Did You Know Apple Made a Digital Camera in the '90s? Check Out the Sweet Lo-Fi Photos I Took With It On the eve of Apple's 50th anniversary, I bought an Apple QuickTake 100 from 1994. With help from some passionate indie software developers, I managed to get it up and running.

This article about the #Apple #Quicktake mentions both #JQuickTake and #QuicktakeForAppleII 😊 www.pcmag.com/articles/apple-50-quickt...

Quote from Isabelle Valdes, KFF Research Assistant, Public Opinion & Survey Research. It says, “On the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s passage, most of the public (61%) view the law favorably, though opinions and debates remain as partisan as ever... As voters continue to grapple with the affordability of coverage and care, the partisan legacy of the ACA will almost certainly figure into debates about health care costs this fall.”

⚡ It’s been 16 years since the Affordable Care Act’s passage. KFF’s Isabelle Valdes examines how public opinion of the law has continued to change over time. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4rPSyr9

Quote from Jennifer Kates, KFF Senior Vice President and Director of Global and Public Health Policy. It says, “A growing number of states, reaching 30 as of March, have announced that they are no longer following CDC recommendations as their benchmark for some or all childhood vaccines... The court’s stay does not change these states’ decisions and in some ways may allow them to avoid a potential ‘ping pong’ of federal vaccine policy that could result from future legal rulings or actions by the administration.”

⚡ KFF’s @jenkatesdc.bsky.social provides background about yesterday’s court ruling which halts some of the Trump administration’s changes to federal vaccine recommendations. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4sQiTWP

Quote from Alina Salganicoff, KFF Senior Vice President and Director for Women’s Health Policy. It says, “The Administration’s latest funding deadline and guidance shift intensifies pressure to the reproductive health safety net at a time when the number of uninsured individuals is projected to rise due to Medicaid cuts and expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, and Planned Parenthood clinics have lost their federal Medicaid funding.”

⚡ KFF’s @alinas-kff.bsky.social explains how the most recent challenge to Title X for U.S. safety-net family planning providers adds to their ongoing operational uncertainty. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3PeybX0

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Juliette Cubanski, KFF Deputy Director of the Program on Medicare Policy. It says, “CMS’s efforts to expand Medicare coverage of GLP-1s for obesity could provide substantial benefits to millions of Medicare beneficiaries, given the potential demand for these highly effective medications…There are potential drawbacks to the short-term program, however.”

⚡ KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explains what Medicare’s temporary program to expand GLP-1 coverage to include obesity means for beneficiaries. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4bgInFZ

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Latoya Hill, senior policy manager with KFF’s Racial Equity and Health Policy Program. It says, “While the exact reasons for the recent declines in early prenatal care use are not known, disparities in maternal and infant health reflect underlying inequities in insurance coverage, access to care, and social and economic factors. Overall, Hispanic, Black, AIAN, and NHPI people are more likely to be uninsured compared to White people, and these gaps will likely widen due to expected losses in Medicaid and ACA Marketplace coverage under the 2025 reconciliation law.”

⚡ KFF’s Latoya Hill explains how new data showing declines in use of early prenatal care, particularly among people of color, points to widening disparities in maternal and infant health. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3MVuOn3

ACA Sign-Ups Are Down by Over a Million People, But It’s Still an Incomplete Picture Data currently being released represent Open Enrollment Marketplace plan selections, or how many people have signed up for or been automatically renewed into 2026 coverage. These data do not necessari...

ACA sign-ups dropped by about 1.2 million consumers compared to the 24.2 million who signed up around this time last year, according to CMS’s latest Open Enrollment snapshot.

See our updated #QuickTake, which reflects the latest data from CMS on ACA sign-ups: https://on.kff.org/4qQlwXS

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Drishti Pillai, KFF Associate Director, Racial Equity and Health Policy; Director, Immigrant Health Policy. It says, “The presence of ICE at hospitals and health care facilities represents a reversal in policy under the Trump administration from previous policy that had protected against enforcement in these and other ‘sensitive locations’ like schools and places of worship.”

⚡ KFF’s Drishti Pillai discusses the impacts of increased ICE presence at health care facilities following recent events in Minnesota. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4pOUyil

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Audrey Kearney, KFF Senior Survey Analyst, Public Opinion and Survey Research Program. It says, “By suggesting mifepristone poses a danger to women who use it, anti-abortion senators are likely to create more confusion that could further erode the public’s confidence in the abortion pill despite its decades-long safety record.”

⚡ KFF’s Audrey Kearney explains how a hearing framed as an inquiry into safety concerns has the potential to affect public understanding of medical care and policy debates. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3YEBmc7

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Juliette Cubanski, KFF Deputy Director, Program on Medicare Policy. It says, “While codifying most-favored-nation drug pricing could be helpful for bringing more transparency to these arrangements and guaranteeing that drug companies will deliver on what they’ve promised, policymakers would need substantially more information to turn these backroom voluntary deals into law.”

