Daily Edition for Friday, July 25, 2025
Trump’s Homelessness Crackdown Met With Concern: Orange County officials and frontline workers are responding with a mix of concern and selective support to President Donald Trump‘s executive order targeting homelessness, a sweeping directive that leans heavily on law enforcement, civil commitments, and mandatory treatment. The executive order doesn’t name California’s CARE Court, but the measures it lays out raise questions about how the program might be affected. Read more from The Orange County Register and The Washington Post. Scroll down for more news about homelessness.
Listen: Some Scientists Speak Out on Deep Cuts to National Cancer Institute, While Others Flee
By Rachana Pradhan
The U.S. has made enormous progress reducing cancer mortality since the 1990s, partly due to significant investment in research at the National Cancer Institute. But scientists say the Trump administration has been hollowing out the agency in its push to dramatically shrink the federal government.
Fearing Medicaid Coverage Loss, Some Parents Rush To Vaccinate Their Kids
By Jackie Fortiér
Worried parents are hurrying to get their children vaccinated, fearing future federal policy changes will limit access to free immunizations. Pediatricians worry that any changes to the childhood vaccine schedule will leave families without affordable options for essential shots.
California Looked to Them To Close Health Disparities, Then It Backpedaled
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
A statewide initiative to formalize the role of community health workers and expand their ranks was meant to improve the health of underserved communities, particularly Hispanic populations, who often experience higher rates of chronic illnesses. But years in, California has abandoned a certification program and rescinded public support.
Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger.
By Noam N. Levey
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
California contrató a trabajadores de salud comunitarios para zanjar desigualdades, ahora da marcha atrás
By Vanessa G. Sánchez
Estudios demuestran que el trabajo de las promotoras puede reducir las hospitalizaciones, y las visitas a las salas de emergencias y a las clínicas de urgencias.
Por temor a perder la cobertura de Medicaid, padres se apresuran a vacunar a sus hijos
By Jackie Fortiér
A lo largo del país, pediatras dicen que padres ansiosos están preocupados por si continuará habiendo acceso a las vacunas infantiles de rutina.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
Medicaid may have monopolized Washington’s attention lately, but big changes are coming to the Affordable Care Act as well. Meanwhile, Americans are learning more about what’s in Trump’s big budget law, and polls suggest many don’t like what they see. Julie Appleby of KFF Health News, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews historian Jonathan Oberlander to mark Medicare’s 60th anniversary.
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 24, 2025
Kaiser Permanente To Stop Gender-Affirming Surgeries For Under-19s: The decision by the nonprofit health giant is slated to go into effect Aug. 29. It applies to Kaiser locations nationwide. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Plus: Amid the demise of the national LGBTQ+ crisis hotline, details are sparse about California’s promise to help. Read more from The Bay Area Reporter.
