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Trump Cancels Security Detail For Former Covid Task Force Adviser Fauci

January 27, 2025 Morning Briefing

The AP reported that President Donald Trump told reporters in North Carolina on Friday that he wouldn’t feel any responsibility if harm befell him or others whose security teams were revoked. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he has hired his own security detail. Also in the news: rising rates of influenza.

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Federal Deficit Increase Could Trigger $491B In Medicare Cuts, CBO Warns

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

A report Friday from the Congressional Budget Office showed that the tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump last month could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act to curb a 2010 law that forces across-the-board cuts once legislation increases the federal deficit.

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Hegseth Halts Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Service Members

February 11, 2025 Morning Briefing

ABC News also reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed a pause on all new military promotions for those “with a history of gender dysphoria.” News outlets also cover thoughts from the highest-ranking trans elected official in the country, the effects of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on trans identity, and more.

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To Guard Against Health Care Cuts, Proposed Calif. Budget Has No Deficit

January 8, 2025 Morning Briefing

But Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, warned that steep cuts threatened by incoming President Donald Trump could throw his fiscal plans into disarray. In other news, Ohio’s former health director, a Democrat who guided the state in the early days of the pandemic, is running for governor.

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Conservatives Lash Out At Trump Over Possible Change To Abortion Platform

July 8, 2024 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reported that the behind-the-scenes disagreement over the Republican National Committee’s platform has become so tense in recent weeks that some social conservative leaders have issued public warnings of a coming split within Donald Trump’s coalition.

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Tax Bill Would Slash $1 Trillion From Medicaid, Health Care System: CBO

June 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that $1 trillion would be cut over a decade, with Medicaid budget losses making up the biggest part — despite President Donald Trump’s claims that the bill would make “no cuts” to the social safety net program. Also in the news: ACA tax credits, Medicare drug prices, and more.

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Trump Walks Back Comments On ‘Cutting’ Medicare, Social Security

March 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Former President Donald Trump clarified his earlier comments about the entitlement programs, telling Breitbart News that he would do nothing to “jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare,” if elected to a second term.

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RFK Jr. Might Probe Whether Vaccines Cause Autism, Trump Indicates

December 9, 2024 Morning Briefing

Even though studies have repeatedly shown that no link exists, “I think somebody has to find out,” President-elect Donald Trump said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” He also repeated that he doesn’t expect access to abortion pills will change under his administration, but he acknowledged that “things change.”

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If Elected, Trump Says He’ll Give RFK Jr. Carte Blanche Over Medicine, Health

October 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said Sunday that he’d let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on nearly every health-related topic in America except when it comes to oil. Trump also unveiled a new tax credit for caregivers who take care of a parent, echoing a proposal by Democrat Kamala Harris.

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Key GOP Senator, Who’s Also A Doctor, Balks At RFK Jr.’s View Of Vaccines

January 7, 2025 Morning Briefing

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is the incoming chairman of the Senate HELP committee. Cassidy was one of just seven Republicans who voted to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment trial in 2021. He is scheduled to meet with HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week.

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FTC Official: Antitrust Push in Health Care Must Focus on a Merger’s ‘Human Impact’

By Harris Meyer July 18, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Mark Seidman, an assistant director in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, talks with KHN about efforts to police consolidation among hospitals and other health care providers.

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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: More Covid Complications for Congress

April 28, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Congress is back in session, but covid diagnoses for Vice President Kamala Harris and two Democratic senators have temporarily left the Senate without a working majority to approve continued covid funding. Meanwhile, opponents of the Affordable Care Act have filed yet another lawsuit challenging a portion of the law, and we say goodbye to the late Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who left a long legacy of health laws. Rachel Cohrs of STAT News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Rebecca Adams of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

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White House Steps Up Enforcement Of Rules For Pharma Ads On TV, Online

September 10, 2025 Morning Briefing

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive action to crack down on misleading ads. Separately, 340B Drug Pricing Program spending grew 565% from 2010 to 2021, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Also: Novo Nordisk is cutting 9,000 jobs.

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Chasing Votes, Some In House GOP Highlight Their ‘Pro-Choice’ Messaging

October 4, 2024 Morning Briefing

The reason for the unexpected swing toward abortion rights? Tightening races, The Washington Post reports. The news comes as former President Donald Trump spoke about encouraging Melania Trump to “write what you believe” about abortion. In advanced previews of her memoir, she appears pro-choice.

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Cigna-Humana Merger Might Only Happen If Trump Wins Election

October 22, 2024 Morning Briefing

As Bloomberg notes, the Biden administration has previously moved to block some large health care deals. Several analysts say the only way forward is if Donald Trump is in charge. Meanwhile, some female health care workers would prefer Democrat Kamala Harris for president: “We have seen what happened in the first administration under Trump,” one said.

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With Republican Trifecta Clinched, Health Care Policy Changes Loom

November 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Stat and Roll Call break down what GOP control could mean for ACA subsidies, Medicaid funding, Medicare, mental health services, drug pricing, and more. Meanwhile, aides to President-elect Donald Trump are looking at ways to bypass Congress on federal spending.

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In Controversial Interviews, Trump Stirs Up Issues Of ‘Birtherism,’ Racism

August 1, 2024 Morning Briefing

In recent days, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has attacked Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity and religious views. Health research has shown that experiencing racism can dramatically impact a person’s health, and many cities have declared racism a public health crisis.

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Pharma Analysts Mull Risks Of RFK Jr.’s Proposed Ban On Lucrative Ads

November 26, 2024 Morning Briefing

The absence of direct-to-consumer outreach will “almost certainly” cause drug sales to plunge, experts fear. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump is considering Jim O’Neill as deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. O’Neill has expressed interest in FDA reforms.

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Not Satisfied With ‘Concepts,’ Doctors Want Full Health Plan From Trump

October 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Over 1,500 physicians from the Committee to Protect Health Care PAC, which has endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for president, are calling on Republican Donald Trump to release a concrete health care policy plan before the election. Separately, some Republican operatives aren’t happy with doctors who are urging their patients to vote.

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Trump Pivots On Support For Controversial Plan To Slash Drug Prices

October 7, 2024 Morning Briefing

Former President Donald Trump had previously promised to bring back an executive order he signed in 2020 to ensure Medicare paid no more than other developed nations for prescription drugs, but Stat reports he has now backed away from it. Also, a preview of health-related cases on the Supreme Court docket.

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