Dems push ahead on ACA subsidies

September 18, 2024

Plan B One Step Offering — Democrats are pushing to extend subsidies that expire next year

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Key lessons learned from the Senate's second IVF debate

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked for the second time a Democratic bill that would have created a federal right to IVF and guaranteed insurance coverage for IVF and other fertility treatments. Republicans blocked the same bill in June, and this time the outcome was almost certain. As in June, Republicans denounced it as a sham vote. Only Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski…

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23andMe board members resign amid plan to take DNA testing company private

All seven independent directors on 23andMe's board of directors resigned on Tuesday, citing differences over the CEO's plans to take the company private. The resignations leave the board with just one current director: board chairwoman Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the genetic testing company in 2006 and serves as its CEO. Wojcicki submitted a proposal to take the company private in late July, which…

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