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Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) @pnhp.bsky.social · 2d

When health care is under attack, what do we do? Rise up, fight back!

#SinglePayer #MedicareForAll

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Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) @pnhp.bsky.social · 1d

“The corporate takeover of the health care system is unsustainable. We’re here to fight for patient rights, and for our rights to practice.”

#SinglePayer #MedicareForAll

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 2d

What we heard this week ⬇️ #MedSky

"It felt like that might be a shot across the bow." -- Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, president and CEO of @academyhealth.bsky.social, on a recent Fox News article that criticized the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as too "woke."
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HHS Nixes Another USPSTF Meeting

Preventive services group hasn't met since March

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 2d

Read the article by @kristinafiore.bsky.social: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Fired CDC Advisors Give New ACIP a Failing Grade

New group rated poorly on measures of policy-making maturity

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 2d

Fired members of the CDC's ACIP have given their replacements a failing grade. 🚨⬇️

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: The Trump administration will send only partial payments this month to the millions who receive food stamps, as the shutdown continues.

Trump Administration Faces SNAP Funding Deadline: Live Updates

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 3d

Immunization against COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza effectively and safely reduced the risk of severe outcomes in people of all ages, according to a systematic review of 511 studies.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/118239?trw=no

Large Review Backs Safety, Effectiveness of COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots

The 511-study analysis is at odds with recent HHS recommendations

www.medpagetoday.com

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Whole Washington 🍎for Universal Healthcare @wholewashington.org · 6d

❌️ No more in-network or out-of-network
❌️ No prior authorizations
❌️ No denials
❌️ No expensive premiums
❌️ No copays or coinsurance
❌️ No deductibles

✅️ Everyone is enrolled.
✅️ Funded by taxes.

Universal healthcare 🟰 Universal eligibility. Comprehensive coverage.

Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 6d

Universal healthcare would be so much cheaper and better than this shit show of administrative burden and hundreds of different plans.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 6d

Over the past 20 years, private equity firms have aggressively acquired health systems, hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, and other health care facilities—reshaping the health care industry with concerning consequences: https://ampr.gs/48QbAYH

5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services

The rapid rise of private equity’s influence over health care providers such as hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians’ practices threatens competition, affordability, patient safety, and worker wel...

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2d

Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work

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Be A Hero @beaheroaction.bsky.social · 6d

It can be overwhelming...the continued govt shutdown, the looming SNAP & WIC cutoffs, the impending ACA premium hikes. But one of the big ways we can fight back is by getting in community and taking action.

Tune in now to learn how to organize to protect our health care: youtube.com/live/yyC1zC2...

Trump’s Shutdown: Our Healthcare Is On The Line

YouTube video by Be a Hero Action

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Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) @pnhp.bsky.social · 4d

We have a modest proposal for states reeling from federal Medicaid cuts:

✅ Cancel contracts with corporate health insurance
✅ Save tens of billions of dollars annually
✅ Protect patients by reinvesting in Medicaid

Our leaders are laying out our Medicaid Blueprint at #PNHP2025

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NPR @npr.org · 6d

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

“There’s this machinismo aspect that they don’t want to accept that we have breasts, but we do,” said Kirby Lewis, who served in the Navy and was diagnosed with breast cancer a dozen years ago. He called the decision “very upsetting.”

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage

A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

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Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) @pnhp.bsky.social · 6d

Medicare Open Enrollment is happening right now. Did you know:

Insurance corporations have tipped the scales in their favor by lobbying for substantially higher commissions for “Advantage” plans, compared to Medigap supplemental plans?

Seek unbiased advice at shiphelp.org

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STAT @statnews.com · 5d

Health care has become a central issue in this year’s elections, a sign of parties' midterm strategies to come. www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/g...

Health care takes center stage in this year’s elections, a sign of midterm strategies to come

Health care has become a central issue in this year’s elections, a sign of parties' midterm strategies to come.

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Protect Our Care @protectourcare.org · 4d

Open Enrollment starts today — and millions of Americans are seeing their premiums have doubled or even tripled.

How much is your premium going up? Comment below or upload your notice here ➡️ bit.ly/premiumincreases

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must fund SNAP during the government shutdown.

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Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Trump's administration must continue to fund SNAP, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 7d

Skipped appointments or worried about being judged? You’re not alone. For a future Health Care Helpline, @NPR & @KFFHealthNews are reporting on the hurdles to getting affirming care when you’re LGBTQ+. Share your story or question ➡️ kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...

Headaches Over the Health System? - KFF Health News

Pre-authorization delay? No in-network specialists? Dispute over costs? Confusion after a hospital discharge? Long wait times in the ER? Share your story. Health Care Helpline helps you navigate the h...

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 5d

The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year.

Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

The Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here’s What You Should Know. - KFF Health News

The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year. Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts.

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 5d

Gutting funding for key health agencies & terminating thousands of workers does nothing to ensure the future of the biotech industry, experts & Democratic lawmakers argued during a Senate health committee hearing on Wednesday. @akesselheim.bsky.social
Read more: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 7d

"This is not governance -- this is extraction."

In an #OpEd, Earl Stewart Jr., MD, examines the "parallels between private equity's infiltration into healthcare and the Trump administration's approach to governing."

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118190?trw=no

Opinion | What a 'Private Equity Government' Means for Public Health

A steadfast commitment to downsizing often comes at a cost

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 6d

HHS scrapped yet another meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), sources told MedPage Today. ⬇️

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KFF @kff.org · 6d

NEW: Our calculator is now updated to include 2026 average benchmark silver premium data.

ACA Marketplace open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Estimate how much more you would pay in premiums with and without the enhanced premium tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4

Calculator: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit

The ACA's enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025. This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the credits. The projected premium increases are estimated bas...

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 6d

The USDA has a contingency plan to keep SNAP running during a government shutdown — but the document laying out that plan has been deleted from the agency’s website.

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USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP

The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.

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