The price hikes won’t happen until January 1, but open enrollment begins on November 1, ten days from now—and the average exchange beneficiary will see their premium costs more than double.
Health & Social Policy
Posted inWorking in America
As Kaiser Workers Strike, ‘Not-for-Profit’ Is Sitting on $67 Billion
Forty-five thousand workers at Kaiser Permanente—ranging from nurses to therapists to pharmacists—are on strike in the country’s largest labor action of 2025.
Posted inPolitics
To Win the Shutdown, Democrats Need a Big Switch
Democrats have positioned the shutdown as about health care, which is very easy for Republicans to dismiss.
Posted inPolitics
The ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Phase of the Shutdown
These haphazard funding cuts and firings will only continue, because they are manifestly not tied to a shutdown
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VA’s Nonexpert Health Expert
Unlike all of his predecessors, Trump’s soon-to-be veterans health care chief is not a doctor.
Posted inWorking in America
Nurses in Iowa Are Fighting an Unprecedented Anti-Union Campaign
Hospital system UnityPoint would rather spend millions on anti-union ‘educators’ than on safe staffing policies.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Offer a (Partial) No Kings Budget
Provisions in the counteroffer to a continuing resolution would prevent illegal withholding of funds and partisan budget cuts.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
States Can Protect Public Health When the Feds Do Nothing
Lessons from California and AIDS
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Fraying Alliance With RFK Jr.
Today on TAP: Will congressional Republicans get serious about restraining Kennedy’s perverse policies or forcing his resignation?
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More Americans Going Hungry, Worst Still to Come
Food banks around the country are reporting an uptick in visits. Grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit.