Adriel Bettelheim
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Senior health care editor at Axios. Politics and policy with some music and sports sprinkled in. Signal: oradea.10
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🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
New Medicare prior authorization has doctors on edge. www.axios.com/2025/12/23/m...
Doctors on edge over Medicare's new AI review tool
It marks a major shift for a program that's historically required few pre-treatment reviews.
www.axios.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New Medicare prior authorization has doctors on edge. www.axios.com/2025/12/23/m...
FDA approves first oral GLP-1 drug for weight loss. www.axios.com/2025/12/22/f...
FDA approves first GLP-1 pill for weight loss
Oral Wegovy could provide a more convenient and cheaper alternative to the injectable version.
www.axios.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
FDA approves first oral GLP-1 drug for weight loss. www.axios.com/2025/12/22/f...
How vaccine makers could be exposed to lawsuits if the U.S. changes the childhood vaccine schedule. www.axios.com/2025/12/22/c...
Chaos could be coming for children's vaccines
Copying Denmark's schedule could effectively gut vaccine manufacturers' legal protections.
www.axios.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
How vaccine makers could be exposed to lawsuits if the U.S. changes the childhood vaccine schedule. www.axios.com/2025/12/22/c...
Democrats reignite "Medicare for All" debate in Senate primaries. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/m...
Bitter fight over health care hits Democratic Senate primaries
One senator said Democrats' "next step is to stop tinkering with a broken system."
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December 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Democrats reignite "Medicare for All" debate in Senate primaries. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/m...
Nine more drugmakers meet Trump on pricing plans. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/t...
These drugmakers struck deals with Trump to lower drug prices
More pharmaceutical companies on Friday committed to President Trump's "most favored nation" drug pricing policy and agreed to lower some U.S. prices.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Nine more drugmakers meet Trump on pricing plans. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/t...
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CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
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CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Eli Lilly finds a new lane with its daily obesity pill. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Closer - Lilly finds a new lane
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Eli Lilly finds a new lane with its daily obesity pill. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Trump unveils his marijuana reclassification plan. Here's what's next. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Trump unveils his marijuana plan. Here's when to expect a rule change for weed
The DEA has to take specific actions to make the rescheduling happen.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Trump unveils his marijuana reclassification plan. Here's what's next. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Trump admin moves to cut off hospitals' Medicare, Medicaid payments over trans care. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Trump cuts payments to hospitals over gender transition care
The moves to stop Medicaid and Medicare payments would strike at a key component of hospitals' finances.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump admin moves to cut off hospitals' Medicare, Medicaid payments over trans care. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Obamacare markets prepare for possible chaos as subsidy renewal gets punted. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/o...
ACA markets prepare for chaos as subsidy talks drag on
Reinstating the enhanced subsidies after their expiration would require reprocessing millions of consumers' personal information.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Obamacare markets prepare for possible chaos as subsidy renewal gets punted. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/o...
Centrists see some hope for a January ACA deal after yesterday’s upheaval. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/s...
Senate moderates see new momentum for ACA deal
The tax credits will expire at the end of the month, raising premium costs for millions of Americans.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Centrists see some hope for a January ACA deal after yesterday’s upheaval. www.axios.com/2025/12/18/s...
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries adhered to a single principle to defeat Speaker Mike Johnson on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits: Don't give an inch to Republican moderates looking for an escape hatch.
How Democrats helped to orchestrate a Republican revolt against Mike Johnson
Jeffries resisted pressure from his centrists to back one of several bipartisan compromise proposals.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries adhered to a single principle to defeat Speaker Mike Johnson on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits: Don't give an inch to Republican moderates looking for an escape hatch.
House passes GOP health bill without subsidies, all but assuring enhanced Obamacare tax credits will expire at year's end. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/h...
House passes GOP health bill without subsidies
The vote all but assures that out-of-pocket premiums will more than double for roughly 20 million ACA enrollees.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
House passes GOP health bill without subsidies, all but assuring enhanced Obamacare tax credits will expire at year's end. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/h...
