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The Hidden Forces
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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“U.S. vaccine advisers’ decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expose more children to the harmful virus and may signal how other evidence-based vaccine policies can be undermined, doctors and disease experts said.”
Kennedy Vaccine Advisers ‘Turned Back the Clock,’ Experts Say
Reuters | Chad Terhune, Nancy Lapid, Julie Steenhuysen | December 7, 2025
“Middlemen, our economy’s most shadowy characters, sit in between buyers and sellers and get rich in the process. It can even be a matter of life or death.”
Meet the Connectors
The American Prospect | Whitney Curry Wimbish | December 5, 2025
“Sixty-seven percent of responds said they would likely have to cut back spending on food, clothing and basic household items if the credits expire.”
Republicans Get Warning About Health Care Tax Credits as Vote Looms — Poll
Newsweek | Andrew Stanton | December 4, 2025
“…it’s not that [current ACA enrollees] want to go without coverage. It’s that that may be the only option available to them….”
1 in 4 Affordable Care Act Enrollees Would ‘Very Likely’ Forego Health Insurance If Premiums Double: Poll
ABC News | Mary Kekatos | December 4, 2025
“In the survey, 63 percent of Americans said they support Medicare for All, even knowing that it ‘would eliminate most private insurance plans and replace premiums with higher taxes.’ … In all, just 29 percent of voters were opposed.”
Momentum Is Building for Medicare for All
Jacobin | David Sirota | December 4, 2025
“…the plan was fought every step of the way by long-term care industry groups and Republicans, who broadly argued that heightened requirements amid widespread workforce shortages would bring untenable costs and facility closures.”
HHS Closes the Book on Controversial Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
Fierce Healthcare | Dave Muoio | December 2, 2025
“For the first time, seniors will need prior approval from private contractors (paid based on how many claims they deny) before accessing certain treatments….”
Map Shows States Where Medicare Coverage Is Changing Next Month
Newsweek | Suzanne Blake | December 1, 2025
“Even as some Americans make intentional trade-offs to keep up with daily expenses, they’re still watching their savings shrink….”
Higher Health-Care Costs Force Financial Trade-Offs: Investors ‘Worry About All These Moving Pieces,’ Top Advisor Says
CNBC | Sharon Epperson, Stephanie Dhue | December 1, 2025
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