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Analysis: CBO calculates that nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law

Wed, 2025-06-04 13:12 — mike kraft

CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressiona… nweixel The Hill

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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine advisory committee following RFK j's statements

Wed, 2025-06-04 12:26 — mike kraft

CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.

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Planned dismantllng of CDC's chronic disease center raises concerns

Wed, 2025-06-04 12:14 — mike kraft

Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts HHS plans to fold the CDC's chronic disease center into the new Administration for a Healthy America.

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USG government changes in COVID vaccine advice confuse some families

Wed, 2025-06-04 11:59 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared. NPR

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Federal judge extends ban on Trump administration's attempt to cancel COVID-related school funding

Wed, 2025-06-04 09:21 — mike kraft

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Analysis: Congressional Republicans taking quieter approach to undermining Obama care

Tue, 2025-06-03 11:17 — mike kraft

Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law. Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post

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Previous Medicaid expansion reduced mortality among low income adults--study

Tue, 2025-06-03 11:02 — mike kraft

New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults A new working paper from the University of Chicago provides the strongest evidence to date that expanding access to health insurance can save lives. University of Chicago Medical Xpress

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COVID vaccines: Parents of chldren in clinical trials criticize Trump administration's restrictions

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:18 — mike kraft

A ‘war on children’: as US changes Covid vaccine rules, parents of trial volunteers push back Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines The Guardian

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Analysis: As a new COVID subvarient spreads, Trump administration narrows approved vaccine recipients

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:11 — mike kraft

A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pivots away from vaccines A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California—heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder ... Rong-Gong Lin II Medical Xpress

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Trump administration cuts safety training for logging and other dangerous jobs

Mon, 2025-06-02 10:36 — mike kraft

Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs

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