Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Health Care

Trump opens the door to Obamacare subsidy extension

The president said an extension of subsidies that help people buy health insurance "may be necessary" to buy time for a broader overhaul. The president said an extension of...

Trump’s CMS touts $12B savings from Medicare drug price negotiations

The second round of Inflation Reduction Act negotiation prices will kick into effect in 2027. The second round of Inflation Reduction Act negotiation prices will kick into effect in...

Republicans left the Obamacare cliff to the last minute. Some are regretting it.

GOP lawmakers knew subsidies were expiring and premiums would spike, but no clear, conservative alternative emerged. GOP lawmakers knew subsidies were expiring and premiums would spike, but no clear,...

RFK Jr. says he directed CDC to remove claim that vaccines do not cause autism

The HHS secretary said in an interview he ordered the CDC’s website to acknowledge gaps in studies on vaccines and autism. The HHS secretary said in an interview he...

The White House has asked for the resignation of a top aide to FDA chief

Commissioner Marty Makary is pushing back on the demand, sources told POLITICO, in the latest development to roil the agency Commissioner Marty Makary is pushing back on the demand,...

Inside the CDC whiplash

Workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told POLITICO that they’re grappling with lack of communication from the top, leadership vacancies and stalled progress – and the...

As health insurance premiums soar, pressure on Republicans mounts

It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with employer-sponsored health insurance. Premiums are rising, while yearly pay raises shrink. It’s a perilous combination for 165 million people with...

Cassidy’s Obamacare plan will not lower skyrocketing premiums, Democrats and policy experts say

With the enhanced subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, Democrats say they see no choice but to extend them With the enhanced subsidies set to...

RFK Jr. is battling a top aide on vaccines, again

The health secretary and his FDA chief, Marty Makary, can’t agree on how to proceed with vaccine safety studies. The health secretary and his FDA chief, Marty Makary, can’t...

‘I don’t want to get jammed by the Senate’: House Republicans race to develop a health care plan

There are only a few short weeks left until Obamacare subsidies expire and enrollees start paying much higher premiums. There are only a few short weeks left until Obamacare...