Health Care for All NC
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we advocate for universal, comprehensive, single-payer health insurance. www.healthcareforallnc.org
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Moderna says the FDA has agreed to review its influenza vaccine, reversing an earlier decision to reject the application, after the company made modifications.
FDA reverses course, will review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
Moderna revised its application following the FDA's surprise decision to not review the flu shot.
nbcnews.to
February 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Moderna says the FDA has agreed to review its influenza vaccine, reversing an earlier decision to reject the application, after the company made modifications.
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TrumpRx Exposed: What It Means for Your Prescriptions #CareTalk live @maybarduk.bsky.social @pcmedsaccess.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social
explores w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social answer your health insurance q’s
explores w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social answer your health insurance q’s
Is TrumpRx a Game-Changer for Prescription Prices? #CareTalk
President Trump recently announced TrumpRx, a new direct-to-consumer website that he claims will lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. What is TrumpRx an...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
TrumpRx Exposed: What It Means for Your Prescriptions #CareTalk live @maybarduk.bsky.social @pcmedsaccess.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social
explores w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social answer your health insurance q’s
explores w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social answer your health insurance q’s
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What RFK Jr. has done in his first year running the Dept. of Health has been incredibly unpopular with Americans, and has led to chaos, cuts, conspiracy theories and more sickness and preventable deaths.
More from @beckyrparks.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwpG...
More from @beckyrparks.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwpG...
RFK Jr.'s First Year Caused a Public Health Catastrophe #health #government #warning
YouTube video by Health Care Voices
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
What RFK Jr. has done in his first year running the Dept. of Health has been incredibly unpopular with Americans, and has led to chaos, cuts, conspiracy theories and more sickness and preventable deaths.
More from @beckyrparks.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwpG...
More from @beckyrparks.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwpG...
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CJ Richey is avoiding the doctor. Like many Americans, she saw her monthly health insurance premium spike this year — in her case, from $265 to $903.
https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-lost-aca-subsidies-cant-afford-health-insurance-premium-2026-2
https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-lost-aca-subsidies-cant-afford-health-insurance-premium-2026-2
She's 60 and just lost ACA subsidies. Now her health insurance costs $903 a month.
CJ Richey, 60, is self-employed with marketplace health insurance. With the loss of ACA subsidies, her monthly premium jumped from $265 to $903.
www.businessinsider.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
CJ Richey is avoiding the doctor. Like many Americans, she saw her monthly health insurance premium spike this year — in her case, from $265 to $903.
https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-lost-aca-subsidies-cant-afford-health-insurance-premium-2026-2
https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-lost-aca-subsidies-cant-afford-health-insurance-premium-2026-2
Everyone deserves Healthcare! We were happy to spend our Valentine's Day with Bishop William J. Barber II and other activists from across NC for the "It's Time to Love Forward Mass People's Assembly and Moral March" advocating for healthcare for all!
February 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Everyone deserves Healthcare! We were happy to spend our Valentine's Day with Bishop William J. Barber II and other activists from across NC for the "It's Time to Love Forward Mass People's Assembly and Moral March" advocating for healthcare for all!
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The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals this week that would substantially change health plan offerings on the ACA marketplace next year.
One change would sharply raise annual out-of-pocket costs — to more than $27K for certain plans — while lowering premiums.
One change would sharply raise annual out-of-pocket costs — to more than $27K for certain plans — while lowering premiums.
Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage - KFF Health News
Sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year have been proposed by the Trump administration that focus on making more insurance plans available with higher annual out-of-pocket co...
kffhealthnews.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals this week that would substantially change health plan offerings on the ACA marketplace next year.
One change would sharply raise annual out-of-pocket costs — to more than $27K for certain plans — while lowering premiums.
One change would sharply raise annual out-of-pocket costs — to more than $27K for certain plans — while lowering premiums.
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Hundreds of primary care doctors signed on to a 10-year federal program meant to make their jobs easier and their patients healthier. In the DOGE era, it didn’t survive.
A year later, the Trump administration has an alternative, reports @arjonesreports.bsky.social ⤵️
A year later, the Trump administration has an alternative, reports @arjonesreports.bsky.social ⤵️
Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In - KFF Health News
A planned 10-year federal program called Making Care Primary was supposed to help primary care doctors by easing administrative burdens, allowing them to focus on improving patients' health. A year after the Trump administration eliminated the program, ...
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February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Hundreds of primary care doctors signed on to a 10-year federal program meant to make their jobs easier and their patients healthier. In the DOGE era, it didn’t survive.
A year later, the Trump administration has an alternative, reports @arjonesreports.bsky.social ⤵️
A year later, the Trump administration has an alternative, reports @arjonesreports.bsky.social ⤵️
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Uniformed health workers have been deployed to President Donald Trump’s secretive immigration operation at Guantánamo Bay. They describe a dark prison and limits on medical care.
@amymaxmen.bsky.social investigates ⤵️
@amymaxmen.bsky.social investigates ⤵️
Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo - KFF Health News
U.S. Public Health Service doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guantánamo and other detention centers as President Donald Trump escalates mass arrests in his campaign to curb immigration. Some ha...
kffhealthnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Uniformed health workers have been deployed to President Donald Trump’s secretive immigration operation at Guantánamo Bay. They describe a dark prison and limits on medical care.
@amymaxmen.bsky.social investigates ⤵️
@amymaxmen.bsky.social investigates ⤵️
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New on Code WACK! 🎙️
Medicare Advantage covers most U.S. seniors, but many face delays, denials, and “paper benefits.” Psychiatrist Dr. Belinda McIntosh explains who’s harmed most and why.
🎧 Listen + reply: should Medicare be privatized?
https://loom.ly/V46tQEY
Medicare Advantage covers most U.S. seniors, but many face delays, denials, and “paper benefits.” Psychiatrist Dr. Belinda McIntosh explains who’s harmed most and why.
🎧 Listen + reply: should Medicare be privatized?
https://loom.ly/V46tQEY
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New on Code WACK! 🎙️
Medicare Advantage covers most U.S. seniors, but many face delays, denials, and “paper benefits.” Psychiatrist Dr. Belinda McIntosh explains who’s harmed most and why.
🎧 Listen + reply: should Medicare be privatized?
https://loom.ly/V46tQEY
Medicare Advantage covers most U.S. seniors, but many face delays, denials, and “paper benefits.” Psychiatrist Dr. Belinda McIntosh explains who’s harmed most and why.
🎧 Listen + reply: should Medicare be privatized?
https://loom.ly/V46tQEY
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We need bold political leaders calling for Medicare for All. Democrats need to stop taking insurance campaign contributions.
February 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM
We need bold political leaders calling for Medicare for All. Democrats need to stop taking insurance campaign contributions.
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The game is fixed. Insurers have theirs hands in the entire pot of healthcare
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The game is fixed. Insurers have theirs hands in the entire pot of healthcare
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More than 4 months after a Trump administration directive to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, healthcare workers are yet to receive an exemption, and concerns remain about its impact on filling critical positions.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/workforce/119724
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/workforce/119724
Healthcare Workers Still Not Exempt From H-1B Visa Fee
The $100K fee is significant, especially for safety-net facilities
www.medpagetoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
More than 4 months after a Trump administration directive to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, healthcare workers are yet to receive an exemption, and concerns remain about its impact on filling critical positions.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/workforce/119724
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/workforce/119724
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A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
Some Public Health Service officers quit rather than serve in ICE detention centers
A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
n.pr
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
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KFF’s latest poll finds that prior authorization ranks as the single biggest burden for people with employer coverage, Medicaid, and those who buy their own coverage (largely through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces). https://on.kff.org/4c3sHaT
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Prior Authorizations Rank as Public’s Biggest Burden When Getting Health Care | KFF
KFF's health tracking poll finds that beyond costs, insured adults say prior authorization is their biggest challenges when accessing care. About seven in ten (69%) insured adults say prior authorizat...
on.kff.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
KFF’s latest poll finds that prior authorization ranks as the single biggest burden for people with employer coverage, Medicaid, and those who buy their own coverage (largely through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces). https://on.kff.org/4c3sHaT
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So far, 1.2 million fewer people have signed up for Obamacare plans compared with last year as out-of-pocket costs soar. More could lose coverage as they fail to pay their premiums. Read more ⤵️
When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage - KFF Health News
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
kffhealthnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
So far, 1.2 million fewer people have signed up for Obamacare plans compared with last year as out-of-pocket costs soar. More could lose coverage as they fail to pay their premiums. Read more ⤵️
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When federal funding to Joan Brugge’s cancer research lab at Harvard Medical School was frozen last year, she lost seven of 18 lab employees.
Brugge doubts work in her lab to prevent breast cancer will ever return to normal.
“There’ll always be, now, this existential threat,” she said.
Brugge doubts work in her lab to prevent breast cancer will ever return to normal.
“There’ll always be, now, this existential threat,” she said.
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has made the future of federal funding for cancer research uncertain. At one groundbreaking breast cancer research lab, work that could save lives has slowed significantly.
kffhealthnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
When federal funding to Joan Brugge’s cancer research lab at Harvard Medical School was frozen last year, she lost seven of 18 lab employees.
Brugge doubts work in her lab to prevent breast cancer will ever return to normal.
“There’ll always be, now, this existential threat,” she said.
Brugge doubts work in her lab to prevent breast cancer will ever return to normal.
“There’ll always be, now, this existential threat,” she said.
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“When we take away health insurance, people die. It’s just that simple.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“When we take away health insurance, people die. It’s just that simple.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
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“No real choice.”
That’s the reality of Medicare Advantage for many seniors.
New Code WACK! episode explores why — and who gets hurt. 🎧
https://loom.ly/zvcAM9M
That’s the reality of Medicare Advantage for many seniors.
New Code WACK! episode explores why — and who gets hurt. 🎧
https://loom.ly/zvcAM9M
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“No real choice.”
That’s the reality of Medicare Advantage for many seniors.
New Code WACK! episode explores why — and who gets hurt. 🎧
https://loom.ly/zvcAM9M
That’s the reality of Medicare Advantage for many seniors.
New Code WACK! episode explores why — and who gets hurt. 🎧
https://loom.ly/zvcAM9M
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“To subject working people to that stress [of losing their health insurance]—in addition to everything else that’s going on in the country today—is frightening.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“To subject working people to that stress [of losing their health insurance]—in addition to everything else that’s going on in the country today—is frightening.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
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When it comes to rising maternal mortality, “we are unlike any other country in the world.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
When it comes to rising maternal mortality, “we are unlike any other country in the world.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
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“We refer to junk policies as something like a hospital gown. It looks pretty good in the front, but everything’s hanging out in the back.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“We refer to junk policies as something like a hospital gown. It looks pretty good in the front, but everything’s hanging out in the back.”
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
- Dr. Claudia Fegan, testifying before the U.S. Senate
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Measles update from Monday, Jan. 26 ⬇️🚨
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Measles update from Monday, Jan. 26 ⬇️🚨
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
Past-week new cases: 176
South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.
Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
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"If I struggle to interpret it as a clinician, what are my patients taking away from it?"
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
Opinion | Navigating the 'Upside Down Food Pyramid' With My Patients
The visual makes it more difficult to offer actionable recommendations
www.medpagetoday.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"If I struggle to interpret it as a clinician, what are my patients taking away from it?"
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119611?trw=no
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The loss of enhanced ACA subsidies, coupled with the challenging economic conditions, has made health coverage unaffordable for many farmers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance - KFF Health News
More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for ...
kffhealthnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The loss of enhanced ACA subsidies, coupled with the challenging economic conditions, has made health coverage unaffordable for many farmers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.
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These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People - KFF Health News
Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.
kffhealthnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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