To Cut Medicaid, the GOP’s Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care
By Julie Rovner
Republicans are attempting to use the budget reconciliation process to boost President Donald Trump’s priorities and reduce health coverage. That process has been used to pass nearly every major piece of health legislation for decades — except usually lawmakers use it to expand health care, not cut it, writes Julie Rovner.
Republican Megabill Will Mean Higher Health Costs for Many Americans
By Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby and Renuka Rayasam and Bernard J. Wolfson
Spending cuts hitting medical providers, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are just some of the biggest changes the GOP has in store for health care — with ramifications that could touch all Americans.
‘MAHA Report’ Calls for Fighting Chronic Disease, but Trump and Kennedy Have Yanked Funding
By David Hilzenrath
Scientists and public health advocates see disconnects between what the Trump administration says about health — notably, in its “MAHA Report” — and what it’s actually doing.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 1, 2025
California Changes Environmental Law That Made It Harder To Help Homeless: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday a bill overhauling the landmark California Environmental Quality Act, which he and housing advocates said will jump-start development and tackle the state’s perennial housing shortage. Read more from The Sacramento Bee, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, and CalMatters.
HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk
By Rachana Pradhan
The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for millions of women with underlying medical conditions.
Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care
By Kate Wells, Michigan Public
Federal health officials are investigating claims that a Michigan health system fired an employee who sought a religious exemption to avoid calling transgender patients by their pronouns or referring them for gender-affirming care. Legal experts say the investigation escalates the Trump administration’s effort to curb medical care for transgender patients.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 30, 2025
Newsom Signs Budget That Slashes Health Care Expansion For Immigrants: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit. It’s the third year in a row California has been forced to slash funding or stop some of the programs championed by Democratic leaders. Read more from AP.
A Texas Boy Needed Protection From Measles. The Vaccine Cost $1,400.
By Julie Appleby
A family living in Galveston was surprised to be charged thousands of dollars for immunizations for their children. Their insurance plan didn’t cover the shots, and the cost of the measles vaccine in particular was more than five times what health officials say it goes for in the private sector.
In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of US Uninsured
By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead
Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the ACA and Medicaid. “The effects could be catastrophic,” one policy analyst predicts.
