Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up. Via @reedabelson.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/h...
I talked with @reedabelson.bsky.social for this important story about some states taking steps to mitigate the expired federal tax credits:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/h...
Another sign that people are struggling to afford care
A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/h...
Amitabh is a coauthor on arguably the best paper on high-deductible health insurance that we have (link to thread from a few months ago to follow)
My latest: New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...
Line graph titled "Per Enrollee Spending by Private Insurance Has Generally Grown Faster Than Medicare and Medicaid Spending" showing the cumulative percent growth in per enrollee spending from 2008 to 2024 for private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. The data indicate that spending growth on private insurance is higher compared to Medicare and Medicaid over the period. The source of the data is KFF analysis of National Health Expenditure data, and the graph is from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
Per enrollee spending by private insurers almost doubled from 2008 to 2024 — much faster than both Medicare and Medicaid spending growth per enrollee (59.5% and 51.6%, respectively.)
More in our chart collection: https://on.kff.org/4r7rQKA
SCOOP: Nursing home companies donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept.
Their executives landed a lunch in Aug. with Trump at his NoVa golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect.
His administration revoked the rule a few months later.
Perhaps more importantly, grocery prices are up 30% since the start of the pandemic. That cumulative inflation is a big part of why things feel so expensive. #NumbersDay
BREAKING: Federal health officials on Monday announced dramatic revisions to the slate of vaccines recommended for American children, reducing the number of diseases prevented by routine shots to 11 from 17.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
I can’t believe I used the wrong link! Here’s the story www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/h...
I interviewed people who are affected by the loss of enhanced subsidies for 2026. Many are faced with tough decisions about what to do. Here’s the story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years. @reedabelson.bsky.social son explains why. Obamacare subsidies expire in 3 weeks. The clock is ticking on Capitol Hill. Congress may push the issue off until next year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/h...
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
Next year's A.C.A. health prices are now available in about a dozen states, giving Americans their first look at the sharp increases many will pay for coverage if Congress does not extend subsidies.
Via @reedabelson.bsky.social and @sangerkatz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/h...
The A.I. companies they contract to review pre-authorizations will have a strong incentive to deny care. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.
My story with @reedabelson.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
As Aatish Taseer and his husband built a life together in New York, their anchor was Zinc, an 85-pound shepherd-lab mix. The last lesson he taught them was about loss and renewal.
🔗 Read more: on.wsj.com/4mGA766
A look at the broad challenges facing UnitedHealth — and the U.S. health system www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/h...
Children with complex medical needs and their families were on Capitol Hill this week lobbying senators against Medicaid cuts. From Megan Mineiro and @sangerkatz.bsky.social:
My latest: Kennedy said he has to go to Antigua to get stem cells for his vocal condition. He'd like such treatments to come to the U.S., despite the scams and bad outcomes they might bring. (why? he basically says pharma is just as bad)
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/h...
Here's a complete list of *everything* in the GOP megabill, thanks to heroic efforts from @aliciaparlap.bsky.social @emmbadger.bsky.social and Josh Katz. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Medicaid work requirement in the House bill is a lot stricter than work requirements in previous legislation. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... with Sarah Kliff
Valerie, the miniature dachshund, disappeared in 2023, slipping out of her pen and into the bush on Australia’s Kangaroo Island. For the next 529 days, she eluded capture. Now, she is “safe and sound” and is being re-acclimated to domestic life in preparation for a reunion with her owners.
A tiny agency that supports programs like Meals on Wheels and Centers for Independent Living is being dismantled by the Trump administration— and concerns are increasing over the future funding of these initiatives. Here’s my story www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/h...
A bankruptcy judge in Dallas on Tuesday approved the closures of Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland and Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park.
Even as President Trump— with Musk and DOGE— says he’s rooting out fraud, he’s backing a skin substitute, basically an expensive bandaid, that is costing Medicare billions of dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/h...
A must read by @bykatiethomas.bsky.social @sarahkliff
...when public health works it's invisible...
