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we advocate for universal, comprehensive, single-payer health insurance. www.healthcareforallnc.org
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Measles update from Monday, Jan. 26 ⬇️🚨
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Measles update from Monday, Jan. 26 ⬇️🚨
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
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"If I struggle to interpret it as a clinician, what are my patients taking away from it?"
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
Opinion | Navigating the 'Upside Down Food Pyramid' With My Patients
The visual makes it more difficult to offer actionable recommendations
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January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"If I struggle to interpret it as a clinician, what are my patients taking away from it?"
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
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The loss of enhanced ACA subsidies, coupled with the challenging economic conditions, has made health coverage unaffordable for many farmers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance - KFF Health News
More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for ...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The loss of enhanced ACA subsidies, coupled with the challenging economic conditions, has made health coverage unaffordable for many farmers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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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.
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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.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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.
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In Los Angeles, there are more than 70 #medicareadvantage plans to choose from. So why did the UCLA Health system create two more? My latest for @kffhealthnews.org. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans - KFF Health News
Breakups between insurers and health systems, on top of plan cuts, left more than 3.7 million Medicare Advantage enrollees facing a tough choice last year: find new insurance or new doctors. But hospi...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In Los Angeles, there are more than 70 #medicareadvantage plans to choose from. So why did the UCLA Health system create two more? My latest for @kffhealthnews.org. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Health #Insurers in Shock After #Medicare Holds Line on 2027 #MedicareAdvantage Payments. MA brought $500 billion in revenue for the industry last year. #UnitedHealth's revenue from #Medicare is more than twice that from private insurance. @hcfanc.bsky.social
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Health Insurers in Shock After Medicare Holds Line on 2027 Payments
Big companies lost $96 billion in market capitalization after Medicare proposed a relatively flat rate increase for next year.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Health #Insurers in Shock After #Medicare Holds Line on 2027 #MedicareAdvantage Payments. MA brought $500 billion in revenue for the industry last year. #UnitedHealth's revenue from #Medicare is more than twice that from private insurance. @hcfanc.bsky.social
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#MedicareAdvantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments. #CMS also proposed restricting “chart reviews” of customers. They can result in new diagnoses that increase government payments to MA plans. @hcfanc.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Medicare Advantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments - KFF Health News
Proposed Trump administration changes to federal Medicare Advantage payments would stop health insurers from mining patient data for extra medical diagnoses that generate more bills to taxpayers even…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
#MedicareAdvantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments. #CMS also proposed restricting “chart reviews” of customers. They can result in new diagnoses that increase government payments to MA plans. @hcfanc.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Report: #Medicare Advantage (MA) will cost $76 billion more in 2026 than if those same patients were enrolled in traditional fee-for-service #Medicare. Causes are coding patients as being sicker than they are and choosing healthier ones. @hcfanc.bsky.social
CMS Paying More for Medicare Advantage Patients Compared to Traditional Enrollees
Difference in spending attributed to 'coding intensity' and 'favorable selection'
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January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Report: #Medicare Advantage (MA) will cost $76 billion more in 2026 than if those same patients were enrolled in traditional fee-for-service #Medicare. Causes are coding patients as being sicker than they are and choosing healthier ones. @hcfanc.bsky.social
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I’ve been thinking about this all week. It’s just so cruel. www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I’ve been thinking about this all week. It’s just so cruel. www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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New CDC appointee Ralph Abraham shrugs off the potential loss of the U.S.’ measles-free status and deflects blame to other countries.
“It’s just the cost of doing business with our borders being somewhat porous.”
@amymaxmen.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“It’s just the cost of doing business with our borders being somewhat porous.”
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As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance - KFF Health News
Measles is at a 30-year high in the U.S., but technicalities may stave off the loss of the nation’s measles elimination status.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:04 AM
New CDC appointee Ralph Abraham shrugs off the potential loss of the U.S.’ measles-free status and deflects blame to other countries.
“It’s just the cost of doing business with our borders being somewhat porous.”
@amymaxmen.bsky.social reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“It’s just the cost of doing business with our borders being somewhat porous.”
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Seventeen Republicans join Democrats to pass a three-year extension of tax credits cutting ACA premiums
US House breaks with Trump to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies
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January 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Seventeen Republicans join Democrats to pass a three-year extension of tax credits cutting ACA premiums
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The states — California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York — called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power. https://to.pbs.org/4qpyawY
5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds
Attorneys general in five states have filed a lawsuit against Trump's administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The states — California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York — called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power. https://to.pbs.org/4qpyawY
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The Trump administration announced the award amounts for its new Rural Health Transformation Program, but questions remain about which providers will see those funds and how effective the program will be.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119259?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119259?trw=no
Who Will Get Money From HHS's Rural Health Transformation Grants?
Funds are aimed at improving rural care, but deciding how to divvy them up will be tricky
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January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The Trump administration announced the award amounts for its new Rural Health Transformation Program, but questions remain about which providers will see those funds and how effective the program will be.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119259?trw=no
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/119259?trw=no
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As doctors, we strive to practice evidence based medicine. So is your insurance following the evidence too?
