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“Many other California hospitals also face risks of closing because of federal healthcare cuts affecting cash-strapped rural healthcare systems.“
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-26/rural-hospitals-closing-california-lives-at-risk
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk. Is it the start of a 'tidal wave'?
Glenn Medical Center in Willows closed Oct. 21 after losing "Critical Access" status. Many other California hospitals face similar threats.
www.latimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Medicaid covers 4 in 10 births in the US. It’s critical for the health of new mothers and their babies.
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“In rural areas, those worse outcomes include higher rates of chronic diseases, traffic accidents, and mortality than urban residents, as well as more hazardous work conditions.”
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/the-loss-of-a-rural-hospital-is-devastating-for-a-local-community/
‘The Loss of a Rural Hospital Is Devastating for a Local Community’
As rural-area hospitals continue to shutter their doors at a concerning rate across America, SPH professors discuss what is driving these closures and how public health can help affected communities receive the care they deserve.
www.bu.edu
December 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everyone deserves the health care they need to survive and thrive.
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The needs of ordinary people and families, not corporations or the wealthy, should drive health care policy making in America.
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Affordable Care Act is more popular than ever!
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1 in 5 Americans are on Medicaid. It’s the largest insurer in the United States.
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“The profound consequences of this year’s retrenchments will be felt for years to come.”
https://time.com/7339884/2025-health-progress-vaccine-policy/
2025 Has Been a Year of Unraveling Progress in Health
From vaccine hostility to the dismantling of USAID, the consequences of this year’s retrenchments will be felt for years to come.
time.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Trump doesn't want to hear about affordability while he caters to his billionaire buddies.
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Health care is a human right.
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“I think a lot of people will not be able to do anything” without Medicaid, says 16yo Isaac. Born before the #AffordableCareAct, he blew through his two-million-dollar lifetime cap before he was a year old!

Thanks to #Medicaid, he's thriving today ❤️💙

littlelobbyists.org/isaacs-story...
Isaac's Story: The Two Million Dollar Baby
Isaac blew through his lifetime cap before he was even a year old. Medicaid saved his life, and keeps him thriving.
littlelobbyists.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Marketplace estimates say that premiums could double—or even triple— for those 22 million Americans who receive enhanced subsidies that make health premiums cheaper.”
https://time.com/7332658/government-shutdown-over-aca-subsidies/
What the End of Obamacare Subsidies Could Mean for Your Health Coverage
Healthcare costs could triple for millions of people if subsidies are allowed to lapse at the end of the year.
time.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
High-quality, affordable health care should be a right, not a privilege, for everyone in America.
December 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-outbreaks-worsen-south-carolina-arizona-utah/
Measles outbreaks worsen in South Carolina, Arizona and Utah
Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, a result of routine childhood vaccinations.
www.cbsnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Nine in ten Marketplace enrollees (90%) expect that the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits will have an impact on the amount they pay monthly for their health insurance”
https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/2025-kff-marketplace-enrollees-survey/
2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey | KFF
This survey explores how ACA Marketplace enrollees expect to respond if their premium payments doubled as expected in 2026 when enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire. About a third would very likely look for a lower-cost plan, even if it had higher deductibles, and about a quarter would very likely end up uninsured. The survey also examines how increased health care costs may affect their finances and the potential impact in next year's elections.
www.kff.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Americans’ approval of the 2010 Affordable Care Act has edged up to a new high of 57% as the clock ticks down to Dec. 31, when enhanced healthcare subsidies enacted during the pandemic are set to expire”
https://news.gallup.com/poll/699449/independents-drive-approval-aca-new-high.aspx
December 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Over 70 MILLION Americans count on Medicaid. It’s the backbone of health care access in America.
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dan Pfeiffer: Health care affordability is on the agenda. It was not even being talked about before. ... Jeffries has played his cards very, very well and put the democrats in a position of maximum leverage for next year.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Speaker Johnson blocking the vote on the ACA tax credits guaranteed that millions of people will lose health care coverage, hitting rural hospitals the hardest.

“What we see under this Trump administration is the biggest threat to rural health care in my lifetime,” says KY Gov Andy Beshear.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Speaker Johnson has now officially avoided the ACA vote.

“All they’ve done is reinforce the fact that their sole objective is… jamming their extreme right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people, while doing nothing at all to make life better for the American people” says Jeffries.
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Republicans in Congress left D.C. without lifting a finger to stop a health care crisis they created. Over 21 million Americans now face higher premiums or lost coverage—starting January 1. They chose billionaires over working families. We won’t forget.
House members leave DC for the year without a deal to extend ACA subsidies
Members of the House of Representatives are heading home for the holidays after passing a bill that does not extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
www.scrippsnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
FOX News Host: A lot of what [Trump] said is just mathematically impossible. … If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to $0. If you cut it by 4-, 5-, 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you to take their product.
December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Democratic Whip, Rep. Catherine Clark: Thanks to the unity of this caucus, the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries, and the resolve of the American people, Democrats have secured a vote on extending the ACA tax credits.
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Jeffries: The overwhelming majority of the American people support the Democratic position, which is to make sure that we are driving down health care costs, in part by ensuring that we are extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Jeffries: Time has run out. Republicans have had all year to deal with this issue, and have chosen not to do it…
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM