Small-business owners and their employees, who make up nearly half of the Obamacare marketplace, are worried about their health care and their livelihoods as insurance prices surge.

On #CareTalk live Margarida Jorge @hcanef.bsky.social talks about government shutdown & healthcare w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & @louisenorris.bsky.social @healthinsuranceorg.bsky.social#CareTalkRachel Madley Center for Health & Democracy answer your health ins q’s

The Trump administration is fighting state laws protecting patients' credit scores from medical debt.

What is a prescription drug affordability board and what does it do? Learn more from my discussion with Vinny DeMarco from @mdhealthcareforall.bsky.social youtube.com/live/Q2GS8NJ...

The Trump administration is using a new metric for assessing job performance at HHS: whether employees "clearly and demonstrably support implementation" of Trump's policy agenda.

CDC scientists are ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril.

Trade agreements must not stand in the way of health and access to medicines. USMCA must be revised to remove extreme intellectual property provisions that keep medicine prices high, discourage competition, and ultimately impede access to medicine.

TrumpRx and a most favored nation policy is pricey political theater, it won’t lower drug prices for patients.

Trump’s budget law ‘solidified’ a Georgia hospital’s decision to shutter its delivery unit.

Dr. Oz says Trump has a plan to replace Obamacare - but offers no specifics.

The Trump administration made promises, but officials show little proof that new tech will help Americans on Medicaid to keep their health insurance.

U.S. Ph.D. admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold.

Hundreds of disability advocates urge the conservative-controlled North Carolina legislature to repeal Medicaid cuts.

My health insurance premiums are going up next year (21%!). Congress needs to act now to make ACA health insurance affordable for middle class families. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

Two decades after a massive lawsuit forced insurers to kill the practice, Big Insurance is back to automatically downgrading doctors’ claims — this time under the guise of fighting “waste and abuse."

Other countries have a better tax system to make sure everyone has the health care they need. Learn more from Diane Archer @socialsecurityworks.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-0y...

New #CareTalk⚕️with @laurapackard.com of @healthcarevoices.org #MSWMedia Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work. A long tradition of separating politics and science is at risk.

On #CareTalk live Vinny DeMarco MD Health Care for All talks about prescription drug affordability boards w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social @healthinsuranceorg.bsky.social#CareTalkanswer your health ins q’s

Who gets help paying for Affordable Care Act health insurance? Listen to my discussion with Laura Rodriguez at @americanprogress.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-0y...

Americans care about health care. Congress needs to act to lower health insurance costs. More about the government shutdown from the conversation with @laurapackard.com & Laura Rodriguez of @americanprogress.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-0y...

Biomedical researchers and patients are caught in the middle as the Trump administration continues its campaign to strip grants from universities accused of bias.

What can Congress do regarding the government budget and health care? Learn more from @laurapackard.com and Laura Rodriguez of @americanprogress.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-0y...

At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.

Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections.

Health care cuts affect everybody, whether you have Medicaid, Medicare, Affordable Care Act or private health insurance. Learn more from my conversation with @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFP...

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.

Why did the government shut down? Republicans in Congress won't negotiate to lower health insurance prices. Learn more from @laurapackard.com and @shoupshouts.bsky.social of @protectourcare.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFP...

Autistic moms feel shamed and stigmatized by Trump’s Tylenol warning, blaming mothers’ use of the pain reliever.

“This is a great victory for patients in Colorado, because what good are medications to patients if we can’t afford to access them?”-me

Virginians need and deserve lower drug prices now. And next year could be our chance for change. My latest, for @vadogwoodnews.bsky.social.

Why did the government shut down? Republicans in Congress failed to extend help for middle class families to afford health care, prioritizing billionaires. Learn more from @laurapackard.com @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFP...

New #CareTalk⚕️with @laurapackard.com of @healthcarevoices.org #MSWMedia Guest: Laura Rodriguez of @americanprogress.bsky.social Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On #CareTalk live Laura Rodriguez @americanprogress.bsky.social talks about government shutdown w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social @healthinsuranceorg.bsky.social#CareTalkanswer your health ins q’s

So our government did shut down. Now what?  Learn more from my conversation with @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org⁩: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFP... 

Great news! Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board is the first state in the nation to limit the cost of expensive prescription medications for patients, starting w/ Enbrel. #LowerDrugPricesNow cohealthinitiative.org/media-releas...

Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year: Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them.

Health insurance open enrollment is coming soon, for Medicare, Affordable Care Act, and private insurance. This means it's time to choose your coverage for next year. Pay attention to the changes in your policy, because it could cost you. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBG...

Psychiatric hospitals - increasingly owned by for-profit corporations - are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial.

Big loopholes in hospital charity care programs mean patients still get stuck with the tab.

Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose Affordable Care Act tax credits for next year - and maybe their health insurance.

When some people lose health insurance, it impacts everyone, increasing all of our costs and shutting hospitals down which limits access. Learn more from @louisenorris.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBG...

New #CareTalk⚕️with @laurapackard.com of @healthcarevoices.org #MSWMedia Guest: @shoupshouts.bsky.social Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

On #CareTalk live @shoupshouts.bsky.social @protectourcare.org talks about government shutdown w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social @healthinsuranceorg.bsky.social#CareTalkanswer your health ins q’s

Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. Instead of making insurance affordable, Trump administration wants them to consider worse coverage with higher deductibles.

RFK Jr. announced major decisions on social media without consulting experts, pressured experts to sign off on policies they felt were unethical and not scientifically supported and barred them from speaking to lawmakers and career scientists.

Voters will feel the impact of Republican health care cuts sooner rather than later.

Trump is shutting down the War On Cancer. America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.

Under the Trump administration, the FDA seeks to abandon expert reviews of new drugs.

In the fallout from the Trump administration’s slashing of health care funding, our states now face tough budget decisions on what health care services to cut.