Collection of news clips on health policy

Selected recent news clips on health policy and economics

July 13, 2025. Selected recent links to news articles on health policy, health economics, with many on the Big Bill and more.

Sen. Josh Hawley says he’ll make sure Medicaid cuts in Trump bill he voted for ‘never take effect’
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/sen-josh-hawley-says-he-ll-make-sure-medicaid-cuts-in-trump-bill-he-voted-for-never-take-effect-242959941575

'There are no Medicaid benefit cuts in this bill': Sen. Hawley celebrates Trump megabill https://ktvo.com/news/local/there-are-no-medicaid-benefit-cuts-in-this-bill-at-all-sen-josh-hawley-missouri-republican-celebrates-president-donald-trump-megabill-congress-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-defense-spending-medicaid-rural-hospitals-adiation-exposure-compensation-act-snap

Sen. John Barrasso says Medicaid has become ‘a magnet’ for waste, fraud and abuse
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/sen-john-barrasso-says-medicaid-has-become-a-magnet-for-waste-fraud-and-abuse-243137093628

Arrington sees another chance to notch conservative wins, spending cuts in second megabill - Live Updates - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/08/congress/arrington-wants-to-retry-byrd-ed-provisions-in-second-megabill-00442404

Ron Johnson believes he will get ‘second bite of the apple’ on Medicaid cuts
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/08/congress/ron-johnson-believes-he-will-get-second-bite-of-the-apple-on-medicaid-cuts-00443331

The CBO Breakdown on Medicaid Losses, Increase in Uninsured
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/the-cbo-breakdown-on-medicaid-losses-increase-in-uninsured/

Blue-state leaders weigh new laws to deal with financial fallout from Trump's big bill
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/blue-state-leaders-weigh-new-laws-deal-financial-fallout-trumps-big-bi-rcna217575

Federal workers face mass firings this summer after Supreme Court ruling
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/13/federal-workers-rif

Senate GOP plots how to move Trump’s $9.4B clawbacks request
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/08/senate-gop-trump-clawbacks-request-00443248

State Department fires more than 1,300 employees in downsizing plan - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/10/state-department-layoffs-federal-employees/

DOJ subpoenas more than 20 doctors and clinics that provide trans care to minors
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doj-subpoenas-20-doctors-clinics-provide-trans-care-minors-rcna218141

Almost 1 in 3 adolescents have prediabetes: CDC
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5396656-almost-30-percent-adolescents-prediabetic-cdc-data/

Judge’s order blocking Planned Parenthood funding ban unlawful, Trump DOJ says
https://missouriindependent.com/2025/07/11/repub/judges-order-blocking-planned-parenthood-funding-ban-unlawful-trump-doj-says/

RFK Jr. Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/health/kennedy-preventative-services-panel.html

US hospitals see stark decline of obstetric services, study shows
https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/us-hospitals-see-stark-decline-of-obstetric-services-study-shows/

WashU closing its Long COVID clinic, leaving struggling patients worried about their care https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/health-care/article_e834303f-9b13-4bdd-a804-139cd1c6cb1e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Governors say FEMA is no longer reliable for disaster aid
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/10/fema-aid-denials-stalling-disaster-recovery-texas

American Kids Are Getting Sicker. Here’s What To Know
https://www.forbes.com/sites/omerawan/2025/07/13/american-kids-are-getting-sicker-heres-what-to-know/

DOJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of throwing away COVID vaccines, distributing fake vaccination cards
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5398661-justice-department-drops-charges-against-doctor/

NIH to Cap How Much Journals Can Charge Authors for Open Access
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/116455

HHS Bans Illegal Aliens from Accessing its Taxpayer-Funded Programs
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/prwora-hhs-bans-illegal-aliens-accessing-taxpayer-funded-programs.html

Will More Money Make Doctors Happier?
https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/116449

U.S. Faces Its Worst Year for Measles in More Than Three Decades
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/116448

GOP Rep. Bacon explains why he’s leaving the ‘dysfunctional environment’ of the House
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/gop-rep-bacon-explains-why-he-s-leaving-the-dysfunctional-environment-of-the-house-242959941827

Building a resistance to US assaults on public health
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01320-0/fulltext?rss=yes

Trump Team’s Actions on Health Policy Clash With Its ‘MAHA Report’
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-week-in-brief-maha-report-trump-administration-health-policy-actions/

Planned Parenthood locations begin rejecting Medicaid
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5395714-planned-parenthood-locations-medicaid-cuts/

The Foster Care System Has a Suicide Problem. Federal Cuts Threaten To Slow Fixes.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/foster-care-youths-suicide-mental-health-screening-lgbtq/

Messenger: Missouri is bad at feeding poor people. SNAP cuts will make it worse.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/tony-messenger/article_8b352957-16d4-4fd5-b68e-b3dcadc48096.html

Trump administration cuts undocumented immigrants’ access to range of federally funded programs
https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/11/kennedy-issues-ban-undocumented-people-taxpayer-funded-services-clinics-head-start/?utm_campaign=rss

Schumer presses RFK Jr. to declare measles emergency
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5396920-schumer-rfk-jr-measles-emergency/