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NEW: Violent crime was already trending down when Trump campaigned on addressing unbridled crime in America. Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention. My latest for CNN and KFF Health News cnn.com/2025/06/03/hea…

Revealing that once these lawmakers start talking numbers, it's for fewer cuts than the House bill.

The committee will also be voting on HPV, flu, meningococcal, and RSV vaccines.

New from The Budget Lab: there's been a lot of debate on the macroeconomic impacts of the bill. We find that passing the bill generates SMALL amounts of growth from 2025-2027...but after that it's a drag on growth

NEWS this morning: Hundreds of NIH workers sent a sharply worded letter to Trump officials this morning protesting their actions regarding the agency, saying they are causing a "dramatic reduction in life-saving research.” KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article/n…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to tackle the underlying causes of chronic disease in America. But he rarely mentions the nation's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking. w/ Danny Nguyen: politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

The 988 suicide and crisis line’s service for LGBTQ youth has fielded 1.3M+ contacts—but FY 2026 budget request eliminated funding. As usage rises, its future is uncertain. Our new brief explores the policy landscape and latest data: kff.org/mental-health/… w/ Heather Saunders

They're calling it a "Mythical Agent-Month"

Pretty ridiculous that in the United States of America in 2025, it sometimes takes a major news organization calling your insurer to get the health care your doctors advise. By Lauren Sausser nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Two reasons for caution in our expectations for how AI may affect administrative overhead in healthcare are: - Most areas of admin friction were readily addressable through the technology of 10-20 years ago, but remain with us - Most problems are not computational at their core

Tariffs Are Driving 2026 Health Insurance Premiums Up kff.org/quick-take/tar… Matt McGough KFF

Our new poll shows the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is viewed unfavorably by nearly two-thirds of the public — nearly twice the share who view the bill favorably. It’s opposed by most Democrats, Independents, and non-MAGA supporters, while MAGA supporters favor it.

As Republicans work to cut Medicaid and the ACA, the public views both programs more favorably than ever.

Lowering federal funding for Medicaid expansion for new enrollees would have big effects over time as people churn on and off the program as their circumstances change. Many states would likely repeal expansion, leaving millions more people uninsured.

Bernie Sanders to Holly Otterbein on why Mamdami won: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Capybara Walking (1887). Photographed by Eadweard Muybridge

NEW: DOGE cuts and a federal hiring freeze have left some federal beaches with reduced or nonexistent lifeguard coverage. Stephanie Armour reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/l…

Yes, the series of errors is known as "the entire U.S. health care system." A truly outrageous story from Julie Appleby kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

NEW RURAL BRIEF KFF : Senate reconciliation bill would cut federal Medicaid funding in rural areas by $155B—$36B more than the House bill.kff.org/policy-watch/h…

NEW: Hospitals, Medicaid enrollees, and lawfully present immigrants are some of the groups hit hardest by the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” — but the ramifications could touch all Americans. 📝Phil Galewitz + Julie Appleby + Renuka Rayasam + Bernard Wolfson kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o…