Happy 11th birthday Wally! Here’s to many more!

here's an early #WTHealth for the holiday week! lotsa health news with @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, and Amanda Seitz: kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

Slaughter is an earthquake: SCOTUS has overturned a 90-year-old precedent that facilitated much of modern governance by granting many agencies meaningful independence from the president. Now SCOTUS crushes that independence ... for seemingly every agency except the Federal Reserve.

We have Slaughter and Cook. By a 6–3 vote, SCOTUS overturns Humphrey's Executor and lets Trump fire heads of independent agencies. But by a 5–4 vote, it refuses to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Here some good news from SCOTUS for voting rights.

SO MUCH health news on this week's #WTHealth podcast! Join me, @joannekenen.bsky.social, @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social, and Maya Goldman to talk delayed grant $$, abortion, vaccines, and who is the mystery patient getting that experimental obesity drug? kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

As I remind my students every semester, the largest mental health providers in the U.S. are the LA County and Cook County jails. We can and must do better than that.

When the Reflecting Pool was replenished after a $14 million-plus renovation, ducks quickly took to the water. But then dead ducks were found nearby. The carcasses found in Constitution Gardens will undergo necropsies to determine cause of death.

ok it's not the Knicks parade or the Obama center opening, but great new #WTHealth pod up! Panelists @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, @annaedney.bsky.social, and @sherylnyt.bsky.social; plus @mfcannon.bsky.social and Liz Fowler on the employer tax exemption: kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

A huge honor to be the recipient of the first Robert Pear journalism award from the National Academy of Social Insurance. An even bigger honor to have it presented by my friend Tricia Neuman!

TECHNICAL YET IMPEACHABLE

On this week's #WTHealth podcast: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, and @sandhyawrites.bsky.social on declining insurance coverage, RFKJr's workday, and drama at the ADA meeting. kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

As predicted, the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans is causing many people to lose coverage for failing to make premium payments. @julierovner.bsky.social discusses this and more on 'What the Health?' ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

I talked on the radio this am... the1a.org/segments/in-...

OMB is forcing “the Smithsonian to spend congressionally appropriated funding in a way that’s ‘consistent with the FY 2026 President’s Budget’ in order to receive it. The president’s budget differed widely from what Congress ultimately chose to fund.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...

outside of a keynote speech given by an NIH official that was supposed to be JB. the members are top experts and were circulating an editorial from a leading journal. also some history here with trump targeting them over covid grievances iirc

This week on #WTHealth podcast: @sangerkatz.bsky.social, @alicemiranda.bsky.social, and @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social on new Medicaid work rules, politics and grant funds, and fixing the surprise bill mess. Also, the latest #BOTM. kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

The government agency tasked with stopping invasive pests has been overrun by invasive pests www.notus.org/policy/usda-...

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @shefali.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, and Maya Goldman on declining health coverage, Trump anti-fraud efforts, and rx prices, plus @celinegounder.com with the latest on ebola. kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

dogs, but yeah.

news about our newsroom (via, ahem, the NYT): www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

My gift to media reporters ahead of whatever makeover comes next at CBS News is to inform you that the building housing “60 Minutes” is also home to an exhibit where you can enjoy a 3-D virtual reality reenactment of the sinking of the Titanic.

wake up babe the white house is a six flags

NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

Miss Aspen can now put the letters CDX after her name after finishing her AKC Companion Dog Excellent obedience title in fine fashion. It’s been a journey- this final qualifying score took us a full year.

Hospital prices paid by private insurers rose 30% from 2019-2026, compared to a 21% increase in Medicare payment rates. The disparate growth widened an existing gap between what Medicare and private plans pay for hospital services: https://on.kff.org/4fxNqFy

I feel like it should be a bigger deal that this is just normal process

hey @darthbluesky.bsky.social look what's coming to a PBS station near you! www.whatsthestorywishbone.com

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @sherylnyt.bsky.social, @alicemiranda.bsky.social and @joannekenen.bsky.social on the liberation of Sen. Bill Cassidy; the latest on ebola; and more changes at HHS. Plus an interview with @mirandayaver.bsky.social. kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

Happy birthday to my naughty little nugget. Love you Aspen, even if you do get up at 5 am every day!

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, @alicemiranda.bsky.social, and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social on the Makary ouster, the Trump Administration push for procreation, and an interview with @baldwin.senate.gov. kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

new #WTHealth podcast up! abortion pill politics + fruity vapes + a new Surgeon General nominee. With @shefali.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @jessiehellmann.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

I listened to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new HHS podcast so you don't have to: www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: hospital prices on the hotseat, plus a policy success on 988. With @shefali.bsky.social, @rachelroubein.bsky.social, and @joannekenen.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

Good and important thread 👇

on this week's #WTHealth: @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @sherylnyt.bsky.social, and Victoria Knight watched all the RFKjr. hearing so you didn't have to! Plus, "How Would You Fix It?" interview with @davidblumenthal.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what...

No. Just no. That's a 98% decrease. I get that algebra can be hard for many people. But if you can't do the math yourself, there are easy online calculators to help. www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/...

Remember, these are the guys trying to control university curriculum to eliminate wokeness...like math

This is the consequence of a views-and-clicks-above-all media landscape, and the utter destruction of American journalism. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hey we are Taping this week’s #WTHealth pod Friday this week to cover the RFKjr hearings. I’m still corgi-ing, So Mary Agnes Carey will fill In. And here’s Wally with today’s winnings…

Wally had a blast in Veterans rally. 99 and 2nd place .

Our haul from the brown bag raffle at the corgi show:

If you don’t like corgis you should stop following me for the next few days - we are at our annual corgi show. First class - Aspen won the recall contest and Wally was third.

So there's still no actual "Trump phone" or release date, all promises of this being "made in the U.S." are gone, and the device has already seen a steep price hike. Also the phone, should it ever be released, appears to be a lazy rebrand of the two-year old HTC U24 Pro. Very on brand.

The Year We Lost Medicaid A Conversation between Professor Heidi Allen and WashU Dean Sandro Galea, editor of JAMA Health Forum edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...

Work Experience of Medicaid Recipients in Missouri About 67% on Medicaid are already employed About 20% of the others may be exempt from a work from reporting requirements Only about 11.5% may not have such an exemption and are not working New brief: cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2026/0...

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social, and Maya Goldman on abortion pill litigation, Trump's budget, and Medicare and Medicaid cuts. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

Love this!

The Saudi govt will soon be part owners of CNN and CBS it seems. But this is not expected to target a mandatory CFIUS review or FCC review www.wsj.com/business/dea...