Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to Obamacare
By Julie Appleby
The combination of the House-passed spending and tax bill and the Trump administration’s regulatory action could change Affordable Care Act enrollment and the cost of insurance. The result, according to the Congressional Budget Office, is that millions of people may become uninsured.
Watch: RFK Jr. Dismisses All 17 Members of Vaccine Advisory Committee
KFF Health News’ Céline Gounder joined CBS Evening News to discuss the unprecedented move by the Health and Human Services secretary.
Echoing 2020, Police Use Rubber Bullets Against Protesters in Los Angeles
“Less lethal” weapons are once again being used in Los Angeles — against people protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids. With terms like “foam,” “sponge,” and “bean bag,” the projectiles may sound harmless. They’re not.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 10, 2025
California Democrats Reject Newsom's Deep Budget Cuts: California legislative leaders announced Monday that they reached a budget proposal to address the state’s $12 billion expected deficit, leaning heavily on borrowing from other state funds to continue providing social services rather than making the deep cuts Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed. Read more from CalMatters.
As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers
By Lydia McFarlane, WVIA
Memory cafes are small social gatherings for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. The events are cheap to run and can offer measurable benefits. Memory loss experts say they may become an even more important tool in the face of federal cuts to health programs.
Daily Edition for Monday, June 9, 2025
South Coast AQMD Rebuffs Efforts To Phase Out Some Gas-Powered Appliances: After a contentious, five-hour hearing, Southern California air quality regulators on Friday rejected measures that would have phased out residential gas-powered water heaters and furnaces in the Los Angeles basin. The rules were aimed at reducing emissions of smog-contributing pollutants linked to asthma, allergies, premature death, and more. Read more from CalMatters and AP.
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’
By Rachana Pradhan
Photos by Eric Harkleroad
A letter signed by more than 300 National Institutes of Health workers — some still working, others who were fired this year — is an extraordinary public rebuke of actions taken under Director Jay Bhattacharya and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
El riesgo de consumir marihuana aumentaría en los adultos mayores
By Paula Span
Treinta y nueve estados y el Distrito de Columbia permiten ahora el consumo de cannabis con fines médicos, y en 24 de esos estados, y en el distrito, el consumo recreativo también es legal.
As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow
By Paula Span
More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.
Daily Edition for Friday, June 6, 2025
Asthma care; Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA changes in tax bill; AmeriCorps cuts; nursing homes; homelessness; brain health; and more.
