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Several states that cover GLP-1s for Medicaid patients with obesity are limiting or ending coverage as costs for the medications soar.
Doctors worry a major opportunity to improve public health could be lost: politico.com/news/2025/12/02…
Kelly Hooper retweeted
SCOOP: The Trump administration is paring back its planned executive order that would have given the White House greater influence over NIH grant decisions.
w/ @burgessev, @ShelbyTalcott, @Eleanor_Mueller: semafor.com/article/09/23/20…
Kelly Hooper retweeted
I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single “Patient Zero” will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now at store.taylorswift.com for 24 hours. 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
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The CDC says the nation's largest outbreak of cyclospora illnesses is over.
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Autism therapy providers say Medicaid fraud crackdowns are curbing access to kids in need:
“We agree there should be oversight," one Nebraska provider said. That oversight "should not equate to taking services away from kids and families who need it." politico.com/news/2026/09/10…
Kelly Hooper retweeted
So long, ICHRA. Hello CHOICE.
The individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements formerly known as ICHRA now have a less icky sounding name.
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NEW w/ @rking_19: At least 8 red & purple states will demand proof from chronically ill people on Medicaid seeking an exemption to looming work requirements earlier than the Trump admin required. Patient advocates fear the worst. politico.com/news/2026/08/09…
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The record-breaking spread of cyclospora is making Americans nervous about eating fresh produce.
RFK Jr. has seldom addressed the outbreak — but is still touting his "Eat Real Food" message at every turn.
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My lastest w/ @Marcia_Brown9
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“The powers that be at Medicare and Medicaid…you just feel like they don’t care.”
The Trump administration’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud in Minnesota is upending finances and disrupting access to care in the state
w @rking_19. Edited by @DeleceWrites
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🎙️@kelhoops joined NPR’s 1A to discuss the Trump administration’s changes to the ACA and Medicaid, rising healthcare costs, and what role they will play in the November midterm elections.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: the1a.org/segments/high-cost…
At a conference in Vegas earlier his month, health insurers' MAHA fervor was on full display. The embrace of RFK Jr.'s movement comes as Republicans are looking to target health care industries for driving up costs.
My latest: politico.com/news/2026/06/28…
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Chris Klomp is the Marco Rubio of the Department of Health and Human Services.
He’s the Medicare director, Trump’s drug price negotiator and, since February, Health Secretary Kennedy’s most powerful aide. Here’s my story on his outsized role: politico.com/news/2026/06/12…
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New Medicaid rules may force doctors to determine which patients with HIV, cancer & other conditions are too sick to work. Docs told me this will be esp. hard bc the energy/mobility of the chronically ill fluctuates day-to-day. politico.com/news/2026/06/07… w/ @rking_19
Kelly Hooper retweeted
Scoop: Top Labor Department spokesperson Courtney Parella Spencer is now leading public affairs at HHS.
She replaces Rich Danker, who resigned in protest this month after the Trump administration authorized the sale of fruit-flavored vapes. w/ @carmenpaun subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
Scoop: Top Labor Department spokesperson Courtney Parella Spencer is now leading public affairs at HHS.
She replaces Rich Danker, who resigned in protest this month after the Trump administration authorized the sale of fruit-flavored vapes. w/ @carmenpaun subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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There is a dueling narrative emerging around why people are dropping off Obamacare. RFK Jr. says fraud. State-based exchanges and some insurers say higher premiums. Big deep dive with @kelhoops:
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SCOOP: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning from the agency.
Kyle Diamantas, who previously worked as the top food official at the agency, will lead the FDA in an acting capacity.
w/ @Gardner_LM: subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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New: Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. propub.li/42PRfyl
New from me: More Americans, chasing lower premiums, are opting for high-deductible health insurance plans. Republican proposals would turbocharge that shift. politico.com/news/2026/05/03…
