Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Health Care

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...

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...

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

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...

‘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...

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...