News Clips, 7/12
Selected News Clips on Health Policy and Health Economics
July 12 — Selected news clips on health policy and health economics.
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71. RIP
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html
Graham’s death leaves Senate agenda in limbo
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-death-senate-agenda-00994116
Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/article_ff1ac640-f907-4e2c-b5a2-13240599d5ac.html
They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance - KFF Health News
Op-ed: Tackling health affordability is a shared responsibility
Opinion: The primary care crisis paradox
https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/10/primary-care-data-pcps-health-care-crisis-investment/
ACO REACH participants generated nearly $1B in 2024 savings: CMS
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/aco-reach-participants-generated-nearly-1b-2024-savings-cms
White House’s grant overhaul proposal: Where things stand
Are the Best Worth the Wait? Physician Quality Scores and Access Delays
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6773.70148?af=R
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
https://kffhealthnews.org/syndicate/long-term-care-costs-washington-state-payroll-option/
GOP faces megabill angst and a ‘time problem’
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/10/congress/gop-megabill-angst-time-00992801
Supporters of phasing out Missouri income tax won’t talk specifics ahead of public vote
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_96889be9-3103-47ce-b4e3-352b6382c783.html
U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/politics/tps-workers-dismissals.html
Where Have You Gone, Health Equity?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sachinjain/2026/07/11/where-have-you-gone-health-equity/
State Law Says to Alert Public on Doctor Misconduct Allegations. It Can Take Months.
https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-doctor-misconduct-failed-disclosure
Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00918-9/fulltext?rss=yes
EPA Promised a MAHA Agenda. It Has Yet to Materialize, Frustrating Activists.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/environmentalhealth/122144
Kennedy taps vaccine skeptic for public health emergency role
How American Socialism Changed, and Stormed the Democratic Party
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/magazine/american-socialism-democratic-party.html
Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-cdc-rfk-jr-lawmakers-letter
The Population Forecasts Are Grim. They’re Still Too Optimistic.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/population-forecast-birth-rate.html