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With Melanie Zanona.
SLIMMING DOWN: House Democrats have a margin of error of about five votes on bills brought to the floor, which has led to a lot of wrangling by Dem leaders ahead of the Covid relief bill. But that flimsy margin looks like it will soon be slimmer.
How Biden s latest executive order could affect health coverage in America
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President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order directing HHS to launch a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act s federal exchanges and to review policies that make it more difficult to enroll in Medicaid or exchange coverage.
Biden s latest executive order offers a glimpse at how the president will approach his broader health care agenda of expanding access to affordable health coverage. Biden s previous executive orders have focused on Covid-19 response and relief efforts, as well as addressing inequities in health care.
Executive order to expand access to coverage
Here s Biden s full-scale wartime strategy to combat Covid-19
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President Biden on Thursday unveiled his administration s national Covid-19 response plan and took additional execution actions to implement the effort, which calls for increasing coronavirus testing capacity, accelerating Covid-19 vaccinations, safely reopening schools and businesses, and more.
Inside Biden s national Covid-19 response plan
Biden s 200-page plan to combat Covid-19, called the National Strategy for the Covid-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, encompasses a stronger federal response to the epidemic than the United States saw under former President Donald Trump s administration, the
Washington Post reports. Biden described his strategy as a full-scale wartime effort.
State Roundup: As General Assembly opens, Hogan announces non-partisan redistricting panel
The Montgomery County senators, all Democrats: From left, Will Smith, chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Craig Zucker, vice chair, Rules; Cheryl Kagan, vice chair, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs; Susan Lee, Majority Whip; Ben Kramer; Nancy King, majority leader; Brian Feldman, vice chair, Finance; Jeff Waldstreicher, vice chair, Judicial Proceedings. From Sen. Kagan’s Facebook page
HOGAN ANNOUNCES NON-PARTISAN REDISTRICTING PANEL: Gov. Larry Hogan issued an order Tuesday to establish a redistricting commission that will be composed of ordinary citizens and is tasked with making the state’s congressional and legislative districts more competitive. Maryland has some of the most gerrymandered congressional districts in the nation, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter.
Biden Plans Coronavirus Vaccination Blitz After Inauguration
The incoming Biden administration plans to set up federally run mass vaccination sites and to release all government-held vials, rather than hold some back for second doses.
The decision by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to release the vast majority of vaccine doses set off a sharp debate among public health experts.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
Published Jan. 8, 2021Updated Jan. 26, 2021
WASHINGTON In a sharp break with the Trump administration, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. intends to release nearly all available doses of the coronavirus vaccine soon after he is inaugurated, rather than hold back millions of vials to guarantee second doses will be available.