On this week's #WTHealth podcast: Former CDC official @drdemetre.bsky.social on the ACIP meeting and autism announcement...plus @sandhyawrites.bsky.social and @annaedney.bsky.social on the rest of this week's health news. Have a listen: kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Once again catching up but ICYMI here's Tuesday's story about HHS confirming to GOP AGs that it is conducting a review of the safety and regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone. plus.cq.com/doc/news-832...

CBO is out with estimates about how permanently extending the ACA premium tax credits and rolling back two other policies would affect the deficit and number of people insured. plus.cq.com/doc/news-825...

Icymi: rollcall.com/2025/09/17/g...

Lia and I have a rundown of the health provisions in the CR released earlier today for CQ plus.cq.com/doc/news-832...

Lupita Nyong'o and Mandy Moore were on Capitol Hill today at a bipartisan event calling for more women’s health research and recounting their own personal experiences. rollcall.com/2025/09/16/a...

HHS Secretary Kennedy taps 5 more for ACIP plus.cq.com/doc/news-832...

The Trump administration announced that the start of the application process for states seeking funds for rural hospitals and providers (part of the reconciliation law). plus.cq.com/doc/news-832... ($)

My story from earlier this afternoon: An Appeals Court stayed the preliminary junctions issued by a district court judge in Planned Parenthood’s case challenging the defunding provision of the GOP reconcilliation law ($) plus.cq.com/doc/news-831...

new #WTHealth podcast up! Join me, @annaedney.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social to discuss the latest health budget news, the MAHA report, and banning drug ads on TV? kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

What’s happening next with the government spending and the ACA premium subsidies? More from CQ’s health and budget teams today 3️⃣

House appropriators advanced the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill in the wee hours of the morning on party lines. Read our rundown on CQ: plus.cq.com/doc/news-831...

Howdy -- back after a little time off and catching up. Following a lot of things right now as Congress is back, so the usual ask to pls send tips. Email and signal in bio.

New "What the Health?": RFK Jr. cancels $500 million in mRNA research funding, President Trump demands lower drug prices for Americans, news from Congress, and more. Host Emmarie Huetteman is joined by @SandhyaWrites.bsky.social, Lauren Weber, and @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social! bit.ly/3Jo5qUM

And just like that it’s the last of my AHCJ series from Sweden. For the final dispatch I spoke to a number of public health experts about some of the challenges they face to further reduce smoking.

On this week's #WTHealth podcast: @shefali.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @joannekenen.bsky.social on the recissions bill, a major abortion precedent from West Virginia, and the latest chaos at HHS. Have a listen: kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

SCOTUS ruling on gender affirming care, Trump's budget reconciliation bill, and the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision. Victoria Knight, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @alicemiranda.bsky.social joined host @julierovner.bsky.social on #WTHealth! kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Yet another VERY busy week on Capitol Hill but it’s time to plug another story from Sweden from my smoking cessation series from my @healthjournalism.org fellowship.

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya testified before Senate Appropriators this morning on the agency's budget request. Here's what you missed: plus.cq.com/doc/news-826...

I'll be at Health Journalism 2025 #HJ25 later this week. Reach out if you want to connect or grab a coffee.

icymi yesterday: rollcall.com/2025/05/20/s...

I was simply too tired to share yesterday but our team story on Day 2 of the marathon E&C markup and what's next for Medicaid. ($) plus.cq.com/doc/news-823...

Briefly interrupting health policy news to say this is a fascinating mix of folks and I am ready for it. bsky.app/profile/scot...

Yesterday I took a look at the E&C's abortion provision in its part of reconciliation and if the Byrd rule could complicate efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. Again. plus.cq.com/doc/news-823...

In case you weren't awake late last night, the health team broke down what was and wasn't in the E&C Committee's health portion of reconciliation on Medicaid. plus.cq.com/doc/news-823...

I'd be remiss if I didn't plug the next installment in my Sweden @healthjournalism.org series that ran yesterday. I looked at what the U.S. could learn or expect from Sweden's "Wild West era" as the U.S. has pulled back on some smoking-related efforts. rollcall.com/2025/05/08/a...

From earlier this morning icymi: plus.cq.com/doc/news-823... ($)

Republicans in Congress are having trouble agreeing on specific ways to save billions on Medicaid. Meanwhile, turmoil continues at HHS. @annaedney.bsky.social, @maya-goldman.bsky.social, and @sandhyawrites.bsky.social join @julierovner.bsky.social on #WTHealth to discuss these stories and more ⤵️

There's a markup set for next week but some. things are also back on the table, including per capita caps. plus.cq.com/doc/news-823... ($)

Which Medicaid options are still on the table for House Republicans? That answer keeps changing. Roll Call's health team has more

Catching up as it’s been a VERY busy week so far for health policy🧵

I've posted some about how I did some reporting in Stockholm last month (more on that coming of course!) but a side quest was me thinking about infectious diseases and how we're approaching public health.

2/5 Host @julierovner.bsky.social and panelists Victoria Knight, @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social discuss the changes and more health news on #WTHealth: bit.ly/4cvSWFp

It's a BUSY day on Capitol Hill but I'd be remiss if I didn't plug that my first story from my @healthjournalism.org fellowship on how Sweden is approaching smoking cessation is out on Roll Call today.

This week on #WTHealth podcast: @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social and Victoria Knight on the latest HHS news, moving the Overton window on abortion, and more. Also, a chat with @stevevladeck.bsky.social about presidential power. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

If you're a current or former employee of HHS and want to chat with the CQ Roll Call Health team securely you can. 🏥 Reach us on Signal: me: sandhyawrites.30 Jessie: jshellmann.18 Lia: Liadegroot.91

Friday recap of what's been on Roll Call my first week back from international reporting 🧵

God morgon from Sweden, where I'm reporting on smoking cessation, alternatives to cigarettes and public health for the next couple of weeks. Know someone I should reach out to while I'm here? Please let me know. [email protected]

A reminder that CQ Roll Call continues to look into the different impacts/changes happening at HHS and other health-related agencies across the federal government. If you'd like speak or share something confidentially and don't have it, my signal is sandhyawrites.30

A reminder that CQ Roll Call continues to look into the different impacts/changes happening at HHS and other health-related agencies across the federal government. If you'd like speak or share something confidentially and don't have it, my signal is sandhyawrites.30

Today's story on the data/guidance removal now that there's a TRO. Our morning newsletter had more on the arguments held yesterday. plus.cq.com/doc/news-817...

Since our story earlier this afternoon on the CDC data and resources related to LGBTQ health being scrubbed, there’s been more plus.cq.com/doc/news-816...

RFK Jr. in hot seat at his nomination hearings for HHS secretary, a fed gov. grant and loan funding freeze, Trump's executive orders, and more. Host @julierovner.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social and @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social on 'What the Health?': kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Today's dispatch from the annual March for Life -- where the 4 most powerful Republicans in Washington emphasized the issue is not over. rollcall.com/2025/01/24/r...

Reupping yesterday’s story on nicotine pouches. Reminder that I’ll be in Sweden in March reporting on how the country is regulating these products as part of its smoking cessation efforts. Please reach out! rollcall.com/2025/01/16/f...

brand new #WTHealth podcast up! join me, @joannekenen.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @annaedney.bsky.social as we talk about news from the incoming and outgoing administrations, plus the latest @kffhealthnews.bsky.social #BillOfTheMonth! kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

A lot of things have been happening. Quick policy story recap thread. 🧵