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Poll: Most on ACA Exchange Can’t Afford Even Modest Increases in Health Costs
Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on whether to extend tax credits for people on the health exchange.
Utah’s Measles Outbreak Is Among the Largest in the US. It May Get Worse.
For the first time in decades, the US may lose a designation indicating that outbreaks are rare and rapidly contained.
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Illustrates Danger of Vaccine Misinformation
A confluence of larger national trends threaten communities with reemergence of a preventable, potentially deadly virus.
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.
Massachusetts Advocates Resist Dystopian Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bill
Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
CDC Rewrites Vaccine-Autism Page, Echoing Kennedy’s Anti-Science Views
“Today is a tragic day for public health,” one health expert said in response to the changes.
Major Stores Still Selling Recalled Baby Formula Even as Botulism Outbreak Grows
Amazon consumer data shows that ByHeart formula was distributed to more than 20 countries.
Key HIV Programs in the US Are in Danger — and the Impact Will Be Devastating
Health experts warn that Republicans are undermining even the most baseline HIV prevention infrastructure.
Report Shows How GOP Health Care Scheme Would Further Enrich Insurance Giants
Trump doubled down on the idea of funding health savings accounts instead of extending the enhanced ACA tax credits.
Could the Destruction of the ACA Force Democrats to Champion Medicare for All?
After caving on the shutdown and letting the GOP gut the Affordable Care Act, Democrats must chart a new health policy.