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Dr. Oz's Swearing-In Ceremony as Head of Medicare and Medicaid Interrupted by His Granddaughter Fainting: 'Get Out Right Now'

Dr. Mehmet Oz's young granddaughter suffered a medical incident just moments after he was sworn in to be the Trump administration's administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, causing remarks to end suddenly.

Latin Times

Dr Oz Ridiculed for Advising Americans to Use Less Drugs to Reduce Drug Spending: 'Tell That to a Diabetic'

As Dr. Mehmet Oz was sworn in as head of Medicare and Medicaid, he encouraged Americans to reduce drug spending by simply staying healthy.

Latin Times

At the Races: Only the young - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including primary challenges and fundraising reports.

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Mike Johnson Faces New Rebellion From House Republicans Over Bill That Cuts Medicaid

A dozen House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson they won't support a budget reconciliation package with steep cuts to Medicaid

Latin Times

Viking Therapeutics Stock Pops But Struggles to Hold Gains

VKTX stock shot higher after announcing a phase 3 trial for its GLP-1 drug candidate; but investors are concerned about a lack of support in Washington

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Biden skewers Trump and Republicans over Social Security in first speech since leaving office

Former president who was forced off the campaign trail by his own party emerges for the first time since handing the White House off to Donald Trump

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Hawley’s change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid - Roll Call

Conservative Missouri senator vows he will not support any proposal that would lead to cuts in Medicaid benefits.

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Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

To justify Medicaid cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the healthcare program leads to "able-bodied young men" playing videogames instead of working.

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Mike Johnson opens the door to Medicaid cuts and the resulting political fallout

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

The Independent UK

Nancy Pelosi Torn Apart for Telling Republicans 'Hands Off Our Medicaid' Despite Years of Blocking Universal Healthcare

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is being slammed by her audience after she thanked grassroots volunteers within the Democratic Party for working towards preserving Medicaid despite refusing to hold a vote on Medicare for All legislation while she was in office.

Latin Times

Majority believes the wealthy and large corporations will benefit the most from Trump’s tariff plan

Americans’ view of tariff outcomes mirror opinion of 2017 Republican tax cuts set to be extended by Congress this year

The Independent UK

Nearly 80 million Americans are legally entitled to income-based help like Medicaid and food assistance. The Trump administration just dismantled the office that establishes eligibility

A small office within Health and Human Services that sets the federal poverty guidelines every year has reportedly been dismantled, with no one left to do the calculations.

Fortune

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

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California Showdown Over Medicaid as GOP Approves Massive Cuts

Health care advocates and labor unions mobilize against proposed cuts, pressuring swing-district Republicans with protests, ads and town halls.

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Slowly and Painfully, House Passes $337 Billion Budget

The chamber deliberated until 3 a.m.

Latin Times

Mike Johnson Says Men Need to Stop 'Playing Video Games All Day' and Get to Work: 'They're Draining Resources'

Speaker Mike Johnson defended efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young men are wasting their lives "playing video games all day."

The Guardian - US

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families

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Disability advocates fight DOGE cuts

Cuts are already making it harder for people with disabilities to live in their communities

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The Texas Tribune

$337 billion, two-year budget gets Texas House approval

The lower chamber’s plan largely aligns with the Senate’s proposal and puts billions toward teacher pay, border security and property tax cuts.

The Independent UK

A win for Mike Johnson? The finish line of the speaker’s budget marathon is still far in the distance

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: The GOP has a long way to go before legislation extending the Trump tax cuts and cutting federal spending makes it into law, writes John Bowden

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Congress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers will try for massive federal spending cuts without cutting Medicaid benefits, as President Donald Trump has promised.

Salon

GOP budget "just the first set of cuts"

"Wealthy Americans, on the other hand, would have a larger share of the economic pie"

The Independent UK

House Republicans scuttle MAGA budget vote after Mike Johnson fails to win over holdouts

House speaker comes up short ahead of vote to extend Trump tax cuts on the back of spending reductions

The Guardian - US

Dr Oz tells federal health workers AI could replace frontline doctors

Former TV doctor who leads $1.5tn Medicare and Medicaid agency also says staff have ‘patriotic duty’ to stay healthy

MarketBeat

3 Health Insurance Stocks Holding Green in Market Turmoil

Three healthcare stocks have defied trends, rising amid the steep market sell-off. Trump's Medicaid and Medicare comments contributed positively to these names.

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