Evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress has become one of the few high-profile supporters of President Trump to publicly acknowledge that the election was won by Joe Biden — and to urge his followers to pray for (rather than against) him. “When Joe Biden becomes president, we should commend him for the things he does right. We […]
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media after receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on November 09, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Biden spoke about how his administration would respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Biden will inherit a struggling economy when he takes […]
A Porsche Taycan sportscar on the production line in Germany. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Elections have consequences, as they say — especially for investors. Here’s a roundup of the key changes for investors following the presidential election, under the assumptionthat the Senate remains split after Georgia’s runoff elections. 1. We may see improved COVID-19 policies Now […]
Nine U.S. Supreme Court justices have the fate of health insurance coverage for approximately 20 million Americans in their hands. Tuesday morning marked oral arguments in a Supreme Court case challenging the Affordable Care Act. The Trump administration and 18 Republican-leaning states argue the whole law must go. After federal lawmakers in 2017 zeroed out […]
Joe Biden has a critical task ahead of him: containing COVID-19. Analysts say there were two issues on the ballot: the economy and coronavirus. The two, of course, are now inevitably, critically intertwined. Biden has reportedly already started working on the transition of power with his team, including coordinating his strategy for COVID-19. Biden’s transition […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci has a word for his industry colleagues. In a conversation with the American Medical Association, Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said physicians need to be careful about their public statements. “Stay completely apolitical,” he said over the weekend. “Don’t get involved in any of the political aspects, […]
Doctor using digital tablet and talking to patient at home iStock/FG Trade The initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a “dramatic” decline in preventive and elective health-care use, according to a recent analysis of millions of insurance claims. The resulting rise in telemedicine use, meanwhile, didn’t totally make up for the reduced in-person […]
The mother of a teenage boy from Illinois accused of killing two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during protests over a police shooting said in an interview published Tuesday her son shouldn’t have been there. She also said the protesters shouldn’t have been there either. “No one should have been there,” Kyle Rittenhouse‘s mother Wendy Rittenhouse told the […]
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, testifies during a US Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine Covid-19, focusing on an update on the federal response in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2020. (Photo by Graeme JENNINGS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GRAEME JENNINGS/POOL/AFP […]
Investment appetite for health-care real estate remains strong in traditional assets such as care-home developments. iStockphoto Health-care property and services deals are on track to reach their highest level in 25 years, as assets including care homes and mental health care facilities are put up for sale. Total investment volumes into U.K. health-care property have […]