Daily Edition for Friday, June 27, 2025
Immigrant Medi-Cal risks; Medicaid cuts in tax bill; vaccine safety; Planned Parenthood; HIV funding; weight-loss drugs; and more.
Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump’s Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance
By Phil Galewitz and Stephanie Armour
Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP’s work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they’re unable to hold jobs.
Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Sow Doubts as Scientists Protest US Pivot on Shots
By Arthur Allen and Sam Whitehead
A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by the Health and Human Services secretary, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, reflected his unsupported claims about the safety of childhood inoculations.
California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Immigrants without legal status who live in the state are facing a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze next year. But the spate of immigration raids has raised fears that signing up before the deadline will put them on the radar of federal officials.
Thune Says Health Care Often ‘Comes With a Job.’ The Reality’s Not Simple or Straightforward.
By Arielle Zionts
Sixty percent of Americans have health insurance through their own workplace or someone else’s job. But not all employers provide health insurance or offer plans to all their workers. When they do, cost and quality vary widely, making Thune’s statement an oversimplification.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Live From Aspen — Governors and an HHS Secretary Sound Off
In this special episode taped before a live audience at Aspen Ideas: Health, three former governors — one of whom also served as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — discuss how state and federal officials can work together to improve Americans’ health. Democrat Kathleen Sebelius, former Kansas governor and HHS secretary under President Barack Obama; Republican Chris Sununu, former New Hampshire governor; and Democrat Roy Cooper, former North Carolina governor, join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner.
Daily Edition for Thursday, June 26, 2025
UCSF Health To Lay Off About 200 Workers: UCSF Health will eliminate approximately 200 positions across its network, officials said Wednesday, citing “serious financial challenges” and the need to safeguard long-term patient care. The layoffs represent about 1% of the organization’s workforce and span part-time and full-time roles. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
En algunas playas federales hay olas para surfear, pero los salvavidas brillan por su ausencia
By Stephanie Armour
Justo en los días en que multitudes de turistas visitan los parques nacionales para disfrutar del verano, algunas playas del National Park Service están reduciendo los horarios en que hay guardia de salvavidas
At Some Federal Beaches, Surf’s Up but the Lifeguard Chair’s Empty
By Stephanie Armour
Some of the nation’s most well-known beaches are managed by the National Park Service, which saw about 1,000 employees laid off in February by the quasi-agency Department of Government Efficiency, then led by Elon Musk. The void has become a serious public health and safety concern.
Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
By Jordan Rau
Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.
