The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase the uninsured population by millions. ➡️ Every state. ➡️ Every congressional district. See the breakdown: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

#RFKJr has now lost the @nypost.com. His days as HHS Secretary are numbered. Keep up the pressure—let’s get him out the door. nypost.com/2025/09/04/o...

Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/b...

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.

An absolute barnburner by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social! www.thenation.com/article/soci...

"This report sets examples of Kennedy’s costly, chaotic, and corrupt actions from EVERY DAY he has served as Secretary." From Feb 13- Sept 4. 203 days of sowing chaos and spreading misinformation; dismantling HHS research, prevention and health care and more. www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

The results were so secret that they were published for the entire world to see, even RFK Jr. But, as @jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote back in February, “Kennedy, a science denialist, will never accept the real scientific evidence that vaccines are safe”.

ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a “vaccine skeptic.” The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. There’s video of him in 2023 saying that there’s no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!

This is one hell of a way to make America healthy again 🤯 Key CDC leadership positions… #USAnotRFK

i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.

Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

Grateful to Dr Demetre Daskalakis for his voice tonight 🔥 🛟🧪🩺

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RFK Jr. has done the exact opposite of promoting “medical freedom” and has instead dismantled systems that allow people to make choices. This move threatens our health and our autonomy. www.americanprogress.org/article/rfk-...

Young children are at high risk of serious complications from COVID-19. Now parents will face more challenges getting their kids COVID vaccines, having to jump through hoops for approval. And they could find vaccines no longer covered by their health insurance plans. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/f...

According to a post on Reddit, a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle t-boned a car in Capitol Hill this morning. Firefighters reportedly used the jaws of life to free the driver, who DC Fire & EMS said sustained only minor injuries.

RFK Jr keeps finding new ways to cast doubt on vaccine safety. If he follows the approach he used with ACIP, he will appoint people with limited vaccine expertise and credentials, conflicts of interest, and personal agendas. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

A Danish study of more than 1.2 million children over more than two decades found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

New analysis from CBO of the "Big Beautiful Bill" shows the bottom 20% get poorer, not much change for most of America, & the top 10% get meaningfully richer - and that's before tariffs The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history

New from CBO: year-by-year health coverage effects of the "Big Beautiful Bill." The law kicks 10 million off their health insurance (the difference between the orange and dotted blue line). It also does nothing to address the cliff from the blue to the green, for another 5 million losing coverage.

In a single act, Trump is undoing significant portions of the health coverage gains of the last 60 years.

Medicare Advantage is costing taxpayers $550 billion this year. UnitedHealth Group and a web of business partners have built a research apparatus — replete with flawed studies and papers — to push back against critics and ward off attempts at MA reform. www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/u...

In addition to undermining efforts to defend against infectious diseases and save lives, RFK Jr misleads and confuses the public and his actions threaten to stall cures for cancer. ufhealth.org/news/2025/su...

Medicaid has been helping millions of Americans access the lifesaving health care they need for six decades. Listen to @americanprogressaction.org’s @andreaducas.bsky.social speaking on @c-span.bsky.social on the anniversary of Medicaid to discuss the lasting impact of the program.

As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare this week, check out @andreaducas.bsky.social's starter pack of health policy-focused thought leaders, researchers, reporters, and advocates to learn more from the experts on health policy:

On its 60th anniversary, Medicaid is under attack; historic program cuts enacted by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration threaten the health and financial security of millions of Americans. The latest from CAP's @andreaducas.bsky.social:

What have Democrats done to lower the cost of health care? A lot. @andreaducas.bsky.social dives into it on @cspanwj.bsky.social.

Washington Journal #CSPAN #CSPANWJ Skeet at @c-span.bsky.social and cspanwj.bsky.social VP of Health Policy at Center for American Progress Action Fund @andreaducas.bsky.social discusses the 60th Anniversary of #Medicare & #Medicaid Watch here: tinyurl.com/bdd4khps

Are you left wondering "what's next?" following the passage of Trump's mega bill? Check out a detailed timeline of the enactment dates of several major provisions from OBBBA to know when cuts and changes will go into effect ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Great set of folks to follow!

Yes -- this is going to be a big issue for more than a million people, per CBO as @americanprogress.bsky.social highlights here:

NYC joins federal lawsuit to protect Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from 3 countries https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-joins-federal-lawsuit-to-protect-temporary-protected-status-for-immigrants-from-3-countries

One reason so many American hospitals are struggling? Investors buy them up, then suck them dry, charging such high rents that services are gutted. Reveal explores what happened to one Louisiana hospital when Medical Properties Trust came to town. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Under the guise of ferreting out waste & abuse in traditional Medicare, CMS’s “WISeR” project will create onerous red tape that will hurt seniors’ access to care. Don Berwick and @andreaducas.bsky.social explain for @statnews.com:

and this was right after they rolled out a big “agreement” to reduce prior auth from payers…

CMMI has announced a demo to introduce more prior authorization into traditional Medicare. My latest with Don Berwick in @statnews.com on that’s bad news: www.statnews.com/2025/07/25/m...

Under the guise of ferreting out waste & abuse in traditional Medicare, CMS’s “WISeR” project will create onerous red tape that will hurt seniors’ access to care. Don Berwick and @andreaducas.bsky.social explain for @statnews.com: www.statnews.com/2025/07/25/m...

Thank you @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social for profiling the irony in the Trump administration's purported plan to "make America healthy" while ripping away resources we all rely on to protect and advance our health. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As the administration guts programs that research and support women’s health and fertility, it will be more dangerous for women to be pregnant during an already dire maternal health crisis. Read more from me and @jillrose.bsky.social:

@kierrajones.bsky.social and I discuss how the administration’s dismantling of environmental and public health protections, along with historic cuts to Medicaid, will have a disproportionate impact on reproductive and maternal health. Read more: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Popping in briefly from vacation to share my latest: Here's how the ~$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts in Republicans' newly passed law could threaten the home- and community-based care that many Americans with disabilities rely on.

“ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows” “The average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium, according to the analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.”

I spoke w/ @maddylelu.bsky.social about how massive cuts to Medicaid will harm disabled students. "'School-based Medicaid funding has long been the plan. Stripping it away is fiscally reckless, legally wrong, & morally bankrupt,’ said Doherty.” Read more: www.theinvisiblevoice.net/writersroom/...

A federal judge just struck down the CFPB rule that would’ve wiped billions in medical debt from credit reports. It’s a win for debt collectors and a loss for millions of Americans 🧵: www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/b...

New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.

Actions mean more than words. And the fact that the new COI rules are not being applied to the new hand-picked Advisory Council on Immunization Practices, speaks volumes. www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/k...

The Republican line is quickly becoming “we didn’t cut Medicaid because raw Medicaid spending still increases” — but if you adjust for inflation and population growth, that’s not true. That’s why more than 10 million people are going to lose their health insurance from the law.

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House. When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases. For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

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