⚡ KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explains that key details are missing from President Trump’s proposal to codify the most-favored-nation deals as part of his new “Great Healthcare Plan.” #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4bx07hW

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Cynthia Cox, KFF Senior Vice President; Director, Program on the Affordable Care Act. It says, “Until the ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ takes shape and details are filled in, it leaves open questions about out-of-pocket costs, premiums, federal spending, and health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.”

⚡ KFF’s @cynthiaccox.bsky.social explains that the health care framework announced by President Trump leaves open key questions. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4qvjo88

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Heather Saunders, KFF Senior Research Manager for the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. It says, “Instead of lowering recommendations for alcohol intake, the US guidelines have moved away from numeric thresholds. Without specific limits to point to, it may be harder for individuals and providers to understand risks associated with drinking and identify when drinking may warrant screening or treatment — potentially leading to an increase in alcohol-induced or related deaths.”

⚡ The updated federal alcohol guidelines simply advise adults to “consume less for better overall health” without specifying limits.

KFF’s Heather Saunders explains why this change could signal a renewed rise in alcohol-related deaths. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/49i58cM

Tonight I got a message from a fellow #appleII nerd, who got a #Quicktake for Christmas, tried it with his Apple II and had everything work perfect from start.
If fills me with joy, both on the software side and on the documentation side (custom cable building required! )

#RetroComputing

KFF split bar chart titled “Prior to Recent Changes to the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, A Quarter of Parents Said the CDC Recommended Too Many Childhood Vaccines, Rising to Half Among MAGA-Supporting Republican Parents.” The chart shows the percent of parents who say the CDC recommends too many, about the right amount, or not enough vaccines, or who say they are not sure. Results shown by total parents, age, party identification, and MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans.

⚡ KFF’s Alex Montero explains that Secretary Kennedy’s efforts to narrow the childhood vaccine schedule doesn’t reflect the views of most parents, but KFF polling suggests it may have more appeal among President Trump’s base. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/49qOSVN

Graphic with a quote from KFF’s Josh Michaud that reads “Adopting Denmark’s vaccine schedule, as HHS Secretary Kennedy's vaccine advisors have suggested, would likely lower childhood vaccination rates in the U.S. as certain vaccines become harder to access.”

⚡ Do we want to outsource U.S. vaccine policy to Denmark? KFF’s Josh Michaud looks at the implications of such a change in recommendations that HHS is reportedly considering: on.kff.org/44EzROx #QuickTake

Graphic with a quote from KFF’s Grace Sparks that reads “The expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits is reshaping coverage decisions for Marketplace enrollees, and in a recent KFF survey, Marketplace enrollees told us how rising premiums could affect insurance choices, affordability, and political attitudes.”

⚡It remains unclear what will happen to the enhanced tax credits in 2026, but in the meantime ACA enrollees will be facing difficult decisions about what to do for health coverage, writes KFF’s Grace Sparks. on.kff.org/49kFjIV #QuickTake

KFF quote graphic that reads: “While the enhanced ACA premium tax credits expire at the end of this year, there is no absolute drop-dead date for extending them. ACA enrollees would welcome premium relief whenever it comes” from KFF’s Larry Levitt.

A discharge petition in the House paves the way for a vote on a three-year extension of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, which expire on 12/31. But there is no drop-dead date for an extension, writes KFF’s @larrylevitt.bsky.social #QuickTake on.kff.org/3MFGAl8

Quote from Shannon Schumacher, KFF Senior Survey Analyst, Public Opinion & Survey Research. It says, “Our recent survey found that 27% of immigrants said they or a family member have avoided traveling this year due to concerns about drawing attention to someone’s immigration status... Amid this news about TSA, immigrants’ avoidance of travel will likely continue, as will their avoidance of other activities outside the home, which may have further negative repercussions for their health and well-being.”

⚡ Amid reports that the TSA is sharing passenger information with ICE, KFF’s Shannon Schumacher looks at recent polling data that shows 3 in 10 immigrants are already avoiding travel due to immigration-related fears. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3YAlkQd

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Michelle Long, KFF’s Senior Policy Manager, Program on Patient and Consumer Protections. It says, “In the final six weeks of open enrollment, price-sensitive consumers may be considering tradeoffs: pay more for health insurance that provides more financial security or lower their monthly costs by assuming more financial risk if they get sick or injured (if they’re healthy enough to enroll in a limited benefit product to begin with). The decision could come down to the information they receive about their options and health insurance literacy.”

