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Can Democrats scare Republicans into giving up their plans to repeal ObamaCare? They’re certainly trying: President Obama recently warned that if Congress junks the Affordable Care Act, “133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions” will be in jeopardy. That’s a phony figure, for several reasons. The actual number is roughly 500,000. For starters, half of Americans

The owner of a neighborhood beauty salon outside Binghamton argued at the US Supreme Court on Tuesday for the right to tell her customers the truth about paying by credit card: There’s a swipe charge. Credit-card companies charge merchants a fee for each transaction paid with plastic. Shops pass that fee along to the customer.

As the new Congress convenes, budget cutters are eyeing Medicare, citing forecasts the program for seniors is running out of money. But federal bean counters have erroneously predicted Medicare’s bankruptcy for decades. One reason: They don’t consider medical breakthroughs. Another problem is medical ethicists like Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who insist the elderly are a burden

Democrats are warning that once ObamaCare is repealed, people with serious illnesses won’t be able to get health insurance. President Obama says repeal will mean going “back to discriminating against Americans with pre-existing conditions.” That’s fake news. The truth is, all Republican proposals to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act protect people with pre-existing

Last week, Veterans Affairs got caught covering up the quality ratings of its 146 medical centers. VA Secretary Robert McDonald insists. “No VA medical facility is bad or failing.” Really? Not even a hospital that earns only one star out of five? McDonald denies he’s hiding anything. But he and other VA brass have plenty

Donald Trump pledged to clean up the dysfunctional Veterans Administration. He should add to his list reforming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the other health agency with blood on its hands. A scary new superbug — Candida auris — has popped up in hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Maryland. So

The battle lines are forming over Donald Trump’s anticipated Supreme Court nominee. A conservative advocacy group is running TV ads urging Trump to appoint a justice in the mold of the late Antonin Scalia. New Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer fires back that Democrats will try to block any nominee who isn’t “mainstream.” Trouble is,

On the stump, Donald Trump promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Now obstacles are emerging on the left and right. Democrats are sowing panic, falsely predicting that more than 20 million will lose coverage. Newly designated Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claims Trump will “rue the day” ObamaCare is repealed. Meanwhile, on

President Obama is mocking Republicans for making repeal of his health law their holy grail, asking, “What happens to those 20 million people who have health insurance? Are you going to just kick them off … ?” Obama and supporters are sowing panic in a last-ditch effort to prevent repeal. The truth is, the country

Donald Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton presages an even bigger battle ahead against the heart of the Democratic establishment: the federal workforce. This army of bureaucrats — almost 3 million strong — gave Clinton a large majority of their votes and over 90 percent of their campaign contributions. Expect federal workers and their union bosses