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Excellent idea!

Metaphor alert?

Trump's 1st term health officials convinced him to make ending HIV by 2030 a major piece of his legacy — telling him he'd be known as “the public health president.” He embraced the plan in 2019...then undermined it in his 2nd term. politico.com/news/magazine/2… @meganmesserly

is it just me or is today's NYT connections insanely difficult?

MAGA: We want all ballots processed by hand. No computers or scanners! two minutes later... MAGA: Why is the count taking so long?

Patients enrolled in some of the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage plans were denied requests for rehabilitation and other critical services at unusually high rates, HHH report finds. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…

"States are going to be asked to make a determination using information that doesn’t exist in their systems" Still lots of confusion over whether/how frailty determinations for work requirements can be automated And states don't have the luxury of time for CMS to figure it out

I’ve had a FOIA request in for RFK Jr’s calendar since last September. Still no response.

New Yorker recently. This idea will never die.

In February 2025, I asked HHS for two weeks' worth of Secretary Kennedy's calendar – his first 2 weeks on the job. I'm still waiting for that info.

Thx to @statnews for this piece. When I saw @SecKennedy admonish @SherylNYT, "All one needs to refute your argument is to glance at my publicly available calendar," I immediately wrote to @HHS_Spox to ask, where's the calendar? Crickets. statnews.com/2026/06/11/rfk-… via @statnews

Scoop: HHS plans to appoint ER doc Mark Shirley as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. He was picked by his daughter, HHS employee Malia, who has been in charge of screening USPSTF candidates. notus.org/healthcare/hhs-us-…

As predicted, the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans is causing many people to lose coverage for failing to make premium payments. @jrovner discusses this and more on 'What the Health?' ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/podcast/wh…

Let’s put Robotaxis driving around the congressional grounds first, see how the Capitol Hill security apparatus reacts to that.

People do want lower costs, and they deserve relief. But literally no one I have talked to is asking for this

Reminder: 1. Sunscreens expire — usually two to three years after purchase, and usually one year after they’ve been opened. So if you’re using a sunscreen on your body that you used two summers ago, you’re using an expired sunscreen. 2. Sunscreen should never be left in your car or anywhere else that gets hot. 3. Stop mixing your sunscreens with other things before applying them. You’re not a cosmetic chemist.

In March, just before the FDA rolled out a regulation boosting e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump purchased Philip Morris and Altria stock on eight occasions. @dariustahir reports ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/courts/fda…