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Trump health care plan doesn’t fix skyrocketing Affordable Care Act premiums : NPR
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. On Thursday, he made a health care announcement via a social media video. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images In a video posted to social media Thursday, President Trump announced an outline for new health care legislation. The […]
Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York City
NEW YORK — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan set to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The two Democrats are expected to detail the program at a news conference Thursday morning, along with a pledge from Hochul […]
Amid fraud claims, HHS reveals changes to child care funding : NPR
Children sleep during nap time at Minnesota Child Care in Minneapolis on Dec. 30. Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it would rescind a series of Biden-era rules […]
Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired. This Democrat says Trump can save them : NPR
The Capitol is seen from the base of the Washington Monument on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Millions of Americans are facing higher health care premiums in the new year after Congress allowed Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire. But earlier this week, a […]
HHS says it’s freezing child care payments to Minnesota after fraud allegations
An official with the Department of Health and Human Services says the agency has “frozen all child care payments” to the state of Minnesota after allegations of fraudulent day care centers there. In addition, HHS is tightening requirements for payments from the Administration for Children and Families to all states, requiring a justification and a […]
Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota : NPR
State Sen. Michelle Benson reacts at a news conference on April 10, 2019, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to a report by the state’s legislative auditor on combatting fraud in Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program. Steve Karnowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Karnowski/AP President Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing […]
19 states sue HHS over youth gender-affirming care : NPR
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP NEW YORK — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday […]
Pediatricians object to Trump’s push to ban care for transgender kids : Shots
A display at the Gender Health Program of Children’s Minnesota hospital. Under a proposed rule announced Thursday, a hospital will lose all its Medicaid and Medicare funding if it continues to provide gender-affirming care for trans people under age 18. Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR hide caption toggle caption Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR Dr. Kade Goepferd watched the Trump administration’s […]
Video Competing Democrat, Republican health care proposals both fail in the Senate
Competing Democrat, Republican health care proposals both fail in the Senate The Senate failed to advance two competing health care proposals aimed at addressing a spike in costs expected for tens of millions of Americans who receive enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. December 11, 2025 Source link