New @americanprogress.bsky.social toolkit out now! It's designed to help advocates ensure states comply with HHS' Section 504 rule, which strengthens disability nondiscrimination protections across health care, child welfare systems, and other federally funded programs.

Today's Jobs Report reveals blue-collar industries are struggling in Trump's economy. Additionally, working-class people made up less than a quarter of total job growth in Trump's first year. Check out the latest analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/work...

The U.S. lost over $100 million last year due to 2,200 cases of measles, according to my estimate for @usnews.com based on published cost analyses: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

The U.S. lost over $100 million last year due to measles. For @usnews.com, @jillrose.bsky.social breaks down the real economic cost of measles and how to mitigate it: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

New from CAP: How the Trump administration has rigged the system in favor of corporate polluters while cutting health care, health research, public health and child welfare services, undermining healthy environments and threatening children’s futures. ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

The Trump administration is freezing funds that states need to keep families housed, fed, and cared for— harming 176,000 children across the country.

An EEOC vote yesterday will dramatically undermine anti-harassment guidance that helped protect millions of American workers @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social and I break it down for @salon.com : t.co/s6hjlr09xl

Rising costs and congressional inaction mean countless women are entering 2026 without health coverage they can afford.

The 2026 financial outlook for American families is not looking good—despite what Trump claims. Are you better off than you were a year ago?

States don’t have to wait for Washington to act on health care consolidation. My new issue brief for @americanprogress.bsky.social highlights state laws targeting private equity, corporate control, and excessive hospital prices: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

When health insurance becomes unaffordable, women don’t just absorb the cost. They make sacrifices—often at the expense of their health.” More from @kierrajones.bsky.social in @msmagazine.com: msmagazine.com/2026/01/21/w...

Interested in tackling domestic policy challenges in areas like health care, anti-poverty policy, education, immigration, state-tribal policy, and criminal legal system reform? Visit www.cbpp.org/fellowship to apply to the State Policy Fellowship program ⬇️

Are you better off than you were a year ago? After a year of Trump's economy, Americans' attitudes and latest economic data answer that question with a resounding "NO." Check out how Trump's first year made life less affordable ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/a-ye...

REMINDER: EPIC's Health Privacy Panel is one week away—make sure to register now! epic.org/beyond-hipaa-event

Despite what the federal government says, eliminating vaccination data while gutting our vaccine infrastructure reduces transparency and public trust while harming our children. ⬇️ www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/c...

Medicaid & CHIP cover almost half of American children. A new CMS policy means we’ll know less about their health. @jillrose.bsky.social explains: www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/c...

The Pitt's Noah Wyle is right: Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid have ripple effects that hurt us all.

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

The administration's reckless overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule will put America’s children at greater risk of preventable disease and death. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...

High-quality, affordable health care should be a right, not a privilege, for everyone in America.

ICYMI: A House vote on the extension of the enhanced premium tax credits is coming in January—but preventing 2026 premium spikes will ultimately depend on Senate action. Learn more: www.americanprogressaction.org/article/prev...

The House Republicans’ response to expiring premium tax credit enhancements simply doesn’t respond to expiring PTC enhancements. Instead, they recycle old Republican policy priorities and do nothing to address the impending marketplace affordability crisis.

This holiday season, the cost of the Trump administration’s tariff policies is evident on store shelves and in household budgets—with costs becoming impossible to ignore. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-tariffs-are-a-hidden-holiday-tax/

Competition has increased in the individual market (which consists mostly of the ACA Marketplaces) in recent years but has fallen in fully insured group markets. Learn how the enhanced ACA credit played a role: https://on.kff.org/4aGzTsP

Despite the Trump administration’s claims that other countries would pay for its tariffs, President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are undoubtedly making life more expensive for Americans. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-tariffs-are-a-hidden-holiday-tax/

Get ready to learn a very wonky term: "effectuated enrollment." It's the number of people who sign up for ACA coverage or get auto-renewed and then pay their premiums. It's going to matter a lot if enhanced tax credits expire and people face an average increase in premium payments of 114%.

On Deadline D.C. with @bradbannon.bsky.social, CAP's @nzmurphy.bsky.social explains the urgent need to extend the ACA's enhanced tax credits: "We right now are staring down the cliff of pretty much a premium affordability crisis."

