‘MAGA’ Backers Like Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — Until They Learn of Health Consequences
By Phil Galewitz
A new poll finds that most adults oppose the GOP bill that would extend many of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts while reducing spending on domestic programs including Medicaid. Most Trump backers support the plan until they learn that millions would lose health coverage and local hospitals would lose funding.
Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink
By Jariel Arvin
The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010.
The Price You Pay for an Obamacare Plan Could Surge Next Year
By Daniel Chang
An estimated 4 million Americans will lose health insurance over the next decade if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage, which expire at the end of the year. Florida and Texas would see the biggest losses, in part because they have not expanded Medicaid eligibility.
El precio que pagas por un plan del Obamacare podría aumentar el próximo año
By Daniel Chang
Los subsidios mejorados durante la pandemia expiran a fines de 2025. Esto podría generar una catarata de aumentos que afectarían a los consumidores.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 16, 2025
Wojcicki's Nonprofit Wins Bidding War To Buy Most Of 23andMe Assets: A nonprofit controlled by Anne Wojcicki, former chief executive of San Francisco-based 23andMe, has won the bidding process to buy the bankrupt genetic testing company. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options
By Lauren Sausser
Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, these denials are frustrating and time-consuming. For patients, they can be devastating.
A Revolutionary Drug for Extreme Hunger Offers Clues to Obesity’s Complexity
By Claire Sibonney
A new drug is helping families who’ve spent years padlocking fridges, chaining garbage cans, and hiding food as their children with Prader-Willi syndrome deal with unrelenting hunger. But additional progress — and a broader understanding of obesity — is now under threat as the government dismantles the pipeline for promising new research.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 13, 2025
Hospital To Shutter Transyouth Health Center: Citing “external pressure” — the Trump administration is attempting to block gender-affirming care for youth — Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has announced that it will close its Center for Transyouth Health and Development on July 22. Read more from LAist.
CDC Staffing Upheaval Disrupts HIV Projects and Wastes Money, Researchers Say
By Amy Maxmen
Researchers laid off in April were putting the finishing touches on in-depth HIV surveys that guide treatment and prevention. Some staff have been reinstated, but data remains in limbo.
Inestabilidad de la planta profesional en los CDC altera proyectos de VIH y desperdicia dinero, dicen investigadores
By Amy Maxmen
Decenas de investigadores fueron despedidos justo antes de terminar de recopilar datos de la encuesta nacional sobre el VIH que aporta información clave.
