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  • Insulin legislation gains steam  Nathaniel Weixel · Joseph Choi
    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story  Insulin legislation gains steam  Bipartisan legislation to cap insulin at $35 a month for people with private insurance is gaining momentum. The bill, introduced in March, picked up four more co-sponsors Monday: Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Kevin...
     

Insulin legislation gains steam 

8 June 2026 at 22:07
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story  Insulin legislation gains steam  Bipartisan legislation to cap insulin at $35 a month for people with private insurance is gaining momentum. The bill, introduced in March, picked up four more co-sponsors Monday: Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Kevin...

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  • FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone Nathaniel Weixel
    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving ahead with a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, according to an administration official. The move marks a victory for anti-abortion groups that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict its use and how it can be distributed. The retrospective analysis of data...
     

FDA reviewing safety of abortion drug mifepristone

5 June 2026 at 13:59
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving ahead with a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, according to an administration official. The move marks a victory for anti-abortion groups that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict its use and how it can be distributed. The retrospective analysis of data...

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  • Intoxicating hemp industry seeks rescue in Congress as ban looms Nathaniel Weixel
    The intoxicating hemp industry and its allies are quickly running out of time to convince Congress to delay or stop a looming ban on their products. Without action, a ban on hemp-derived intoxicants will take effect in November. There's bipartisan interest in disrupting the ban — which was championed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and included the last fall's government funding...
     

Intoxicating hemp industry seeks rescue in Congress as ban looms

7 June 2026 at 10:00
The intoxicating hemp industry and its allies are quickly running out of time to convince Congress to delay or stop a looming ban on their products. Without action, a ban on hemp-derived intoxicants will take effect in November. There's bipartisan interest in disrupting the ban — which was championed by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and included the last fall's government funding...

Democrats on the lookout for their next ObamaCare 

12 June 2026 at 23:17
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats on the lookout for their next ObamaCare With healthcare costs a top concern in this election cycle and enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies going nowhere in Congress, parts of the Democratic establishment see this moment as...

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  • Planned Parenthood fights back  Nathaniel Weixel · Joseph Choi
    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Planned Parenthood fights back Planned Parenthood took to Capitol Hill Tuesday, as staff and supporters tried to stave off attempts by Republicans to continue cutting the organization off from federal funds. © AP Photo/Jeff Roberson A provision in last year’s One Big Beautiful...
     

Planned Parenthood fights back 

10 June 2026 at 01:55
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Planned Parenthood fights back Planned Parenthood took to Capitol Hill Tuesday, as staff and supporters tried to stave off attempts by Republicans to continue cutting the organization off from federal funds. © AP Photo/Jeff Roberson A provision in last year’s One Big Beautiful...

FDA to review abortion pill safety after sustained GOP ire

5 June 2026 at 22:56
Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story FDA to review abortion pill safety after sustained GOP ire The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it will be following through with plans to conduct a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone, responding to months of pressure...

Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy

10 June 2026 at 22:27
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story  Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy A new poll shows there is strong bipartisan support among battleground voters for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug pricing policy, which would require pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices they charge Americans to...

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  • States starting to see major ObamaCare coverage losses Nathaniel Weixel
    Newly released state enrollment data show ObamaCare coverage losses could be even more severe than initially anticipated, due to Congress's unwillingness to renew enhanced subsidies.   Monthly enrollment data through April from Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York showed a significant number of people canceled their coverage or did not pay their premium bills after signing up for coverage in 2026, according to an analysis from Georgetown University. Federal offic
     

States starting to see major ObamaCare coverage losses

10 June 2026 at 21:16
Newly released state enrollment data show ObamaCare coverage losses could be even more severe than initially anticipated, due to Congress's unwillingness to renew enhanced subsidies.   Monthly enrollment data through April from Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York showed a significant number of people canceled their coverage or did not pay their premium bills after signing up for coverage in 2026, according to an analysis from Georgetown University. Federal officials have so far only released...

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  • Public health experts sound alarm on Kenya Ebola facility Nathaniel Weixel
    Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Infectious disease physicians sound alarm on Kenya plan Several prominent infectious disease physicians wrote an open letter to Congress raising concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to send Americans with potential Ebola exposure to a facility in Kenya instead of the U.S. ©...
     

Public health experts sound alarm on Kenya Ebola facility

3 June 2026 at 22:01
Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Infectious disease physicians sound alarm on Kenya plan Several prominent infectious disease physicians wrote an open letter to Congress raising concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to send Americans with potential Ebola exposure to a facility in Kenya instead of the U.S. ©...

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  • Conservative think tank alleges widespread ObamaCare enrollment fraud Nathaniel Weixel
    An influential conservative think tank contends that a quarter of all ObamaCare exchange enrollments were improper, adding more fuel to claims from the Trump administration and GOP lawmakers that the exchanges are rife with fraud. The Paragon Health Institute's report found more than 6 million people were improperly enrolled in the health law’s exchanges in 2026. The report also argued taxpayers will improperly subsidize the Affordable Care Act program by nearly $25...
     

Conservative think tank alleges widespread ObamaCare enrollment fraud

3 June 2026 at 20:35
An influential conservative think tank contends that a quarter of all ObamaCare exchange enrollments were improper, adding more fuel to claims from the Trump administration and GOP lawmakers that the exchanges are rife with fraud. The Paragon Health Institute's report found more than 6 million people were improperly enrolled in the health law’s exchanges in 2026. The report also argued taxpayers will improperly subsidize the Affordable Care Act program by nearly $25...

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  • US scales up screwworm response  Joseph Choi · Nathaniel Weixel
    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story US scales up screwworm response Federal authorities on Thursday launched a series of actions responding to the first New World screwworm cases detected in the U.S. in a decade. © AP Photo/Eric Gay The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated a formal emergency...
     

US scales up screwworm response 

11 June 2026 at 22:45
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story US scales up screwworm response Federal authorities on Thursday launched a series of actions responding to the first New World screwworm cases detected in the U.S. in a decade. © AP Photo/Eric Gay The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated a formal emergency...

Anti-abortion group turns up the heat on defunding Planned Parenthood

4 June 2026 at 23:28
Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Anti-abortion group turns up the heat on defunding Planned Parenthood A leading anti-abortion group is threatening to give lawmakers a failing grade on its annual report card if Republicans don’t extend a provision defunding Planned Parenthood that was included in last summer’s megabill. © AP Photo/Jeff Roberson Students for...

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