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Friday, November 7, 2025

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A Bipartisan Group of House Members Floats a 2-Year ACA Subsidy Extension to End the Shutdown

The shutdown of the federal government (now on day 35) centers on whether to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that were introduced in 2021 to support the Affordable Care...

Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of October 27

HHS again postpones meeting of preventive services coverage panel What’s Happening: The Department of Health and Human Services postponed the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) November meeting, citing the...

Judge Quashes DOJ Subpoena Targeting Online Trans Health Provider

A federal judge in Seattle has blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt to compel an online transgender health provider to turn over extensive patient and clinical records — a significant...

Headlines from DC

HIV funding in limbo as the GOP proposes cuts More information here. Monday, November 3, 2025

Some HHS staff is being recalled to work to process the OBBBA's Rural Health Transformation Program funds More details here. Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Furloughed CMS workers brought back on the job to process open enrollment More details here. Thursday, October 23, 2025

HHS hires back some feds dismissed during the shutdown that work on the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, outbreak response and in the director’s office of the Global Health Center. Read the latest. Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Whispers

It’s election day today in several off-cycle states including New Jersey, Virginia and New York City. Hearing whispers that tonight’s results may make one side move to end the shutdown. If blue team gets trounced they might double down to seal a win for the midterms. If red team is flushed they may move more to the middle to move away from President Trump.

Bipartisan polling that shows that 69% of voters think healthcare is unaffordable has many on the red team nervous as the shutdown drags on…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) has broken with President Trump and is supporting the ACA subsidies.

Rumor has it some Dems in Senate are OK with a short 7 day clean CR so they can hash out the larger healthcare portion with the governement operating.

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Affordable Care Act

A Bipartisan Group of House Members Floats a 2-Year ACA Subsidy Extension to End the Shutdown

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The shutdown of the federal government (now on day 35) centers on...

Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of October 27

Friday, October 31, 2025

HHS again postpones meeting of preventive services coverage panel What’s Happening: The...

Gender-Affirming Care

Judge Quashes DOJ Subpoena Targeting Online Trans Health Provider

Thursday, October 30, 2025

A federal judge in Seattle has blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt...

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