⚡ As the Dec. 15 ACA open enrollment deadline for Jan. 1 coverage approaches, KFF’s Michelle Long explains why some cost-conscious consumers may consider short-term plans — which tend to have lower premiums but few consumer protections and limited benefits. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4iGfB4C

FF graphic featuring a quote from Alex Montero, KFF Survey Analyst, Public Opinion & Survey Research. It says “Our recent KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents found very few parents (9%) report skipping or delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for their children, including 5% who skipped the dose entirely and 4% who delayed the dose. This is similar to a 2023 KFF survey showing that most adults overall stayed up-to-date on the hepatitis B vaccine, with just 10% reporting having skipped or delayed it.”

⚡ After today’s ACIP vote on hepatitis B vaccines, KFF’s Alex Montero shares poll findings on parents who report delaying or skipping the vaccine for their kids — and examines how evolving guidance could further link vaccine uptake to partisanship and ideology. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4oC523W

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Joel Luther, KFF Health Information Analyst for the Health Information and Trust Initiative. It says, “When federal health officials frame unverified VAERS reports as evidence of vaccine-caused deaths, it may become more difficult for health communicators to explain the system’s limitations and the vaccines’ extensive safety evidence, particularly when parents and the general public are already more uncertain about these vaccines than other routine immunizations.”

⚡ KFF’s Joel Luther explores how an internal FDA memo that uses unverified vaccine death claims may contribute to confusion about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3MkVPzG

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Juliette Cubanski, KFF Deputy Director, Program on Medicare Policy. It says, “While Republicans in Congress have largely opposed the IRA and Medicare drug price negotiation, President Trump appears to be embracing it. With this latest announcement, the Trump administration can take credit for delivering lower drug prices in Medicare, while Democrats can take credit for creating the Medicare drug price negotiation program in the first place.”

⚡ The Trump administration closed out the second round of Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation Program this week.

KFF’s @jcubanski.bsky.social explores the implications. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4ac0sG3

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Zachary Levinson, KFF Project Director, Project on Hospital Costs. It says, “The Administration’s change to reimbursement for drug administration services represents a step forward in implementing site neutral payment reforms but is modest compared to some of the more sweeping options raised by MedPAC and others.”

⚡ KFF’s Zachary Levinson writes about the site-neutral payment reform included in the CMS’s 2026 final outpatient prospective payment system rule under traditional Medicare. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4odNESQ

⚡ KFF’s Drishti Pillai reacts to a notice the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued that it will begin sharing Medicaid data it receives from states with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for immigration enforcement. https://on.kff.org/3LVA1dK #QuickTake

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Hagere Yilma, KFF Senior Manager, Health Information & Trust. It says, “...these findings illustrate how uncertainty about vaccines and autism persists even after decades of research, and how shifts in official language can interact with that uncertainty. Polling shows most people are not firmly committed to false beliefs but remain unsure, while media monitoring suggests that changes in guidance often become focal points for online narratives framing prior statements as misleading.”

⚡ KFF’s Hagere Yilma explains how recent changes to the CDC’s website language falsely asserting that a link between vaccines and autism cannot be ruled out may introduce ambiguity that online narratives can exploit. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3LXftBv

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Samantha Artiga, KFF vice president and director of the Racial Equity and Health Policy Program. It says, “These changes would significantly increase immigration officers’ discretion in making public charge decisions and could allow them to consider factors that had been excluded under the 2022 rule, including use of health, nutrition, and housing programs such as Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.”

⚡ KFF’s @sartiga.bsky.social explains that the proposed change to the public charge rule would likely lead to further declines in use of health care and programs among immigrant families. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/445QwKs

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Tricia Neuman, KFF Senior Vice President; Executive Director for Program on Medicare Policy. It says, “The issue of health care affordability crosses generations. Recently, the press has focused attention on health care affordability challenges for people with employer and marketplace coverage. The rise in Medicare Part B premiums shows how increases in health care costs affect people with Medicare, too.”

⚡ Last week, CMS announced that Medicare Part B premiums will increase by 10% next year. KFF’s @tricia-neuman.bsky.social explains why Medicare beneficiaries are not insulated from health care affordability challenges. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/4oKsSeK

KFF graphic featuring a quote from Ashley Kirzinger, KFF Associate Director, Public Opinion and Survey Research. It says, “After Tuesday’s elections, it is becoming increasingly difficult to disentangle concerns about the economy and concerns about health care as costs become the most pressing health care issue for voters...”

⚡ KFF’s @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social explores what Tuesday’s elections tell us about the importance of addressing health care costs in both policy debates and electoral choices. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/47I4ymu

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KFF graphic featuring a quote from Cynthia Cox, KFF Vice President and Director of the Program on the ACA. It says, “The amount health insurers charge for coverage on the ACA Marketplaces is rising 26%, on average, in 2026... Most enrollees would face even sharper increases in what they pay if they ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits expire.”

Across all states, benchmark ACA premiums will rise an average of 26% next year, though most enrollees would see sharper increases if the enhanced tax credits expire.

KFF’s Cynthia Cox explains the numbers. #QuickTake https://on.kff.org/3WNhiDz