Refugees Will Be Among the First To Lose Food Stamps Under Federal Changes - KFF Health News Under the budget law that Republicans call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty, and a struggle for survival — a sign of ...

Refugees who have fled persecution will now lose federal dollars that have helped them stabilize their lives in the U.S. “It doesn’t get much more basic than food,” one advocate says. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

An increase of $13 a month? I'm sure millions of Americans wish they lived in whatever alternative timeline Dr. Oz is because the truth is that premiums are going to double, or worse!

Oz has clearly not even looked at the ACA marketplace—which is crazy, BECAUSE THAT IS HIS JOB.

Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases

"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025.

When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."

Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!

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WIC, a program that provides essential aid for women, infants and young children, is in jeopardy as shutdown continues. #WIC #Funding #GovernmentShutdown #Children #Health
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CMS is proposing over $1 billion in Medicare home health cuts next year, jeopardizing care for homebound seniors and undermining the system Congress intended.

CMS must halt these cuts and uphold a payment system that keeps seniors safe and independent at home.

SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.

More than 420 state bills attacking key public health protections have been introduced in 2025. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.

Please call your state's elected officials!

Shameless legislators in Raleigh are abusing their power to take away yours. You, the voters, should choose your representatives – not the other way around.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."

The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

WIC runs out this week

U.S. Measles Outbreak: Cases Surpass 1,500, Highest In 33 Years The U.S. measles outbreak has reached 1,514 confirmed cases, the highest number of cases in over 30 years since the disease was declared eliminated. Texas health officials declared the large outbreak ...

Are we healthy again?

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House to vote on stopgap funding bill, but health care fight threatens a shutdown House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through November 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it.

House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through November 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it.

States unprepared to implement Medicaid work requirements: report Implementing work requirements should be a “multi-year project,” researchers said, but states have just until next year to prepare.

"Researchers analyzed 8 Medicaid performance indicators to assess how states are currently serving beneficiaries. They found lengthy call center waits and long processing timelines for applications, as well as low rates of automatic renewals — ..." 1/2

Great news! The Baltimore Museum of Art is taking “Amy Sherald: American Sublime,” which was originally scheduled to take place at the National Portrait Gallery. artbma.org/exhibition/a...

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks - KFF Health News The Trump administration's cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new KFF Health News...

"Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses."

NC state employee and teacher reps say health insurance increases will hurt worker retention • NC Newsline NC state employee health insurance premiums increase to address a deficit. Treasurer Brad Briner blames former treasurer for bad decisions.

State Treasurer Brad Briner, whose office oversees the health plan, said no one wants to increase premiums but the hikes are needed to remedy the plan’s financial instability. Here's how rates will change in 2026 : ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-st... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol #ncga #NC

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The sunsetting of ACA tax credits and rate hike requests filed by health insurance companies could produce sticker shock and lead to fewer people insured in NC. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour CDC shooting highlights increasing rhetoric and hostility against health professionals

Honored to join @pbsnews.org tonight to discuss the attack on the CDC on Friday night.

The shooting was horrific. It deserves attention. It deserves a thoughtful response.

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Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos - KFF Health News Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.

Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26.

Today, an estimated 15% of 26-year-olds go uninsured, which, according to a @kff.org analysis, is the highest rate among Americans of any age.

NC Republicans’ ‘Band-Aid budget’ deals yet another blow to Medicaid | Opinion The stopgap funding bill underfunds Medicaid services by more than $300 million. | Opinion

The stopgap funding bill underfunds Medicaid services by more than $300 million. | Opinion

4 NC counties’ STD rates among highest in US, study says. See the full list STD cases have surged over the past decade, rising from 1.8 million in 2013 to nearly 2.5 million in 2023.

STD cases have surged over the past decade, rising from 1.8 million in 2013 to nearly 2.5 million in 2023.

we're gone from "we're not cutting Medicaid" to "if you lose Medicaid you deserve it"

This week at CBPP, we focused on #health, #immigration, #climate, and the #economy. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship

Amy Sherald says the Smithsonian suggested removing a painting of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from her upcoming show at the National Portrait Gallery “to avoid provoking President Trump.” Sherald: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship”

CBO now says there will be 10m more uninsured from the “OBBB.” But the estimate of 4.2m uninsured from the enhanced ACA tax credits expiring at the end of the year stands. So we are looking at 14+ million more uninsured over 10 years unless that changes.

The state has extended to 2027 its pilot of Safe Babies Court, which national studies show reunifies families more often, gets children into a permanent home more quickly and more often prevents further maltreatment than traditional approaches.
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Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care Now it’s low-income kids that Republicans are targeting.

@citizencohn.bsky.social does an amazing job explaining how harmful a policy choice it was that the Trump Administration ended continuous coverage for babies and toddlers.

A truly terrible decision for America's families.

Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...