Health care policy
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021 file photo, an officer stands in front of a sign advising of vaccine appointments at a drive-up vaccination center at City College of San Francisco during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco. San Francisco city workers will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus when a vaccine receives full federal approval. The policy covering 35,000 municipal workers may be the first by any city or county in the U.S., the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu,File)
San Francisco to require vaccinations for all city employees

Jun. 24, 2021 11:09 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 11:53 AM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 22 The Kansas City Star on hubris and COVID...

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Jun. 19, 2021 08:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” is the latest sign that the GOP must look beyond repealing that law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a winning political issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
GOP needs new health care target; 'Obamacare' survives again

By Alan Fram Jun. 18, 2021 12:35 AM EDT

In this June 8, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

By Mark Sherman Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:23 PM EDT
Palm Beach Post. June 12, 2021. Editorial: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis errs in restricting race studies in schools At a...

FILE - In this June 5, 2021, file photo, a farmer waits for customers at a wholesale market on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. On Monday, June 7, 2021, businesses in two of India’s largest cities, New Delhi and Mumbai, are reopening as part of a phased easing of lockdown measures in several states now that the number of new coronavirus infections in the country is on a steady decline. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
India to provide free vaccines to all in major policy shift

By Sheikh Saaliq Jun. 07, 2021 02:18 AM EDT

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, June 4, 2021. Biden returns to the White House after spending a few days in Rehoboth Beach to celebrate first lady Jill Biden's 70th birthday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Aamer Madhani Jun. 05, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

UConn latest school to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 04, 2021 02:53 PM EDT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut on Friday became the latest school to require that students be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning...

Senate takes on 'Colorado Option' health insurance bill

By James Anderson May. 25, 2021 04:37 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Colorado state senators clashed over government control of health care pricing and affordability in their first debate Tuesday on a bill that...

A woman dressed in a traditional Mexican dress and mask holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Peace begins in the heart of every man and woman to renounce war forever." as police stand guard on the sidelines of an anti-government march in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Colombians have taken to the streets for weeks across the country after the government proposed tax increases on public services, fuel, wages and pensions. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Pressured by protests, Colombian lawmakers nix health reform

By Astrid Suárez May. 19, 2021 07:50 PM EDT

Greek Fire Service rescuers get mandatory vaccination order

May. 19, 2021 09:38 AM EDT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they are introducing a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for members of the fire department’s special...

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment

May. 11, 2021 07:31 AM EDT

County considers vaccination policy changes after outbreak

May. 10, 2021 09:03 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A recent COVID-19 outbreak at the Sullivan County nursing home has led some officials to consider compensation changes for staff and a...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech during a parliament session about a new law to battle the coronavirus pandemic at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Germany's Merkel urges lawmakers to support pandemic bill

By David Rising Apr. 16, 2021 04:16 AM EDT

A nurse shows an elderly man a syringe prepared with dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, before he is inoculated at the Americas Cultural Center, in Ecatepec, Mexico, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Mexico's private-practice doctors left out on vaccines

Apr. 09, 2021 11:04 AM EDT

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks to Nevada State Sen. Julia Ratti in Carson City, Nev. Becerra visited Nevada on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, to talk up the Affordable Care Act and efforts underway to expand coverage and reduce the cost of healthcare. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)
Becerra visits Nevada, stumps for pandemic aid and Obamacare

By Sam Metz Mar. 23, 2021 07:10 PM EDT

President Joe Biden talks with Dr. Arnab Chakravarti, Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, left, during a tour of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Tuesday on the campus of The Ohio State University Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio, as Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden expands 'Obamacare' by cutting health insurance costs

By Alexandra Jaffe And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Mar. 23, 2021 12:36 AM EDT

Alabama reviewing Medicaid expansion incentives

By Kim Chandler Mar. 20, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republicans for years have opposed expanding Medicaid eligibility. Now, they may be cracking the door. ...

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, a health worker holds a vial of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine during the vaccination of health personnel, at a clinic in Basra, Iraq. Egypt on Saturday, March 20, received a second shipment of coronavirus vaccine donated by China, officials said, as the country tries to speed up its vaccination campaign. The 300,000-dose shipment of the vaccine manufactured by China's state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm arrived at Cairo’s international airport early Saturday, according to the Health Ministry. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)
Egypt receives 2nd shipment of vaccine as gift from China

By Samy Magdy Mar. 20, 2021 08:15 AM EDT