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Rubio Takes The Helm At USAID In Apparent State Department Takeover

February 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

As Democrats and public health leaders denounce the White House’s moves against the humanitarian agency, one senator vows to stall State Department nominees until the attack ends. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China went into effect today.

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California Governor and Democratic Lawmakers at Odds Over Billions in Health Care Funds

By Angela Hart May 30, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting pressure from his political allies to begin spending money on health care that the state raised by fining Californians who go without health insurance. But Newsom says the state can’t afford to.

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US Officials Want to End the HIV Epidemic by 2030. Many Stakeholders Think They Won’t.

By Daniel Chang and Sam Whitehead April 24, 2023 KFF Health News Original

The federal government’s ambitious plan to end the HIV epidemic, launched in 2019, has generated new ways to reach at-risk populations in targeted communities across the South. But health officials, advocates, and people living with HIV worry significant headwinds will keep the program from reaching its goals.

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Trump States He Will Not Block Access To Abortion Pills

December 13, 2024 Morning Briefing

In other reproductive health news: President-elect Donald Trump appoints an anti-abortion activist to a top job at OMB; South Carolina introduces a bill defining abortion as homicide; abortion access gets tougher as more clinics close; and more.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA

November 20, 2025 Podcast

Republicans are solidifying their opposition to extending pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans and seem to be coalescing around giving money directly to consumers to spend on health care. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to leave his mark on the agency, with the CDC altering its website to suggest childhood vaccines could play a role in causing autism. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Shefali Luthra of The 19th join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Avik Roy.

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With ACA Prices Set To Soar, Trump Pushes Health Insurers To Lower Costs

December 22, 2025 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump said Friday that he would meet with insurance companies soon to pressure them to lower patients’ prices, Bloomberg reported. Insurance companies “are making so much money, and they have to make less, a lot less,” Trump said. In other news, CMS has created an Office of Rural Health Transformation to oversee the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.

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Abortion Opponents Seek High Court’s OK For In-Your-Face Interactions

October 28, 2024 Morning Briefing

Activists want the 8-foot protest-free zone around abortion clinics lifted. Also, The New York Times breaks down Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s stance on abortion quote by quote.

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Trump Seeks To Flout Confirmation Rules As He Staffs His Cabinet

November 12, 2024 Morning Briefing

Despite Republicans having a majority in the Senate, President-elect Donald Trump wants to bypass that chamber’s responsibility to debate and vote on nominees. Candidates for majority leader are open to the idea. Also, a look at the nominees already tapped for cabinet roles.

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Federal Spending Grew Even As DOGE Axed Agencies, Culled Health Sector

April 30, 2025 Morning Briefing

According to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model, which tracks weekly Treasury data, total spending rose by 6.3%, or $156 billion, since Donald Trump took office, compared to the first four months of 2024, Politico reported.

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RFK Jr. Says He Supports Polio Vaccine As He Makes Rounds On Capitol Hill

December 17, 2024 Morning Briefing

Also in the news, President-elect Donald Trump held his first news conference since winning the election. He again drew a false connection between autism and vaccines, news outlets reported.

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Republicans Decry States’ Levies On Insurers, Providers For Medicaid Funds

February 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

To pay for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, GOP lawmakers are leaning into restricting matching funds for provider taxes, a move that would put states in a bind to make up the difference. They allege states are inflating Medicaid costs.

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Sources: Patrol Chief, Some Agents To Exit Minneapolis After Nurse’s Killing

January 27, 2026 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump will send border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to take over, AP reports. News outlets also cover the life and death of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, as well as the impact that immigration enforcement activity is having on those who need medical care.

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NIH Nominee Sidesteps Questions Over Vaccines, Research, Funding Cuts

March 6, 2025 Morning Briefing

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said during his confirmation hearing that he supports childhood vaccinations but that more research is needed to convince parents shots won’t cause autism. He declined to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s efforts to block funding for biomedical research.

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Judge Signals He Could Rule to Halt Sales of Common Abortion Pill

By Sarah Varney March 20, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A U.S. District Court case is being widely followed because the judge’s decision could overturn the FDA’s approval of mifepristone two decades ago. With abortion rights polling well even in red states, anti-abortion activists are increasingly turning to the courts to achieve their aims.

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Government Shutdown Looms As GOP Brass Weigh Adding DOGE Cuts To Bill

February 28, 2025 Morning Briefing

The strategy, though not firm, would be to codify savings Elon Musk claims come from waste into the federal spending bill. It would effectively back Democrats into a corner over whether to keep the government open or allow, as they see it, President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional power grab.

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California Explores Private Insurance for Immigrants Lacking Legal Status. But Is It Affordable?

By Rachel Bluth February 27, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Nearly half a million Californians without legal residency make too much to qualify for Medicaid yet they can’t afford to buy coverage. A state lawmaker is proposing to open up the state’s health insurance exchange as a first step to providing them affordable insurance.

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FBI: ‘No Indication Of Any Mental Health Issues’ For Trump Rally Shooter

July 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

The federal investigation into Thomas Matthew Crooks, who authorities say tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday, has not yielded any signs of mental health issues.

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House Covid Panel Releases Final Report Critical Of Pandemic Response

December 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic criticized efforts of the WHO, as well as social distancing and mask mandates, and credited Operation Warp Speed. Also in covid-related news, Donald Trump’s health agency nominees, nursing homes, and more.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: Congress Kicks the (Budget) Can Down the Road. Again.

November 16, 2023 Podcast

Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown for the second time in six weeks, as Democrats came to the rescue of divided House Republicans over annual spending bills that were supposed to be finished by Oct. 1. But the brinksmanship is likely to repeat itself early in 2024, when the next temporary spending patches expire. Meanwhile, a pair of investigations unveiled this week demonstrate how difficult it still is for seniors to get needed long-term and rehabilitation care. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.

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Pandemic Preparedness, WHO Involvement: Global Health Hangs In The Balance With Today’s Election

November 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are polar opposites on health care policy. As Americans head to the polls, the rest of the world waits and worries about what this election might mean for them.

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