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“Every time these attempts occur to shut down affordable healthcare in our country, the pushback gets louder and more fierce. And young people have continued to be the loudest in the room.” —Kristin McGuire
Death By a Thousand Cuts:
Trump’s Attacks on
Our Health Care
Featuring Kristin McGuire
Executive Director, Young Invincibles
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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“The move comes months after the U.S. health insurance industry faced a torrent of public backlash following the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s top executive, Brian Thompson.”
Major U.S. Health Insurers Say They Will Streamline Controversial Process for Approving Care
CNBC | Annika Kim Constantino | June 23, 2025
“Critics say the rule changes will cause eligible people to miss out on a chance at subsidized health insurance and increase the uninsured rate.”
RFK Jr. is Making It More Difficult to Enroll in Obamacare
Politico | David Lim | June 20, 2025
“The pause in California is for undocumented adults who haven’t already enrolled in Medi-Cal, not people already enrolled. It does not apply to those under age 19, as even those who turn 19 and are on Medi-Cal and remain income eligible will keep their coverage.”
Map Shows Democrat States Rolling Back Health Care Benefits for Immigrants
Newsweek | Nick Mordowanec | June 20, 2025
“We are deeply troubled that this administration intends to use individuals’ private health information for the unrelated purpose of possible enforcement actions targeting lawful noncitizens and mixed status families….”
California Senators Demand Trump Immigration Officials Stop Using Medicaid Data
Associated Press | Kimberly Kindy, Amanda Seitz | June 18, 2025
“…after being told that the bill would decrease funding for local hospitals and increase the number of people without health insurance, support among those who back MAGA dropped more than 20 percentage points….”
‘MAGA’ Backers Like Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ — Until They Learn of Health Consequences
KFF Health News | Phil Galewitz | June 17, 2025
“Even when the agency did investigate and single out factories that were among the worst in India, it still gave them access to American consumers.”
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
ProPublica | Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose, Brandon Roberts, Irena Hwang | June 17, 2025
“The actions have ‘stripped the program of the institutional knowledge and continuity that have been essential to its success over decades….’”
Removed ACIP Members Say ‘U.S. Vaccine Program Critically Weakened’
MedPage Today | Kristina Fiore | June 16, 2025
“Doctors and other medical staff can also be barred from working at VA hospitals based on their marital status, political party affiliation or union activity, documents reviewed by the Guardian show. The changes also affect chiropractors, certified nurse practitioners, optometrists, podiatrists, licensed clinical social workers and speech therapists.”
‘Extremely Disturbing and Unethical’: New Rules Allow VA Doctors to Refuse to Treat Democrats, Unmarried Veterans
The Guardian | Aaron Glantz | June 16, 2025
“Allowing employers and the general public the option to choose Medicare would fill many of the gaps in our healthcare system, get more people covered, and make the nation healthier.”
Democrats Introduce Bill to Establish a Medicare ‘Part E’ Public Option
Fierce Healthcare | Paige Minemyer | June 16, 2025
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