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
As doctors, we strive to practice evidence based medicine. So is your insurance following the evidence too?
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Some vaccines are losing their universal recommendation under CDC changes, but families can still get them.
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Here’s what you should know ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent. - KFF Health News
The CDC is recommending fewer childhood vaccines, although the ones it has jettisoned from the recommended schedule have successfully battled serious illness for years. Experts warn that if vaccine up...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Some vaccines are losing their universal recommendation under CDC changes, but families can still get them.
Here’s what you should know ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Here’s what you should know ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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BREAKING: The CDC cut the number of universally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, contrary to the advice of public health experts.
Medical experts slammed the move, saying it could lead to reduced uptake of important vaccinations & increase disease.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
Medical experts slammed the move, saying it could lead to reduced uptake of important vaccinations & increase disease.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
RFK Jr. Slashes Number of Recommended Vaccines
'It won't work and can't end well,' one vaccine expert said
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January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
BREAKING: The CDC cut the number of universally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, contrary to the advice of public health experts.
Medical experts slammed the move, saying it could lead to reduced uptake of important vaccinations & increase disease.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
Medical experts slammed the move, saying it could lead to reduced uptake of important vaccinations & increase disease.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
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My health insurance cost has gone up 21%! How about you?
Learn more from my conversation with Margarida Jorge at HCAN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FsT...
Learn more from my conversation with Margarida Jorge at HCAN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FsT...
Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA All Getting Cut. You're Next #healthcare #politics #shorts
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January 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM
My health insurance cost has gone up 21%! How about you?
Learn more from my conversation with Margarida Jorge at HCAN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FsT...
Learn more from my conversation with Margarida Jorge at HCAN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FsT...
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As many rural areas face worsening maternity care deserts, some physicians fear abortion laws could drive much-needed doctors out of state and dissuade others from moving in and establishing a practice. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Iowa Doesn't Have Enough OB-GYNs. The State’s Abortion Ban Might Be Making It Worse. - KFF Health News
Abortion bans like Iowa’s have put OB-GYNs under increasing strain and surveillance, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature membrane rupture, and ot...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
As many rural areas face worsening maternity care deserts, some physicians fear abortion laws could drive much-needed doctors out of state and dissuade others from moving in and establishing a practice. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Medicaid cuts and ACA subsidies ending will harm all of us.
December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Medicaid cuts and ACA subsidies ending will harm all of us.
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
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NIH director says DEI-related grants that were restored under a court order won’t be renewed
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
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@kffhealthnews.org journalists @jackie-fortier.bsky.social and Arthur Allen share what this administration’s stance on vaccines has meant practically—for both vaccine access and uptake.
How Did Vaccine Policies Actually Change In 2025?
After a year of near-daily headlines about changes to vaccine policy, what has actually changed? And what do we need to know?
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December 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@kffhealthnews.org journalists @jackie-fortier.bsky.social and Arthur Allen share what this administration’s stance on vaccines has meant practically—for both vaccine access and uptake.
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Among participants in a survey on healthcare expenses, 17.4% and 9.9% said they experienced cost burdens or catastrophic cost burdens at least once over 4 years. @awgaffney.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
More Americans Experience Troublesome Healthcare Costs Than Previously Thought
Findings of nationally representative survey suggest need for 'abolishing price tags'
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December 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Among participants in a survey on healthcare expenses, 17.4% and 9.9% said they experienced cost burdens or catastrophic cost burdens at least once over 4 years. @awgaffney.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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In an #OpEd, pre-med Brown University student and gun violence prevention activist Zoe Weissman writes on "the impact of firearms on the nation's health."
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119148?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119148?trw=no
Opinion | I've Survived Two School Shootings. I Implore You to Speak Up.
As a future physician, I believe all clinicians have a duty to fight against gun violence
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December 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In an #OpEd, pre-med Brown University student and gun violence prevention activist Zoe Weissman writes on "the impact of firearms on the nation's health."
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119148?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119148?trw=no
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15 states have struck medical debt from credit reports. Other states are now mulling what to do after the federal government reversed its stance on the issue.
@raelnb.bsky.social reports ⤵️
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/credit-reports-medical-debt-state-legislation-cfpb-trump-reversal/
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States Advance Medical Debt Protections as Federal Support Turns to Opposition - KFF Health News
Federal officials reversed their stance on medical debt credit reporting, then came a lawsuit in Colorado. As lawmakers in other states forge ahead with attempts to protect consumers from medical debt, some are reconsidering how they go about it.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
15 states have struck medical debt from credit reports. Other states are now mulling what to do after the federal government reversed its stance on the issue.
@raelnb.bsky.social reports ⤵️
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/credit-reports-medical-debt-state-legislation-cfpb-trump-reversal/
@raelnb.bsky.social reports ⤵️
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/credit-reports-medical-debt-state-legislation-cfpb-trump-reversal/
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HHS terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social, which has been a prominent critic of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his policies.
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HHS Cancels Grants to Pediatrician Group
American Academy of Pediatrics says grant terminations will harm U.S. children
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December 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
HHS terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social, which has been a prominent critic of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his policies.
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