Danger, Will Robinson: Trump's (delayed?) ACA proposal is even WORSE than I thought (with apologies to "Weird Al" Yankovic) Yesterday, Politico reported that the Trump 2/3 White House was planning on rolling out his own counterproposal to Democrats demand that the enhanced ACA tax cr...

UPDATE: As promised, here's my full blog post about the ADDITIONAL poison pills apparently included in Trump's "proposal":

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Medical debt should not exist - and yet it’s one of the top reasons Americans file for bankruptcy.

Any healthcare plan that doesn’t start with the recognition that medical care is a basic human right grossly misses the mark.

C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command

HHS did not announce the appointment of new CDC second in command + “many C.D.C. employees seemed unaware of it. But the C.D.C.’s internal database lists Dr. Abraham as the agency’s principal deputy director, with a start date of Nov. 23.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...

best analog/interpretive model to understand White House health care policy is a junkie in bargaining/negotiating/bullying for their next (LAST!) packet of smack/meth which will definitely DEFINITELY get them on the path to not being a junkie ANYMORE. With the meth being cutting people's coverage.

Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2 Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director

The darkness descends.

If this wasn't so deadly, it would almost be comical. How much worse can it get? Every day brings a new head-shaking horror.

Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2 wapo.st/4pvW7C8

Trump weighs plan to extend extra ACA subsidies for two years With backlash growing to surging health insurance costs, Trump is floating a temporary extension of extra ACA subsidies.

In an about-face, the White House is weighing a proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies that Democrats have been clamoring for since last year.
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I just found out that my family’s insurance premiums are increasing by over $500.00 a month. That’s for two of us. And I’m 71 years old and still working. I kind of thought I could retire at least for a while before I die but that dream ain’t looking so good now. Blah. 😑

Kennedy sharpens vaccine attacks, without scientific backing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that the aluminum ingredients in vaccines cause a variety of harmful reactions, from allergies to autism. Scientists say that's wrong and warn of risks if th...

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The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It's just part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s continuing war on vacc

The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism. The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It’s just part of RFK Jr.'s ongoing war on vaccines. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l...

This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.

There must be consequences.

Nursing is a professional degree. The end.

USC program recruits rural natives to address Lowcountry mental health crisis Right now, those who need a therapist in rural South Carolina might wait months, or drive hours for care; a new program could change that reality for thousands of families.

Another potential model program, shared by Sam the rural health advoCATe. Let's try to find things to be thankful for...and recruiting folks who will return to rural is evidence based.

#PowerOfRuralCats

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After Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late. - KFF Health News Eric Tennant’s doctors recommended histotripsy, which would target, and potentially destroy, a cancerous tumor in his liver. But by the time his insurer approved the treatment, Tennant was no longer c...

More than 1 in 4 physicians surveyed by the AMA in December said that prior authorization had led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care. And 8% responded that prior authorization led to a disability, birth defect, or death. #RSNA25
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Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.

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ICYMI...

'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians? Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S. n.pr/4pt2A0r

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Our goal is 20+ callers per session, today's session (7-9p et) has 5 callers.

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This has always been the case. Back in the 2000s, Dr. Bob Sears suggested in his book on vaccines that parents who don’t vaccinate have their kids “hide in the herd.”

ED Reaches Consensus On Loan Caps A very limited number of degree programs would have access to the highest level of loans under a new set of regulations that the Department of Education and its negotiating committee signed off on Thu...

Tl;dr Republicans want to cut the list of "professional degrees" so that many fewer are eligible for the highest level of student loans. Fields cut include nursing, PT, public health. They forced this through a committee but it will have to go through regulatory process. Fight is just beginning.

Bill Cassidy has zero control over RFK Jr., and even if he did, he lacks the will to use it.

Cassidy is not going to do a damned thing to address the catastrophe he caused.

He’s up for reelection, after all, so he has to toe the line.

H/t: @datdemlady.bsky.social

TAPPER: Dr Cassidy, RFK Jr lied to you

CASSIDY: First let me say what's most important -- vaccines are safe.

NIH Under Trump Just Made It Easier To Terminate Grant Funding A new National Institutes of Health announcement includes updated Terms and Conditions to research grant awards that can make it even easier to terminate NIH grants.

NIH Under Trump Just Made It Easier To Terminate Grant Funding www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

Republicans left the Obamacare cliff to the last minute. Some are regretting it. GOP lawmakers knew subsidies were expiring and premiums would spike, but no clear, conservative alternative emerged.

Republicans left the Obamacare cliff to the last minute.
Some are regretting it. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

FDA delays left recalled baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert says The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of ...

FDA delays left recalled ByHeart baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert tells Healthbeat. Nearly a week was lost clearing bureaucratic hurdles before all state and local food safety officials were told where formula was being sold. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/22/b... #IDsky #Medsky

Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines

No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.

Replaced "orthodoxy" with "evidence" in a edit of the NYT piece about how RFK Jr is dismantling federal support for vaccination- THE GREATEST INNOVATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY (shout outs also to closed sewer systems and safe municipal water systems!).

Fixed it for you, @nytimes.com

Ensuring people in rural communities can access high-quality health care starts with supporting the learners and providers who serve them. Thank you to the AAMC community members working to advance health for rural communities nationwide. #PowerofRural

so impeach him.

Wow...this is really embarrassing. Reads like an @theonion.com article.