Category: Health Care
November 17, 2025
Health Care
Trump revives policy penalizing immigrants for using safety net programs
The public charge rule makes it harder for legal Medicaid enrollees to obtain a green card. The public charge rule makes it harder for legal Medicaid enrollees to obtain...
November 16, 2025
Health Care
How insurers ran afoul of Trump while pharma won him over
The insurance industry chose a hard line; pharma negotiated. The insurance industry chose a hard line; pharma negotiated. Health Care
November 16, 2025
Health Care
Congress’ Obamacare subsidy vote could set off state scramble
The 20 state Affordable Care Act exchanges are prepared for a straightforward extension, but that appears doubtful. The 20 state Affordable Care Act exchanges are prepared for a straightforward...
November 15, 2025
Health Care
‘You can’t eat if you’re dead’: Democrats wrestle with how to go after RFK Jr.
Some candidates and groups see the health secretary as an ideal “boogeyman” for 2026. Others aren’t so sure. Some candidates and groups see the health secretary as an ideal...
November 15, 2025
Health Care
RFK Jr. defends top Trump officials attacked by some of his supporters
The health secretary said White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was a friend of his MAHA movement and that his aide, Stefanie Spear, is a Trump loyalist. The...
November 14, 2025
Health Care
House Republicans float bill mirroring Trump’s health care demands
The Ways and Means Committee could move ahead with legislation that would align with the president's calls to redirect insurance subsidies to Obamacare enrollees. The Ways and Means Committee...
November 13, 2025
Health Care
The White House knows it needs to act on health care affordability. Here’s what’s on the table.
Senior Trump administration health officials have been meeting to discuss how to respond to the year-end ACA subsidy expiration. Senior Trump administration health officials have been meeting to discuss...
November 12, 2025
Health Care
Prominent anti-abortion group announces $80 million midterm investment
The investment is the latest example of the anti-abortion movement’s resiliency in the face of repeated ballot box losses after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The investment is the...
November 11, 2025
Health Care
Obamacare could collapse under Trump’s new plan, policy experts say
Republicans say giving health care subsidies as cash to consumers would give Americans more control over their coverage. Critics say it could severely undermine the ACA marketplaces. Republicans say...
November 11, 2025
Health Care
JD Vance, RFK Jr. to attend MAHA Summit
A copy of the schedule obtained by POLITICO shows health agencies’ leaders and health tech CEOs speaking at the Wednesday event. A copy of the schedule obtained by POLITICO...