits top Americans' healthcare worries: Reuters/Ipsos poll

7:27am, 15th June, 2018

US

Soaring costs, loss of benefits top Americans' healthcare worries: Reuters/Ipsos poll

(Reuters) - For over a year now, Americans have listed healthcare as the most important problem facing the country, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling.