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US judge blocks Trump administration from canceling pediatrics group's grants
By Nate Raymond, Yahoo Entertainment
By Nate Raymond Jan 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating nearly $12 million in grant funding awarded to the...
Jan 12, 2026, 2:56 PM
Over Republican objections, US House poised to pass health subsidy renewal
By Richard Cowan, Yahoo Entertainment
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S.
Jan 8, 2026, 8:29 PM
The government wants you to eat more butter. Here's how we got here.
Kim Schewitz, Business Insider
The Trump administration's new dietary guidelines recommend Americans eat more full-fat dairy. This contradicts established nutrition advice.
Jan 7, 2026, 7:49 PM
After judge's ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers
ALI SWENSON, Yahoo Entertainment
The nation's health department starting Monday can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials, according to a ...
Jan 5, 2026, 5:47 PM
WATCH: HHS freezing child care payments to all states after Minnesota fraud allegations
ABC News
The Trump administration is pausing child care funding to all states after allegations of fraud in daycare centers in Minnesota emerged, an HHS official said.
Jan 1, 2026, 7:55 PM
Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
Sarah Boden, NPR
Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.
Dec 31, 2025, 11:00 AM
Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota
The Associated Press, NPR
President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
Dec 31, 2025, 12:47 AM
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1
JONEL ALECCIA, Yahoo Entertainment
Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can...
Dec 30, 2025, 5:09 PM
Trump And RFK Jr Are About To Make Nursing Homes A Lot Worse
Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com
I can't think of any part of our lives that Donald Trump hasn't screwed up or screwed with. One of his many wholly unqualified picks is Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who lacks a scientific or medical background and has a history of promoting anti-va…
Dec 27, 2025, 1:49 AM
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
FATIMA HUSSEIN, Yahoo Entertainment
Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according ...
Dec 23, 2025, 12:05 PM
Republicans risk moderates, US House majority, with no healthcare extension
By David Morgan, Yahoo Entertainment
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Republican worries about losing their majority in the U.S.
Dec 19, 2025, 11:07 AM
Speaker Johnson was ready to move on from ACA subsidies. But his members had other plans
JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Yahoo Entertainment
Speaker Mike Johnson had a ready-made refrain when asked why Republicans weren't moving to extend federal health care subsidies: their party wanted to help...
Dec 18, 2025, 9:01 PM
WATCH: Trump announces executive order reclassifying marijuana
ABC News
President Donald Trump announced an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, effectively easing federal restrictions on the drug.
Dec 18, 2025, 7:20 PM
Trump Administration Moves to Severely Curtail Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Lauren J. Young, Dan Vergano, Scientific American
Health officials on Thursday announced a slew of measures that will restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender young people in the U.S.
Dec 18, 2025, 4:20 PM
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Brett Murphy, and Peter DiCampo, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The original has additional imagery which is worth checking out as well. On the one-month anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this year, a…
Dec 17, 2025, 11:23 PM
No vote coming on extending healthcare subsidies, US House Speaker says
Ana Faguy - on Capitol Hill, BBC News
Healthcare subsidies for millions of Americans are all but certain to expire in the new year as Mike Johnson confirms the US House won't vote on extension.
Dec 16, 2025, 9:13 PM
How Rising Rates of Uninsured Children Will Increase Pediatric Cancer Deaths
Eve Lu, Scientific American
A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths.
Dec 15, 2025, 2:00 PM
Health care deal slipping away as ACA subsidies near expiration
Jason K. Morrell, San.com
Millions of Americans could soon see their health insurance premiums jump as Congress heads home for the holidays, likely without a deal. With enhanced...
Dec 15, 2025, 12:20 PM
Democrats say they need leadership green light to back GOP bills to extend ACA tax credits
Mike Lillis, The Hill
House Democrats say they’re lining up to support a bipartisan extension of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies — if they get a green light from party leaders...
Dec 15, 2025, 11:00 AM
Don't Blame Lindsey. It's Hard To Talk While Giving Trump A Public BJ
Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared on Maria Bartiromo's Fox News show to spin out the usual Republican talking points: Everything is Joe Biden's fault. However, Linds has other problems: over 600,000 South Carolinians on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
Dec 14, 2025, 5:12 PM
'Nonstop Lying': Scalise, Johnson Face Backlash Over Health Care Lies
Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com
Louisiana GOP Rep. Steve Scalise has apparently gotten his talking points in order regarding the health care crisis his party created by not extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. On Friday,…
Dec 14, 2025, 4:01 PM
House GOP unveils health care measure that does not extend ACA subsidies
Lauren Peller, ABC News
House Republicans unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Dec 13, 2025, 5:06 PM
WATCH: Competing Democrat, Republican health care proposals both fail in the Senate
ABC News
The Senate failed to advance two competing health care proposals aimed at addressing a spike in costs expected for tens of millions of Americans who receive enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.
Dec 11, 2025, 7:36 PM
Blame Republicans for our health insurance mess
Dylan Scott, Vox
Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are set to soar after Congress failed Thursday to pass a last-minute plan to avert the rate hikes. As many as four million people could be forced to go uninsured, because they can no longer …
Dec 11, 2025, 6:24 PM