I was overseas during the big ACA subsidy votes, thanks to some previously planned travel Great place to get some perspective on the U.S. health care system -- and what Donald Trump and the Republicans are doing to it My latest for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-assa...

By trying to grease an interview with Stephen Miller, she sends the White House the message that they should work through her rather than CBS journalists. It’s a terrible way to run a newsroom, and it is exactly what you’d expect from an insecure editor who knows she’s over her head.

Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.

This quote from the WaPo rocks. Artists with integrity are such badasses.

"Is it too late to do something? Actually, no. Kinda. Sort of. Let me explain." @citizencohn.bsky.social on the complicated but possible fix on the expired Obamacare enhanced subsidies: lnk.thebulwark.com/49frPOy

‼️Four House Republicans just broke ranks, joining Dems to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies ‼️ Likely to happen in January And if you’re wondering whether it’s still possible to do something then, the answer is … yes Read how at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/its-still-...

NEW: Congress missed its chance to stop the Obamacare premium shock. But it can still undo some of the damage. @citizencohn.bsky.social explains how a retroactive fix could work, who’s standing in the way, and why every delay means more people lose coverage. lnk.thebulwark.com/4segki6?utm_...

On Rob Reiner's incredible legacy, by @sonnybunch.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/rob-reiner...

They still haven't figured out health care @cheetah.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com on today's big votes www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-hou...

The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Recruiting smart contrarians with novel perspectives would be great, but that’s not what RFK Jr. is doing He’s turned the federal vaccine committee over to fringe figures who promote unfounded, discredited theories And now they are wreaking havoc www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...

by @citizencohn.bsky.social 1/2 “Kennedy has gone well beyond recruiting some contrarians with novel perspectives. He has populated the advisory committee almost exclusively with people with records of attacking vaccines in one way or another. While a handful like Meissner have maintained..

This article is good, but I must respectfully say that it is too nice to Cody Meissner. Meissner played a key role, for several years, enabling the mess we are now in. This is mentioned, but I think it is underplayed. He went to the WH in August of 2020 to argue for mass infection.

It doesn’t take imagination to wonder how weaker Hep B vaccine recommendations will kill people, because it’s happened before And now—thanks to RFK Jr.—it’s likely to happen again www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...

🚨SCOOP: I’ve got inside information on Noem’s perilous job security, and sources who tell me her time heading DHS could be coming to an end soon. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-dhs-... only via @thebulwark.com

Timely: Did Americans vote in 2024 for major changes to vaccine policy? No. Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election. Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking. "It's bad," Smith says. Read here: newrepublic.com/article/2039...

NEW: I got a hold of letters from nearly 20 of Trump's ballroom donors, sent to a senator who requested details on how much they gave + who solicited money from them. Most ignored the actual Qs and instead boasted of their philanthropy and love of America. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Sadistic cruelty. That’s what this is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is something that I believe @drdemetre.bsky.social mention well in his interview with @citizencohn.bsky.social - it was something of an aside, but to the extent that adjuvants they're discussed, it's rarely mentioned that they help enhance the immune response.

NEW at @thebulwark.com A conversation with @drdemetre.bsky.social about RFK Jr.’s assault on vaccines And its next, alarming phase — which could start tomorrow www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-anti-v...

NEW: RFK Jr.’s anti-vax crusade is about to hit a new gear. @citizencohn.bsky.social breaks down how Kennedy’s hand-picked committee could undercut decades of proven public health policy, and why scientists warn the goal is to destabilize trust in the vaccine itself.

Could a deal on ACA subsidies still come together? Great discussion on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social --thanks for having me! www.wnyc.org/story/republ...

From our fam to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for today?

There’s a feature of the abortive White House ACA subsidy proposal that I think has been underappreciated. Namely, it seems to only partially extend the enhanced subsidies for people with incomes below 200% of the FPL (~$31k for a single person). That’s about 2/3 of enrollees.

NEW: 20 million Americans face health care premium spikes. Trump briefly floated a fix, but House Republicans instantly revolted. @citizencohn.bsky.social dives into the GOP’s health care chaos and the abortion fight now threatening any deal in The Breakdown. lnk.thebulwark.com/3LZ5Hz0?utm_...

