Adriel Bettelheim
@abettel.bsky.social
Senior health care editor at Axios. Politics and policy with some music and sports sprinkled in. Signal: oradea.10
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How the ACA subsidy drama will play out, ranked by likelihood. www.axios.com/2025/11/26/a...
5 scenarios for the ACA subsidy drama
Gridlock is usually a safe bet with Congress, but there are other possibilities.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
How the ACA subsidy drama will play out, ranked by likelihood. www.axios.com/2025/11/26/a...
Latest Medicare drug price talks yield 71% discount on Ozempic, Wegovy. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Vitals - Latest Medicare drug price talks to save $12B
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November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Latest Medicare drug price talks yield 71% discount on Ozempic, Wegovy. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Louisiana vaccine skeptic gets No. 2 CDC job. www.axios.com/2025/11/26/c...
Louisiana vaccine skeptic gets No. 2 CDC job
Former Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham also backed the unproven COVID treatment ivermectin.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Louisiana vaccine skeptic gets No. 2 CDC job. www.axios.com/2025/11/26/c...
Medicare payment change roils hospitals. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: Medicare payment change roils hospitals
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November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Medicare payment change roils hospitals. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Novo's swing and miss on Alzheimer's. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Closer - 1 big thing: Novo's swing and miss
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November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Novo's swing and miss on Alzheimer's. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Most Powerful Man in Science
Why is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. so convinced he’s right?
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November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
NEW: Trump to push new Republican plan on Obamacare subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/24/t...
Trump to push new Republican plan on Obamacare subsidies
The plan calls for a short-term extension of the subsidies in exchange for new eligibility limits.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
NEW: Trump to push new Republican plan on Obamacare subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/24/t...
IVF to screen for genetic traits becomes a big business. www.axios.com/2025/11/22/i...
Elective IVF gains traction. Doctors have concerns.
Screening companies promise "generational health," but doctors say the science behind scoring embryos for complex conditions is shaky.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
IVF to screen for genetic traits becomes a big business. www.axios.com/2025/11/22/i...
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FDA turmoil: New drug chief Richard Pazdur says Trump’s push to rush drug approvals could be illegal — and dangerous. Major clash inside the agency. wapo.st/49zvx6n #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #NurseSky #EMSky #NewsSky #IDSky #ObSky #PedsSky
Top FDA drug regulator raises alarms about expediting approvals
Richard Pazdur, who assumed his new role this month, has warned that new Trump administration initiatives could be illegal and pose a risk to public health.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Secretary Kennedy, speaking to a bipartisan group of governors, has mixed up Medicare and Medicaid, and implied the people who will lose the latter are either unauthorized immigrants, dual eligible, or people who “don’t want to get a job.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Secretary Kennedy, speaking to a bipartisan group of governors, has mixed up Medicare and Medicaid, and implied the people who will lose the latter are either unauthorized immigrants, dual eligible, or people who “don’t want to get a job.”
Changes to COVID shot guidance didn't sway public. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/c...
Changes to COVID shot guidance didn't sway public: survey
A new survey found the Trump administration guidance hasn't significantly changed Americans' willingness to get the shots.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Changes to COVID shot guidance didn't sway public. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Anna also asked Cassidy directly: do you regret your vote for RFK Jr?
Cassidy declined to answer, saying “life is lived forward” and he’s focused on vaccine safety.
Cassidy declined to answer, saying “life is lived forward” and he’s focused on vaccine safety.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Anna also asked Cassidy directly: do you regret your vote for RFK Jr?
Cassidy declined to answer, saying “life is lived forward” and he’s focused on vaccine safety.
Cassidy declined to answer, saying “life is lived forward” and he’s focused on vaccine safety.
CDC changes website to promote debunked vaccines-autism linnk. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/c...
CDC changes website to promote RFK Jr.'s debunked vaccine-autism link
The public health agency is publicly reversing its position on a link between vaccines and the condition.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
CDC changes website to promote debunked vaccines-autism linnk. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/c...
The health impact of Trump’s new “public charge” rule. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
The health impact of Trump's new "public charge" rule
It's another case of the administration putting public health on a collision course with immigration policy.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The health impact of Trump’s new “public charge” rule. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
Renewal of ACA enhanced subsidies looks doomed with leaders in both parties admitting odds for a bipartisan deal are slim to none. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Hill Leaders
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November 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Renewal of ACA enhanced subsidies looks doomed with leaders in both parties admitting odds for a bipartisan deal are slim to none. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
The cost of covering a worker is expected to pass $18,500 next year, underscoring health affordability fears.
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Axios Vitals - Worker insurance cost to break $18,500
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The cost of covering a worker is expected to pass $18,500 next year, underscoring health affordability fears.
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Trump takes a harder line against ACA subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Trump takes harder line against ACA subsidies
Some in Congress are still hoping for a bipartisan deal to extend the ACA subsidies.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Trump takes a harder line against ACA subsidies. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Federal health data staggers back post-shutdown. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/g...
The shutdown may have left you in the dark over these health threats
The shutdown's effects on data collection reached far beyond health.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Federal health data staggers back post-shutdown. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/g...
More than 74,000 patients were enrolled in clinical trials interrupted by the Trump admin’s research cuts.
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Axios AM - 🔬 Stat du jour: Clinical trial cuts
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November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
More than 74,000 patients were enrolled in clinical trials interrupted by the Trump admin’s research cuts.
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Novo Nordisk lowers cash prices for its Wegovy and Ozempic. www.axios.com/2025/11/17/o...
Novo Nordisk reduces Ozempic, Wegovy prices
The company agreed earlier this month to offer the reduced pricing on TrumpRx.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Novo Nordisk lowers cash prices for its Wegovy and Ozempic. www.axios.com/2025/11/17/o...
Crunch time for ACA subsidy deal. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: Crunch time for ACA subsidy deal
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November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Crunch time for ACA subsidy deal. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
3 roadblocks for the Senate’s last-ditch health care negotiations www.axios.com/2025/11/15/s...
3 roadblocks for the Senate's last-ditch health care negotiations
GOP risks a political bludgeoning and key Democrats are facing the ire of their party.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Federal court gives go-ahead for settlement in Purdue Pharma opioid case. www.axios.com/2025/11/14/o...
Federal judge approves $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement in OxyContin case
"Today cements the end of a long chapter," said Purdue board chairman Steve Miller.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Federal court gives go-ahead for settlement in Purdue Pharma opioid case. www.axios.com/2025/11/14/o...
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NEW: Jenna Norton, an NIH employee who is openly critical of Trump & RFK Jr, has been put on "non-disciplinary" administrative leave. She says the administration is trying to "scare and silence me." An HHS official, asked to comment, called her a radical leftist.
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N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
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November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
NEW: Jenna Norton, an NIH employee who is openly critical of Trump & RFK Jr, has been put on "non-disciplinary" administrative leave. She says the administration is trying to "scare and silence me." An HHS official, asked to comment, called her a radical leftist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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This new flu strain is driving fears of fall outbreaks. www.axios.com/2025/11/13/h...
This mutated flu strain is triggering fears of a massive outbreak
Health officials there have already warned of a wave that's sending people to the hospital.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This new flu strain is driving fears of fall outbreaks. www.axios.com/2025/11/13/h...