
What We're Reading: Smokeless Tobacco; McCain's Recovery; Government's Role in Healthcare Coverage
Tobacco Companies Pursue Smokeless Products
Big Tobacco is campaigning for smokeless tobacco products to be named a safer alternative to smoking, and some public health advocates agree.
Health Vote Will Happen Without McCain
Despite recently being diagnosed with a glioblastoma, a rare brain tumor, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) will return to the Senate. However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) doesn’t plan to wait for McCain to vote on healthcare,
Americans View Health Coverage as Government’s Responsibility
A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 62% of Americans say the federal government is responsible for ensuring all Americans have healthcare coverage. This represents a shift in views from as recently as March 2017, when only 52% of Americans believed the same,
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