"The dueling narratives are taking place ahead of the fall midterms as Democrats attempt to persuade voters that President Donald Trump and his policies are to blame for rising costs across the economy — with health care at the top of the list. Republicans are countering that they are saving Americans money by going after fraud that Democrats have long overlooked — and showing results."
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#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #medicaid #insurance #CostsOfCare #USpol
🚨 How much more are CALIFORNIA #ACA enrollees *really* paying this year due to Trump/GOP policies?
State subsidies are filling in some of the gap, but it's still not pretty.
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IMPORTANT: See the original post in this series for an explanation of the methodology. Regular readers know that I've been obsessing over the massive increases in both gross as well as net premiums for ACA health insurance policy enrollees being caus…ACA Signups
NEVADA: Effectuated #ACA enrollment down over 11% as of May; nearly 12,000 have lost coverage already:
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Once again: The true measure of ACA healthcare coverage enrollment isn't how many people select policies during the Open Enrollment Period, it's how many actually have those policies in effect (aka "effectuated enrollment")...ACA Signups
"In letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notified the two doctors who chaired the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating their appointments immediately, before the end of their multiyear terms."
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#healthcare #PublicHealth #HHS #USPSTF #PrimaryCare #insurance #ACA
"A new HHS health advisory committee met very briefly Monday to introduce its members and outline its broad goals for reshaping large parts of the healthcare system...The committee's first meeting, which was livestreamed on Monday afternoon, was slated to run from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m...lasted for only 30 minutes, mainly because several sections took much less time than they were allotted."
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#healthcare #HHS #cms #medicare #medicaid #CHIP #ACA #obamacare
Goals include cutting 'burdensome regulations' and rewarding patients who improve their outcomesJoyce Frieden (MedpageToday)
Dem think tank Searchlight Inst💙⚡is pushing the party to embrace a new idea:⚡Free primary care for all Americans.
Group:⚡wants Dems to rethink their approach to #Healthcare & break out of the M4A v #ACA rut. They’re unimpressed w CAP’s proposal & warn that Dems need to have a vision beyond opposing Trump +restoring expired subsidies.
“This is still our best issue, but we haven't been on offense in a way that’s capturing ppl's imaginations & getting them excited."
#USPol
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The Searchlight Institute wants Democrats to shake up their approach to healthcare and offer a fresh vision for the future.Sahil Kapur (NBC News)
🚨 BREAKING: Trump Regime admits over 3 MILLION Americans have already lost #ACA healthcare coverage so far this year:
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Some Guy, January 2026: So, what does this mean for monthly effectuated enrollment this year? Well, it's pretty safe to say that it's not going to look anything like the ePTC years [ie, 2021 - 2025]; in fact, at least a half-dozen state-based ACA exc…ACA Signups
