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ACA premiums could spike by up to 18% in 2026, analysis shows “This is the largest rate change insurers have requested since 2018, the last time that policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium increases,” the report said.

Potential #ACA premium spikes, brought to you by Trump & co. who consistently prioritize their wealthy friends' tax breaks over our health.

Over 100 million Americans live with medical debt—disproportionately affecting people of color and low-income families.

Medicare for All ends surprise bills and medical bankruptcies, letting families focus on healing, not collections.

#DebtFreeHealthcare #HealthJustice #MedicareForAll

“It seems difficult at present to resist Trump’s regressive anti-health juggernaut, much less to envision something better for tomorrow.

But the medical community—[and a growing number of voters]—appears to be reaching a boiling point.”

Health care CEOs harvest billions even as industry lags broader stock market. Annual executive compensation review of prominent health care companies found 275 CEOs earning $3.6 billion in 2024. Explore: www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/h...

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

National pediatrics group splits with RFK Jr. on Covid vaccinations The American Academy of Pediatrics is splitting from the federal government in its recommendations on which children should receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is splitting from the federal government in its recommendations on which children should receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
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The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Went Dead. States Are Scrambling To Help. - KFF Health News LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump admi...

LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump administration.
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Health care CEOs harvest billions even as industry lags broader stock market STAT dug into the compensation of 275 CEOs across health care.

The health care industry broadly failed its investors in 2024. That didn't stop those leading blue-chip companies from amassing generational wealth. Read and search through our latest CEO pay analysis, where there's no shortage of huge numbers. www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/h...

Groups Call for RFK Jr. to Be Impeached. Here's What That Would Take. Doctors, public health advocates take to social media, launch petitions urging Kennedy's removal

As calls for Secretary RFK Jr. to resign have gone unheeded, opponents are stepping up their game. Featuring rubinallergy.bsky.social, standupforscience.bsky.social, and Larry Gostin from oneillinstitute.bsky.social: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Experts condemn NIH director’s defense of cut to vaccine research Critics say Jay Bhattacharya’s comments on so-called failure of mRNA vaccines to ‘earn public trust’ are ‘astounding’

I asked experts what they thought of the NIH director's contention that the mRNA vaccines (which saved millions of lives) had failed to gain public trust, and that this is why research in them was being unwound. They used words like galling, shocking, audacious. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

📊 A 2022 study in The Lancet found that universal coverage could prevent 68,000 (!!) deaths each year in the U.S.

Medicare for All would save lives by making care accessible before it’s too late.
#MedicareForAll #HealthEquity #LivesOverProfits

Layers of political oversight have ‘put sand in the gears’ of NIH grant funding Last November, in the days following Donald Trump’s election, leaders at the National Institutes of Health began discussing how to prepare for the coming

“Given that there was so much antagonism toward the science agencies and to NIH in particular, and to academia, it seems logical that we would be a testing ground for impoundment."

Layers of political oversight have ‘put sand in the gears’ of NIH grant funding
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The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6 “In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine," write an epidemiologist and a former CDC staffer.

The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6
In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine, writes Colin J. Carlson and Sean Kennedy.
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FDA may pull authorization of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children under 5, company says The potential move to rescind authorization of Pfizer's vaccine could leave some kids in the U.S. with no available shots against Covid.

From vaccine rollbacks to violence at the CDC, the attacks on public health are real, and they're putting lives at risk. Our children deserve protection, not political and ideological differences.

Last Tuesday, RFK Jr. announced $500 million in cuts to mRNA research. He made the announcement with a short video post on X, and in this week's episode of STATus Report, @alexhogan.bsky.social is joined by @aniloza.bsky.social to break it down.

Experts Call for Stronger Response From RFK Jr. on CDC Shooting 'Now is the time to condemn violence and anti-science rhetoric,' one expert says

Public health experts are calling on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to more strongly condemn misinformation, disinformation, and violence in the wake of the shooting at the CDC campus on Friday. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @srasmussen7690.bsky.social‪
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The administration is attacking America’s opportunity engine The damage is already apparent. A future Congress may want to restore funding, but talent pipelines, lab capacity and institutional knowledge cannot simply be switched back on.

Trump’s cuts to science & innovation could stall innovation, eliminate jobs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. @alondra.bsky.social explains for @TheHill.com:

House Spending Plans Would Increase Pollution, Harming Americans’ Health and Raising Energy Costs The House appropriations proposal for FY 2026 would make deep cuts to programs that fight air pollution and climate change, putting Americans’ health at risk and driving up their energy costs.

Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee have proposed deep cuts to programs that fight air pollution and climate change, putting Americans' health at risk and driving up their energy costs. @jamiefriedman.bsky.social explains:

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.

Considering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs - KFF Health News Consumers contemplating an early retirement or starting a business should calculate how Trump administration and congressional policy changes could increase their health insurance costs — and plan acc...

Small-business owners and early retirees are among those who might see the largest Obamacare cost increases next year if enhanced ACA tax credits expire, experts tell KFF Health News.
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Experts Say Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors - KFF Health News Some doctors and the groups that represent them say physicians’ extensive training leads to better emergency care, and that some hospitals are trying to save money by not hiring them. They support new...

More than 7% of emergency departments across the U.S. don’t have an attending physician on-site 24/7, a recent study found. About 90% of those departments were in small or rural hospitals.

@ajzionts.bsky.social reports on what you need to know:
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New analysis predicts sprawling effects of proposed NIH budget cuts Initial analyses of the Trump administration’s proposed NIH cuts neglect key aspects of their long-term economic and health impact, study says.

NIH funding cuts will wind up costing all of us more than they save, in lost scientific knowledge and lost lives.

Nearly 5.6 Million Community Health Center Patients Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under New Work Requirements, with Revenue Losses Up to $32 Billion Medicaid work requirements could lead to up to 5.6 million community health center patients losing coverage and loss of up to $32 billion in health center revenue.

Work requirements could push millions off #Medicaid; the impact of this change will be acutely felt by CHCs.

Fewer patients with coverage = less funding = fewer services.

Policy changes don’t just happen on paper, they play out in our communities.

#NHCW25 #ValueCHCs

‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’

Great to see @theguardian.com cover @defendpublichealth.bsky.social! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Read @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's Improving the Health of Americans Together (IHAT) evidence-based report here: www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/imp...

#IHATnotMAHA

After CDC shooting, its employees turn their anger to RFK Jr. and Trump Documents from the shooter’s home showed his discontent with coronavirus vaccines, authorities said. CDC workers want RFK Jr. to denounce vaccine misinformation.

Breaking news: CDC shooter expressed discontent with coronavirus vaccines before firing hundreds of bullets at headquarters Friday, officials say.

‘I’m Actually Surprised It Didn’t Happen Sooner’ CDC staffers saw the violence coming.

Some CDC staff say that they have long feared the day that escalating animosity toward the agency would culminate in actual violence, @landmanspeaking.bsky.social reports:

Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.

Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study

Kennedy has long promoted doubts about vaccines' safety and efficacy, and as health secretary has upended the federal government's process for recommending immunization.

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

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🎉 Congratulations, you deserve health care as a right.

Age, race, class, gender shouldn't get in the way of you getting the care you need. We know we can win a health care system that works for all—let's make it happen. #HealthCareForAll