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Claims for younger adults are on the rise: UnitedHealthcare, HAC study While Generation Z and millennial workers still account for fewer claims than their baby boomer counterparts, claims in these populations are rising fast, according to a new report. | While Generation Z and millennial workers still account for fewer claims than their baby boomer counterparts, claims in these populations are rising fast, according to a new report.

Claims for younger adults are on the rise: UnitedHealthcare, HAC study
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/claims-younger-adults-are-rise-unitedhealthcare-hac-study

Alabama’s ‘Pretty Cool’ Plan for Robots in Maternity Care Sparks Debate https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE1MDIxNQ via KFF Health News

Amicus brief filed against RFK Jr attacks ‘shared clinical decision-making’ Groups are warning that recent federal actions weakening routine childhood vaccination recommendations pose an urgent threat both for children and the public’s health.

Amicus brief filed against RFK Jr attacks ‘shared clinical decision-making’ https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/amicus-brief-filed-against-rfk-jr-attacks-shared-clinical-decision-making

End of Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies Puts Tribal Health Lifeline at Risk https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE1MTI1Mg via KFF Health News

Thanks to RFK Jr, we're losing our Measels elimination status. Dr. Oz has had enough -> "Take the vaccine, please. We have a solution for our problem."

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Here's How Many Jobs HHS Has Lost Since RFK Jr. Took Over See the totals from NIH, FDA, CDC, and CMS, too

Here's How Many Jobs HHS Has Lost Since RFK Jr. Took Over https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119822

Broken Promises: RFK Jr.'s First Year at HHS He made pledges to Sen. Cassidy, then overhauled ACIP, changed vaccine schedules, website wording

Broken Promises: RFK Jr.'s First Year at HHS https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119825

HealthHIV wants to know: What is the State of Aging with HIV in 2026?
Share your experiences here: https://healthhivsurveys.org/RC21/surveys/?s=PX7T7WDY73EM47LT

For cancer patients, Virginia’s 'affordability board' could make treatment inaccessible | Guest column If lawmakers genuinely want to help, they must reject this false solution of a prescription drug affordability board, this columnist writes. Focus instead on the fundamental drivers of cost — like reforming insurance design, PBMs and strengthening patient assistance — and direct every available dollar to filling Medicaid gaps and protecting safety-net programs. My life, and the lives of thousands of Virginians in treatment, depend on access, not abstract price caps. Do not sacrifice us for experimental legislation that we already know doesn’t work for patients.

For cancer patients, Virginia's 'affordability board' could make treatment inaccessible
https://richmond.com/opinion/column/article_b4f02dc6-5b42-47c5-b927-6311ea139b7a.html

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/08/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine

Medicare Advantage prior authorizations by the numbers http://www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/mh-unitedhealthcare-medicare-advantage-prior-authorization-denials/

Estimate: COVID shots cut worst outcomes 79% https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-2ccdbd30-01e7-11f1-ba02-734a1b2787cc.html?chunk=4&utm_term=twsocialshare#story4 #axiosvitals

Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: Rural care may be squeezed by visa rules

1 big thing: Rural care may be squeezed by visa rules https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-8984d8e0-0112-11f1-8bc0-a7d10054b7e3.html?chunk=1&utm_term=twsocialshare#story1 #axiosvitals

If You’re Pregnant and Uninsured, Medicaid Might Be Your Answer https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0ODcwNA via KFF Health News

What health systems are learning about wearables for patient care Atrium Health, Northwell and other health systems are learning what it takes to make consumer wearables work in clinical care.

What health systems are learning about wearables for patient care http://www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/mh-atrium-northwell-health-wearables-apple-samsung/

NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research - KFF Health News The Trump administration has made the future of federal funding for cancer research uncertain. At one groundbreaking breast cancer research lab, work that could save lives has slowed significantly.

NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0ODczNQ via KFF Health News

Axios Vitals - 1 big number: Patients with chronic illness

1 big number: Patients with chronic illness https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-1c32a840-0058-11f1-9ae6-f9663d4aeb28.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosvitals

Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach The EPA is advancing a fast-track review of health risks, and at least 16 states are weighing new restrictions.

Another ill-advised RFK Jr policy that will disproportionately impact communities of color, rural communities, and economically impoverished communities...

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"Fluoride ban efforts show RFK Jr.'s reach" https://www.axios.com/2026/02/02/fluoride-ban-water-kennedy-rfk-epa

RAAP URGES VA SENATE COMMITTEE: STUDY BEFORE TAKING ACTION! /PRNewswire/ -- When you are dealing with people's lives, it usually makes sense to have all the facts before you act. Unfortunately, Virginia legislators may...

"RAAP...urges the legislature to send the PDAB bill to the Joint Comm on Healthcare to study how it would lower out-of-pocket costs and protect patients from identified access issues.”
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raap-urges-va-senate-committee-study-before-taking-action-302667957.html

182 Rural Hospitals Closed. Yesterday, Congress Was Finally Asking Why.

via The Rojas Report - 182 Rural Hospitals Closed. https://open.substack.com/pub/dutchrojas/p/182-rural-hospitals-closed?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Medicaid Expansion Linked to Lower Mortality in Breast Cancer However, benefits were uneven across racial and socioeconomic lines

Medicaid Expansion Linked to Lower Mortality in Breast Cancer https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/breastcancer/119612

PrEP is for Everyone — PlusInc PrEP is for Everyone

Check out our new blog, "PrEP is for Everyone"
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CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.

CIDRAP launches new effort to boost evidence-based vaccine information https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-vaccines/cidrap-launches-new-effort-boost-evidence-based-vaccine-information

Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NTQzNg via KFF Health News

Docs offer their own childhood vax schedule https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-bd1686b0-fada-11f0-b8e2-57134b186638.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosvitals

124 rural hospital maternity services closed, closing in 6 years: Analysis
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/124-rural-hospitals-closed-labor-and-delivery-in-6-years-analysis/

🚨 RFK, Jr's legacy unfolding in real-time...

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Infants' measles vulnerability https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-of-health-care-93f43e40-f705-11f0-9db9-e547ecee459e.html?chunk=3&utm_term=twsocialshare#story3 #axiosfutureofhealthcare

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990. Only colorectal cancer deaths have increased.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/colorectal-cancer-now-leading-cause-cancer-death-people-50-rcna255235 via NBC News

These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People - KFF Health News Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.

These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People https://kffhealthnews.org/MjE0NDY2Mw via KFF Health News