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To Cut Medicaid, the GOP’s Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care

By Julie Rovner July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Republicans are attempting to use the budget reconciliation process to boost President Donald Trump’s priorities and reduce health coverage. That process has been used to pass nearly every major piece of health legislation for decades — except usually lawmakers use it to expand health care, not cut it, writes Julie Rovner.

Con el verano hay más mosquitos y, temen oficiales, más casos de dengue

By Phillip Reese July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

El año pasado se reportaron alrededor de 3.700 nuevas infecciones por dengue en Estados Unidos, frente a las 2.050 de 2023, según los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades.

Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans

By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby and Renuka Rayasam and Bernard J. Wolfson Updated July 3, 2025 Originally Published July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care — with ramifications that could touch all Americans.

‘MAHA Report’ Calls for Fighting Chronic Disease, but Trump and Kennedy Have Yanked Funding

By David Hilzenrath July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Scientists and public health advocates see disconnects between what the Trump administration says about health — notably, in its “MAHA Report” — and what it’s actually doing.

As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

By Phillip Reese July 2, 2025 KFF Health News Original

In recent years, locally acquired dengue cases have appeared in California, Florida, and Texas, parts of the U.S. where the disease isn’t endemic. Health and vector control officials worry that with climate change and the lack of a vaccine, dengue will take hold in a larger swath of North America.

Senate Passes Trump’s Megabill With Medicaid Cuts, Other Health Provisions

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The massive tax and immigration bill passed the Senate Tuesday by a 51-50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tiebreaker. The legislation, which must go back to the House, offsets some of the new spending with measures that aim to cut back on Medicaid and food assistance for the poor.

Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura médica por miedo a ser deportados

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Las redadas federales de inmigración, que parecen haber afectado al menos a una clínica de salud en el estado, ya están provocando que algunas personas teman buscar atención médica.

Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

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Megabill Amendment That Would Have Helped Rural Hospitals Fails

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The measure would have created a top marginal tax rate for high-income earners and would have fully offset the cost of expanding the hospital relief fund, The Hill reports. The Senate also is voting on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, Planned Parenthood funding, SNAP cuts, and more.

Supreme Court Orders Judges To Reexamine Gender-Affirming Care

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed lower court rulings that benefited transgender Americans and are now requiring those lower courts to look into those cases again. The cases under review include state-sponsored health care coverage for gender-affirming care and the changing of birth certificates.

HHS Renews Funding For States’ Cancer Prevention, Tracking Programs

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

As last year’s funding began running out over the weekend, many states were uncertain about the future of their cancer programs. Word that they would receive funding came Monday. Other news is about the death toll of USAID cuts; the vaccine injury program; and more.

Joint Commission Overhauls Its Accreditation Process For Hospitals

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The group, which is the accrediting organization for more than 80% of U.S. hospitals and health systems, says the new rules will “dramatically” streamline and simplify the process. Also in the news: CMS proposes a Medicare pay cut for home health companies.

California Changes Environmental Law That Made It Harder To Help Homeless

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the landmark California Environmental Quality Act into law in 1970 in an effort to protect the state from pollution and sprawl. But it also made it more difficult to build housing, adding to the state’s pervasive homelessness problem.

Men’s Mental Health Affected By Financial, Societal Pressures: Report

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

The continuance of defining manhood as being a provider, especially amidst financial uncertainties, means men are 16.3 times more likely to contemplate suicide, researchers have found.

Viewpoints: Sen. Hawley Flip-Flops On His Promise To Protect Medicaid; H. Pylori May Have Positive Benefits

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers tackle these public health topics.

First Edition: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

July 1, 2025 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

By Rachana Pradhan July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.

Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care

By Kate Wells, Michigan Public July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Federal health officials are investigating claims that a Michigan health system fired an employee who sought a religious exemption to avoid calling transgender patients by their pronouns or referring them for gender-affirming care. Legal experts say the investigation escalates the Trump administration’s effort to curb medical care for transgender patients.

California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett Updated July 1, 2025 Originally Published July 1, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.

CMS Launches Prior Authorization Trial For Some Medicare Services

June 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

Health care service companies are being asked to join a program that relies on technology to review certain fee-for-service Medicare requests. A program-affiliated medical professional will give the final ruling on a claim. Plus, Social Security Administration payment changes start in July.

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