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Watch: What Do Republicans Really Want on Health Care?

By Julie Rovner December 8, 2025 KFF Health News Original

On “What the Health? From KFF Health News,” distributed by WAMU, chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Julie Rovner sat down with Avik Roy, a GOP health policy adviser, to talk about how health care has evolved as a Republican Party issue.

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Journalists Dig Into Maine HIV Outbreak and Ever-Closer End to Enhanced ACA Subsidies

December 6, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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In RFK Jr.’s Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth

By Arthur Allen December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

A session of a vaccine panel dominated by skeptics was chaotically at odds with past practices of the CDC, which HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described as a “cesspool of corruption.” His crew voted to end a 34-year recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B.

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Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Withhold $50B Rural Fund Details

By Sarah Jane Tribble December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.

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Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs, Humana May Join Forces To Lower Drug Costs

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The two are in talks to explore how they can lower prescription drug prices with a direct-to-employer model. Plus: A look at why turning human blood into medications is big business; CMS wants to encourage technology-supported care through wearable reimbursements; and more.

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New York Health System May See Cuts, Missed Payroll Without Urgent Aid

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

North Star Health Alliance in Ogdensburg, New York, is “facing imminent closure,” according to CEO Richard Duvall. Plus, news from California, Florida, and Missouri.

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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today’s selections are on relationships, mental health, Parkinson’s, rabies, and more.

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Viewpoints: Only Science-Led Reform Will Loosen Biosimilar Barriers; How Hypertension Treatment Is Changing

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.

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Vaccine Advisers Balk At Wording Of Proposed Hep B Guidance, Delay Vote

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices panelists are taking a closer look at the recommendation, which was revised three times just before the meeting. They could vote today on whether newborns should get the shot. Plus, ACIP’s trustworthiness is under the scope.

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US-Kenya Health Pact Is First Of Likely Many Global Deals After USAID’s Exit

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

It’s a five-year, $2.5 billion deal that focuses on preventing and treating diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis with an emphasis on faith-based medical providers, AP reported. Previously, there was a patchwork of health agreements run by the U.S. Agency for International Development before it was dismantled this year.

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Democrats Push For Vote On 3-Year Extension Of Enhanced ACA Subsidies

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

A vote for a straightforward, three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies is expected in the Senate next week, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday. The GOP still has not settled on an alternate plan.

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American Cancer Society OKs Self-Swab Screening For Cervical Cancer

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

The updated recommendations were released Thursday and include new guidance on when women can stop being screened for cervical cancer. In other news, a new Texas law allows residents to sue those suspected of making, distributing, or mailing abortion pills in or out of the state.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, December 5, 2025

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

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Mientras científicos estudian la propagación del sarampión en el país, Kennedy pone en riesgo avances que costaron décadas

By Amy Maxmen December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

El estatus de Estados Unidos depende de si los principales brotes ocurridos este año tienen origen en el gran brote del oeste de Texas que comenzó oficialmente el 20 de enero.

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First Edition: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

December 5, 2025 Morning Briefing

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

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Health Savings Accounts, Backed by GOP, Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums

By Amanda Seitz December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health savings accounts can be used to cover medical expenses, tax-free. But while wealthier Americans are using them to pay for gym equipment, cedar ice baths, and hemlock saunas, poorer Americans can’t use them to pay their skyrocketing health insurance premiums.

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While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains

By Amy Maxmen Updated December 5, 2025 Originally Published December 5, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Scientists are conducting genetic analyses to see if the measles outbreak that started in Texas is still spreading from state to state. It’s a contentious question, because the findings may determine whether America loses its measles-free status.

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The GOP Still Can’t Agree on a Health Plan

December 4, 2025 Podcast

Senate Democrats were promised a vote by mid-December on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, but Republicans still can’t decide whether they want to put forward their own alternative or what that might include. Meanwhile, the CDC and FDA are roiled by debates over vaccines. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more. Also, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Aneri Pattani about her project tracking opioid settlement payments.

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Tracking Applications for Rural Health Transformation Funds

December 4, 2025 KFF Health News Original

KFF Health News is working to collect and post complete application materials, by state, here and will update this repository as new materials, released in response to public records requests, arrive.

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At Wednesday Hearing, Senators Leave Door Open To Extending ACA Subsidies

December 4, 2025 Morning Briefing

No major overhaul seems possible before the end of the year, but optimism remained for an extension. Other news from Capitol Hill is on fraudulent Obamacare signups, President Donald Trump’s role in any potential health care deal, health insurance affordability, and more.

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