Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Lawmakers Want To Know Why Covered California Shared Data With LinkedIn: Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are questioning why California’s state health insurance exchange shared sensitive health data with LinkedIn. An investigation by The Markup and CalMatters showed through forensic testing how the exchange, Covered California, used trackers that told LinkedIn when visitors entered details like whether they were blind, pregnant, or used a high number of prescription medications into the website coveredca.com. Read more from CalMatters.
California’s Much-Touted IVF Law May Be Delayed Until 2026, Leaving Many in the Lurch
By Sarah Kwon
California lawmakers are poised to approve a six-month delay in implementing the state’s in vitro fertilization law, pushing its start to January 2026. The plan to postpone, which has drawn little attention, is part of the state budget package and has left patients, insurers, and employers in limbo.
‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding
By Amy Maxmen
While Congress fails to stave off cuts to HIV care, community leaders in Mississippi and beyond race to limit the damage.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 23, 2025
Measles Cases in California Surpass Total For All Of 2024: This month, the number of measles cases reported in California so far in 2025 jumped above the total for all of 2024. There have been 16 measles cases reported in the Golden State so far this year, compared to 15 total last year and just four the year before. Read more from Bay Area News Group.
Push To Move OB-GYN Exam Out of Texas Is Piece of AGs’ Broader Reproductive Rights Campaign
By Annie Sciacca
Following a petition from Democratic state attorneys general, the American Medical Association adopted a position that medical certification exams should not be required in person in states with restrictive abortion policies. The action’s success was hailed as a win for Democrats trying to regain ground after the fall of Roe.
Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.
By Paula Span
Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors — perhaps even dementia.
Muchas personas mayores aceptan las vacunas con entusiasmo. La investigación les da la razón
By Paula Span
Para los adultos mayores que expresan mayor confianza en la seguridad de las vacunas que los grupos más jóvenes, los últimos meses han traído consigo investigaciones muy positivas.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
The Supreme Court this week said Tennessee may continue to enforce its law banning most types of gender-affirming care for minors. The ruling is likely to greenlight similar laws in two dozen states. And the Senate is preparing to vote on a budget reconciliation bill that includes even deeper Medicaid cuts than the House version. Victoria Knight of Axios, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 20, 2025
Aid Agencies Sound Alarm On Lost Funding: Local aid organizations declared a state of emergency this week for San Diego’s low-income communities after the Trump administration cut more than $80 million in funding for nonprofits to provide critical resources. San Diegans are losing housing, food, health care, and other necessities, as nonprofits can’t afford to provide key services. Read more from Times of San Diego.
Q&A: What Does the Budget Bill Mean for Your Health?
By Julie Rovner
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner answers listeners’ questions about how the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could affect health care in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