House Republicans help Dems defy speaker in a stunning Obamacare revolt. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/m...
House Republicans help Democrats defy Johnson on ACA in stunning revolt
Several moderates have warned that they need to take action on preventing the subsidies from expiring.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
House Republicans help Dems defy speaker in a stunning Obamacare revolt. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/m...
CDC formally drops universal hepatitis B shot recommendation for newborns. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/h...
CDC drops hepatitis B shot recommendation for some infants
The move marks the Trump administration's first major change to the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
CDC formally drops universal hepatitis B shot recommendation for newborns. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/h...
"It's idiotic": House moderates fume at speaker over inaction on Obamacare, threaten to cut deal with Democrats. www.axios.com/2025/12/16/m...
House GOP moderates weigh deal with Democrats on ACA subsidies
"It's idiotic, it's political malpractice," Rep. Mike Lawler told reporters of Johnson refusing to give them a vote on ACA subsidies
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December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"It's idiotic": House moderates fume at speaker over inaction on Obamacare, threaten to cut deal with Democrats. www.axios.com/2025/12/16/m...
Reposted by Adriel Bettelheim
Normally, FDA approval for drugs is obtained after years of large-scale testing.
But President Trump’s pledge to fast-track leucovorin for autism treatment, bypassing that process, has left many doctors on the front lines divided.
But President Trump’s pledge to fast-track leucovorin for autism treatment, bypassing that process, has left many doctors on the front lines divided.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Normally, FDA approval for drugs is obtained after years of large-scale testing.
But President Trump’s pledge to fast-track leucovorin for autism treatment, bypassing that process, has left many doctors on the front lines divided.
But President Trump’s pledge to fast-track leucovorin for autism treatment, bypassing that process, has left many doctors on the front lines divided.
Measles response puts personal choice ahead of orders. www.axios.com/2025/12/16/m...
South Carolina measles response puts personal choice over orders
The advice follows a familiar script: You should vaccinate your kids, but it's your choice.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Measles response puts personal choice ahead of orders. www.axios.com/2025/12/16/m...
House moderates bypass speaker on ACA subsidies. The GOP's health care problem gets more complicated. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Vitals - House moderates skip Johnson on ACA subsidies
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
House moderates bypass speaker on ACA subsidies. The GOP's health care problem gets more complicated. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
House Democrats face choice on Obamacare compromises. www.axios.com/2025/12/15/o...
House Dems face choice on ACA compromises
The question is whether Democrats will ally with a handful of vulnerable Republicans and force a show vote.
www.axios.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
House Democrats face choice on Obamacare compromises. www.axios.com/2025/12/15/o...
Trump advisers strafe Hawley over new anti-abortion group. www.axios.com/2025/12/15/t...
Trump advisers strafe Hawley over new anti-abortion group
The White House views abortion as a losing issue for Republicans in next year's midterms.
www.axios.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Trump advisers strafe Hawley over new anti-abortion group. www.axios.com/2025/12/15/t...
States take the lead policing AI in health care. www.axios.com/2025/12/13/s...
Here's how states are policing AI in health care
A federal-state clash is coming over who has the final say over AI in medical settings.
www.axios.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
States take the lead policing AI in health care. www.axios.com/2025/12/13/s...
House Republicans lay out plans for health votes next week. www.axios.com/2025/12/12/h...
House Republicans unveil new health plan. Here's what's in it
House Republicans are bringing GOP ideas aimed at lowering health care costs for votes next week.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
House Republicans lay out plans for health votes next week. www.axios.com/2025/12/12/h...
Trump leans toward reclassifying marijuana. www.axios.com/2025/12/12/t...
Trump leans toward reclassifying marijuana
Trump's team has been reviewing survey numbers showing growing support for reclassification.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Trump leans toward reclassifying marijuana. www.axios.com/2025/12/12/t...