Feds to Use AI in Some Medicare Coverage Decisions: youtube.com/shorts/hKrC6... #medicare #ai #artificialintelligence #youtubeshorts

The Feds announced that starting in January 2026, they will start using AI to make some coverage decisions in Medicare. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIC...

White House Announces TrumpRx: youtube.com/shorts/0T1Qx... #trumpadministration #rx #medication #youtubeshorts

On September 30, the White House announced it was rolling out “TrumpRx,” a new website to sell prescription drugs at a discounted price. We explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PYr...

Government Shutdown and Public Benefits: youtube.com/shorts/SkS3k... #youtubeshorts #medicaid #medicare #shutdown #socialsecurity

Federal Government Shutdown and Public Benefits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AON8...

Provider Consolidation Increases Cost: youtube.com/shorts/djww_... #gao #healthcarecosts #quality #healthcareaccess #youtubeshorts

GAO Report: Provider Consolidation Increases Prices: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ep...

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#MedicalDebtMonday: How States Can Help Curb the Rising Medical Debt Related to Federal Coverage Cuts from the Commonwealth Fund: www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/ho...

SNAP COLA for 2026: youtube.com/shorts/tN4Ck... #snap #foodbenefits #cola #youtubeshorts

SNAP Food Benefit COLA for 2026: Starting October 1, 2025, food assistance benefit amounts will slightly increase. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2boZ...

Feds Change Some SNAP Benefit Work Rules: youtube.com/shorts/oxyH9... #snap #federalbudget #work #foodshare #youtubeshorts

Feds Change Food Benefit Work Rules: The Federal Budget changes a policy that used to waive FoodShare work rules for people living in a high unemployment area. The new policy essentially eliminates the exemption in Wisconsin. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lphp...

Debt Collection Lawsuits are Surging: youtube.com/shorts/80DVv... #medicaldebt #debtcollections #Lawsuit #youtubeshorts

#MedicalDebtMonday: States are seeing an increase in debt collection lawsuits including those collecting on medical debts. Lawsuits declined during the pandemic, but a new analysis says they surged from 2023 in the early months of 2025. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KpX...

Wisconsin Issues COVID Vaccine Medical Order: youtube.com/shorts/FWT0c... #covid #wisconsin #healthinsurance #medicaid

#SayItForward:On Sept. 16, Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services issued a statewide medical order that allows most Wisconsinites who want a COVID vaccine to get one at pharmacies across the state without a prescription. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lov0...

Judge Blocks Some Federal Actions Against Immigrants: youtube.com/shorts/nwWOO... #trumpadministration #immigration #headstart #youtubeshorts

A federal judge blocked the Trump Administration from keeping immigrants from social programs like Head Start, health clinics, & food banks. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJQ...

WI Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order on Vaccines: youtube.com/shorts/PqlI9... #vaccine #covid19 #wisconsin #youtubeshorts

WI Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order on Vaccines: The Order directs the DHS to "take every action available" to make sure vaccines including the COVID vaccine are available. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK66...

In today's PULSE Newsletter: Medicaid, ACA, & Social Security Updates: conta.cc/4pl44uN

WI Ordered to Repay Workers on SSDI: youtube.com/shorts/PL6VK... #unemployment #ssdi #wisconsin #youtubeshorts

A federal judge ruled that Wisconsin must pay SSDI recipients the Unemployment Benefits they were wrongfully denied. DWD must create a process to pay back the workers going back over a decade – to September 2015. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWR1...

Feds Launch Medicaid Spending Probe in Blue States youtube.com/shorts/UJ6b5... #medicaid #Immigration #youtubeshorts

#medicaldebtmonday: Feds Launch Medicaid Spending Probe in Blue States www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vjP...

New from @erikgunn.bsky.social: Judges block Trump administration orders barring some immigrants from Head Start, other programs buff.ly/JGxgiNa

New Bill to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits: youtube.com/shorts/WMBDY... #aca #obamacare #taxcredits #youtubeshorts

#SayItForward: Some House Republicans have just launched new legislation to extend enhanced premium tax credits in the ACA, sending a message that both political parties are aware of the very real political risk of letting them expire. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5BK...

Trump Administration Proposes Cutting SSI Benefits #SSI #TrumpAdministration #SocialSecurity #youtubeshorts youtube.com/shorts/Dm3zQ...

Trump Administration Proposes Cutting SSI Benefits: The proposal would undo the Biden Administration’s "SSI public assistance household rule" that modernized income counting to better reflect the ways low-income families make ends meet. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWRC...

Feds Expand Catastrophic Coverage Eligibility: youtube.com/shorts/YK5-M... #aca #catastrophic #obamacare #youtubeshorts

The Feds announced they are expanding who is eligible for catastrophic coverage in the ACA Marketplace, starting this upcoming Open Enrollment Period which begins November 1. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyKb...

House GOP Propose Budget Cuts to HHS: youtube.com/shorts/p8Zro... #hhs #budget #rfkjr #youtubeshorts

#MedicalDebtMonday: A US House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a 6% cut to the US Department of Health and Human Services budget for FY 2026. We review what’s included in the bill and what comes next: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KPc...

#SayItForward: Social Security Stops Sending Paper Checks - The change is part of a broader, government-wide initiative designed to modernize payment systems for most federal payments. This means all future payments after September will be sent digitally. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Ei...

Social Security Stops Sending Paper Checks: youtube.com/shorts/Thlx3... #socialsecurity #ssi #directdeposit #trumpadministration #youtubeshorts

Social Security Stops Sending Paper Checks: youtube.com/shorts/Thlx3... #socialsecurity #ssi #directdeposit #trumpadministration #youtubeshorts

#SayItForward: Social Security Stops Sending Paper Checks - The change is part of a broader, government-wide initiative designed to modernize payment systems for most federal payments. This means all future payments after September will be sent digitally. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Ei...

Wisconsin Sues to Stop Medicaid Data Sharing with ICE: youtube.com/shorts/jv1NT... #Medicaid #homelandsecurity #ice #Wisconsin #Youtubeshorts

On August 28, Wisconsin joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block the US Dept. of Health and Human Services from sharing Medicaid data with the US Dept. of Homeland Security. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWtH...

WI DHS: New Analysis of Federal Budget's Fiscal Impact: youtube.com/shorts/mxBDd... #Medicaid #foodshare #TaxpayerMoney #youtubeshorts

On Aug. 28, Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services released a new analysis highlighting the fiscal impact of the federal budget on Wisconsinites: The federal budget will cost Wisconsin taxpayers at least $142 million per year at full implementation. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgbb...

FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines - With Limits: youtube.com/shorts/jcc2Q... #vaccine #COVID19 #FDAapproved #FDA #youtubeshorts

#SayItForward: The FDA has approved updated COVID vaccines for the fall 2025 season, but their approval is being called the “most restrictive” since the vaccines became available. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kavs...

In Today's PULSE: Medicaid & ICE, Rural Health, & Social Security Updates: conta.cc/4oPghaA

Medicaid's New Immigration Initiative: youtube.com/shorts/X3tI3... #medicaid #immigration #homelandsecurity #ice #youtubeshorts

#MedicalDebtMonday: On Aug. 19, CMS launched a new oversight initiative to "ensure that enrollees in Medicaid & CHIP are citizens, nationals, or have satisfactory immigration status. The first batch of reports has already been sent to states. We explain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p44H...

Wisconsin's DHS Wants Ideas For its Rural Health Fund Application: youtube.com/shorts/5BmBT... #wisconsin #rural #federalbudget #youtubeshorts