It's time. @timmiller.bsky.social vs. 20 Gen Z conservatives.

Sure, @timmiller.bsky.social is a Millennial liberal. But there's a longer answer on that. It's Tim, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, and @jvl.bsky.social on The Next Level:

"Every time Republicans have to come up with their own solution it's like a running gag -- it's like the drummer in Spinal Tap" - @chrislhayes.bsky.social @citizencohn.bsky.social joined Hayes on Why Is This Happening to talk Trump's new political nightmare

Trump's proposal for renewing the enhanced ACA subsidies was pretty bad. But it was too good for Republicans in Congress (and surprisingly targeted and substantive, considering the source). via @citizencohn.bsky.social

"Every time Republicans have to come up with their own solution it's like a running gag -- it's like the drummer in Spinal Tap" -- @chrislhayes.bsky.social on why the GOP can't do health care www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSV...

Why Republicans are so stuck on these ACA subsidies — and why they *still* haven’t figured out health care Such a great, fun discussion with @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his podcast Thanks for having me! youtu.be/lsSVY0Z6R6k?...

Concepts of a health care plan? Still in the conceptual phase, it would seem www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-disc...

absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed

And somewhere… @jeffreyyoung.bsky.social is thinking… wakelet.com/wake/34004f5...

LIVE NOW: Join @samsteindc.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social and @kyledcheney.bsky.social as they talk the Comey indictment dismissal and what comes next. Watch it on: YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/EgYl2uF...

NEW: Republicans claim fraud is inherent in the Affordable Care Act. The Sunshine State shows the problem isn’t about the law. Read the latest Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social

It's true that broker fraud became a major problem in the federal marketplace circa 2023, and that $0 premium created an opening. But, via @citizencohn.bsky.social, state-based exchanges prevent such fraud without killing $0 premium, per CA and MA SBE directors 3/ www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...

The bipartisan Problem Solvers' bill extending the enhanced subsidies takes a better approach to fraud: crack down on brokers. The question: Can Republican reps bear to extend the enhanced subsidies without taking a gratuitous swipe at the poorest enrollees? 4/

Charging minimum premiums would in itself like cut enrollment by about a million 1/ www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

pretty obvious shift from following nonpartisan (scientific, medical) authority to following partisan authority. Public health advocates and researchers need to view that as the challenge, rather than rummaging around for the explanation for vaccine hesitancy in this or that community.

NEW at @thebulwark.com I wrote about the *real* Obamacare fraud story It’s not the one Republicans are telling www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...

‼️ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show ‼️ #AASchapiro of @propublica.org @citizencohn.bsky.social @aftynbehn.bsky.social 🔊Listen Here: siriusxm.us/Signorile Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748

"I get pretty worked up over stuff like this. So why don't you give me your non-worked-up view of what the fuck is going on." @jvl.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social talk the CDC's embrace of vaccine-autism disinformation:

Read @jvl.bsky.social on last night's CDC website changes, the threat to public health and what it all means for the future of our governing institutions www.thebulwark.com/p/is-rfk-jr-...

It is not the end of history, but it also isn't the end of politics: The key here is that SSDI recipients are a sympathetic group, and a picture was painted for the Commissioner: disabled people dying in the streets, but as they're doing it, they'll be telling everyone about *you*

An important piece of reporting. Even congressional Republicans wanted to include appropriations-bill language to protect Congress's power of the purse. But Russ Vought has pressured them to cut the language, and the House Republicans rolled over. www.notus.org/congress/mar...

In the latest edition of The Breakdown, @citizencohn.bsky.social takes a look at the GOP's great new plan on healthcare which not be...any of those things: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...

We also need to know *which* subsidies are in play. As I understand it: Paragon has proposed converting CSRs to HSA contributions Cassidy has proposed converting ePTCs to HSA contributions Trump has proposed (I think? this is least clear) converting *all* subsidies to HSA contributions.

Clear as mud.