Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning ACA Premiums: Less Generous Coverage
By Julie Appleby
Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. To save money, the Trump administration wants them to consider less generous coverage.
Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems
By Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam
In South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending law.
El aumento de personas sin seguro médico pondrá en aprietos a los sistemas de salud locales
By Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam
Las medidas del gobierno han despertado una nueva preocupación: la creciente dificultad para que médicos, hospitales y otros proveedores de salud puedan seguir atendiendo a personas sin seguro médico.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 16, 2025
UC President Warns Of The Possibility Of More Research Funding Cuts: The University of California’s top leader warned Monday that the federal government’s $1.2 billion fine and sweeping proposals to remake UCLA are “minor in comparison” to what could hit the entirety of the nation’s premier university system of campuses, hospitals, and clinics. “The federal government is also pursuing investigations and actions in various stages against all 10 UC campuses,” UC President James Milliken said in a Monday letter. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump’s Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use
By Aneri Pattani
Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. But those issues may not remain local for long. The Trump administration is leading efforts to promote similar tactics nationwide.
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Expected To Recommend Delaying Hepatitis B Shot for Children
By Jackie Fortiér
A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to vote on delaying the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Pediatricians warn that could open the door to a comeback for a disease virtually eradicated among U.S. children.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 15, 2025
Kaiser Permanente Offering Free Covid Shots: Kaiser Permanente, the largest private health insurer in California, has announced it will make covid vaccinations available for free to all of its members older than 6 months. The provider expects to have the new 2025-26 vaccine in stock starting today. Read more from Berkeleyside. Scroll down for more covid vaccine news.
Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?
By Paula Span
Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend.
An AI Assistant Can Interpret Those Lab Results for You
By Kate Ruder
While patients wait to hear back from their doctors about test results, many turn to AI assistants for answers despite cautions over privacy and accuracy.
Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office
By Fred Clasen-Kelly
The Education Department’s civil rights office often intervenes when students face discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or disability and their families can’t resolve complaints locally. Parents fear the effort to gut the federal agency will leave them with nowhere to seek justice.
