5 injured after a fleeing driver crashes into a JCPenney at a Texas mall, police say. The suspect is dead - CNN
Biden could foil Trump’s plans to resume federal executions - POLITICO
3-Minute Christmas Market Rampage Shakes Germany - The New York Times
Lara Trump withdraws name from consideration for Florida Senate seat - BBC.com
Ohio State vs. Tennessee live stream, where to watch, TV channel, College Football Playoff odds, prediction - CBS Sports
Ravens 34-17 Steelers (Dec 21, 2024) Game Recap - ESPN
Party City files for bankruptcy and plans to shutter nationwide - NPR
Justin Baldoni Dropped From WME After Blake Lively Files Complaint Accusing Him of Sexual Harassment - Hollywood Reporter
Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury by unanimous decision in championship rematch - MMA Junkie
The Best PC Games Of 2024 According To Metacritic - GameSpot
Shocking Real-Time Satellite Images Show Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melting at an Unprecedented Rate - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
US carries out airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen - BBC.com
Go With the Flow - The New York Times
Tiger Woods and son Charlie shine at PNC Championship in Woods’ return to competition - CNN
‘A Gift to Everyone’: A Wisconsin Community Mourns a School Shooting Victim - The New York Times
Sick of screens, families are giving kids old Walkmen and MP3 players - The Washington Post
Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations - The Associated Press
Wintry weather hits the Northeast on first day of the season - NBC News
Sudan's biggest refugee camp was already struck with famine. Now it's being shelled - NPR
Iran’s Energy Crisis Hits ‘Dire’ Point as Industries Are Forced to Shut Down - The New York Times

The Health Policy Skeptic Headlines

Mapping COVID-19 – Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Is the FDA Too Conservative or Too Aggressive? – Marginal REVOLUTION
Socioeconomic Decline and Death: Midlife Impacts of Graduating in a Recession
The Price and Spending Impacts of Limits on Payments to Hospitals for Out-of-Network Care | RAND
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Appreciating the Mathematical Dynamics of the Affordable Care Act – Axene Health Partners, LLC
Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects
Progressive Narrative on Homelessness Has Always Been Wrong
Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Affordable Hospital Care Through Competition and Price Transparency
Reducing Administrative Costs in U.S. Health Care | The Hamilton Project
A dozen facts about the economics of the US health-care system
Competitor’s Veto: State Certificate of Need Laws Violate State Prohibitions on Monopolies | Regulatory Transparency Project
Understanding Where, Why, and How Diagnostic Errors Occur | Agency for Health Research and Quality
Official Report from the Federal Government Declares U.S. Fiscal Policy “Unsustainable” – Pursuit
How Does Bernie Pay for His Major Plans?
Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Will America’s Mortality Crisis Spread to the Rest of the World?
Health Without Wealth: The Worrying Paradox of Modern Medical Miracles
The Real Cost of Smoking by State
Long-Term Health Effect of Earned Income Tax Credit by Ze Song :: SSRN

Federal Health Policy News

Medicaid Archives - KFF Health News
Medicare Archives - KFF Health News

Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

A group of Democratic senators asked the Government Accountability Office to examine a Georgia program that requires some Medicaid enrollees to work, study, or volunteer 80 hours a month for coverage. They cited KFF Health News’ reporting, which has documented the program’s high costs and low enrollment. [...]

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

Donald Trump’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Yet the president-elect is also seen as someone who could improve their lives with a better economy, even if that means forgoing health care. [...]

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

Los inmigrantes sin papeles han temido durante mucho tiempo que participar en programas gubernamentales los convierta en blanco fácil de las autoridades migratorias, y la elección de Trump ha exacerbado estas preocupaciones, según defensores comunitarios. [...]

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

Georgia’s ability to process applications for Medicaid and other public benefits has lagged since the launch of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s “Pathways” Medicaid work requirement, leaving Georgia with persistently slow Medicaid application processing times. [...]

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

As Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress, health officials and community advocates in California worry that large-scale Medicaid cuts could be enacted as soon as next year. More than 60% of California’s $161 billion Medi-Cal budget comes from Washington. [...]

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

A whistleblower suit alleged a health insurer bilked Medicare by exaggerating how sick patients were. [...]

Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits

Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health plans — a practice the watchdog says may waste billions of tax dollars every year. In late October, a Health and Human Services inspector general audit found that the insurers pocketed $7.5 billion in 2023 from diagnosing health conditions that […] [...]

Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories. [...]

TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies. Were he confirmed to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, his job would involve interacting with giants of the industry that have contributed to his wealth. [...]

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks

Not only has President-elect Donald Trump chosen prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump also has said he will nominate controversial TV host Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees coverage for nearly half of Americans. Meanwhile, the lame-duck Congress is back in Washington with just a few weeks to figure out how to wrap up work for the year. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Riley Ray Griffin of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner… [...]

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