Don't be fooled: Health Savings Accounts aren't insurance and can't replace enhanced premium tax credits. CAP Health explains @nzmurphy.bsky.social @americanprogress.bsky.social

A few thoughts on new Medicaid work req guidance from CMS Topline it says v. little so states remain in a bind with huge demands and little guidance to go on. But some takeaways: 1. Confirms that states will have access to 90/10 fed match for new IT systems (vendors are 😀). 🧵

What does a country without affordable healthcare look like? @nzmurphy.bsky.social paints a clear—and alarming—picture. Watch her full interview: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/healthcare-isnt-a-luxury-natasha

Senate Republicans’ alternative to extending the ACA's enhanced premium tax credits is not a real health care plan. They will shift more financial risk onto families and undermine marketplace stability. New from @americanprogress.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/sena...

Sens Cassidy and Crapo are circulating a health proposal that would do little to address the premium spikes millions of ACA marketplace enrollees will face starting Jan 1, and would further increase many people’s out of pocket costs for health care over time. www.axios.com/2025/12/08/s...

Join CAP for the 11th National Gun Violence Prevention Summit on Wednesday, December 10. This virtual event will feature speeches and discussions by leading advocates of the gun violence prevention movement. https://www.americanprogress.org/events/11th-national-gun-violence-prevention-summit/

New HHS data on ACA marketplace enrollment for 2026 so far suggest a similar number of ppl have selected a plan compared to last year even as they see higher premium costs that reflect expiration of PTC enhancements. But don't make too much if it.

For @warnock.senate.gov, restoring the American dream is about more than economics—it is a spiritual undertaking that will help unite a divided country. Join us to hear directly from Sen. Warnock on Thursday, December 11. ampr.gs/4pdh2KD

The process was riddled with inaccuracies, falsehoods, and confusion. The outcome threatens babies and reverses decades of progress in preventing hepatitis B infection, illness, and death. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

Our latest survey captures the views and experiences of Marketplace enrollees as they weigh their coverage options for 2026, without the enhanced ACA credits or other policy changes that the Senate could debate this month. See the findings: https://on.kff.org/4ptXoK8

Nearly 6 in 10 Marketplace enrollees say they wouldn’t be able to afford a health insurance premium increase of $300 per year without significantly disrupting their household finances. An additional 1 in 5 say they would not be able to afford a $1,000 per year premium increase.

Today RFK Jr's ACIP considers delaying/removing the hep B birth dose recommendation, increasing chronic infection in children leading to liver disease. Studies show no benefit to vaccine delay. Since 1991, the birth dose has cut childhood hep B infections by 99%. ACIP: Do not fix what isn't broken.

With the federal government stripping away vaccine infrastructure, states are on the hook to protect the health and safety of their residents. CAP's @jillrose.bsky.social explains 6 ways states can protect access to vaccines: https://ampr.gs/3X83W4Q

The IRA broke through decades of unchecked pharmaceutical power. Now those reforms must be defended against further assaults from the Trump administration. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/medicare-negotiation-is-working-but-the-trump-administrations-rollbacks-diminish-potential-savings/

The GAO released a report last week on health savings accounts (HSAs) reaffirming that HSAs do little to help people with low and moderate incomes – who would be hurt the most if Congress lets premium tax credit enhancements expire.

As the federal government dismantles the national vaccine infrastructure, the burden to protect and preserve access to lifesaving vaccines increasingly falls on states. Read 6 ways states can, and already are, taking action to fill the void. www.americanprogress.org/article/6-wa...

Save the date! This Thursday, 11/20 at 6 PM EDT, join @rweingarten.bsky.social, Emily Gee (@americanprogress.bsky.social) & Leslie Dach (@protectourcare.org) for a webinar on Washington’s budget battles & how they drive up healthcare costs. Please register below. aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Did you know the bill to end the shutdown eliminates rules to prevent food contamination and foodborne illnesses, even though they are increasing? And it slows efforts to regulate ultra-processed foods, even while RFK Jr touts his MAHA agenda to reduce them? www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...

Nearly 1.2 million disabled Americans are self-employed. For many, expiring enhanced premium tax credits threaten health care access and affordability. New from me, @seemiaroll.bsky.social, & @nzmurphy.bsky.social for @americanprogress.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/aca-...

The Trump administration has made it clear: it wants to take food away from hungry families—it'll even go to court over it.

Wow, huge credit to Katie and the rest of the nutrition team at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. USDA has now issued revised numbers because CBPP caught them either accidentally or intentionally making huge errors that would severely underfund SNAP, in direct violation of court orders.

It's not too late for Congress to take action and lower healthcare costs in 2026. @emily-gee.bsky.social makes the case: t.co/z8M89pPPlE

The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy. www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...