Topic: Health Care

News Roundup: Trump’s Warped Priorities

November 12, 2020
As the nation rapidly approaches a quarter of a million deaths, President Trump is consumed with delegitimizing the election by pushing dangerous and unfounded claims about voter fraud.

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Pandemic Surges, Dubious Tests and Treatments, and Change on the Horizon

November 9, 2020
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No Records Response from USPS Regarding Communications with CMS About Senior Drug Coupons

November 4, 2020
The U.S. Postal Service stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for communications with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about senior drug coupons.

In the Documents: White House Pandemic Communications Efforts

November 2, 2020
Since the early days of the pandemic, the White House has often exhibited more apparent concern with managing public relations than with controlling the virus.

News Roundup: Out of Control

October 30, 2020
The pandemic continues to hit new case records, and the Trump administration is finding new ways to flout longstanding ethics requirements.

Open Questions About Trump Administration Policies

October 29, 2020
The tragically botched pandemic response and devastating practice of separating immigrant families are just some of the Trump administration’s actions that bear further scrutiny.

Investigations Update: Poll Watchers, Vaccine Communications, and Continued Political Interference in Pandemic Response

October 27, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into state elections operations, political interference in the pandemic response, and the executive order to cease federal diversity and inclusion training.

News Roundup: Pompeo’s Emails and Barrett’s Nomination

October 22, 2020
If there were any hopes that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would, after having been accused of Hatch Act violations this summer, tone down his political activities as the election drew nearer, his recent pledge to release the emails of former Secretary Hillary Clinton has put those expectations to rest.

The Pandemic in Prisons

October 22, 2020
Tens of thousands of people in the prison system have tested positive for Covid-19 — all while prison officials continue to under-test and fail to take measures to ease crowded conditions. American Oversight is investigating how federal and state prison systems have responded to the pandemic.
Prision Cells at Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise, Idaho

FOIA to USPS Seeking Communications with CMS About Senior Drug Coupons

October 22, 2020
FOIA to U.S. Postal Service seeking communications with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about senior drug coupons.