Michael McAuliff
@mcauliff.bsky.social
Covering politics and policy in Washington for Modern Healthcare. Priors include HuffPost, New York Daily News, ABC News.
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By a vote of 60-40, the #Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2026.
Dem/Ind Senators voting in favor: Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, King (I), Rosen, Shaheen.
Dem/Ind Senators voting in favor: Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, King (I), Rosen, Shaheen.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
By a vote of 60-40, the #Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2026.
Dem/Ind Senators voting in favor: Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, King (I), Rosen, Shaheen.
Dem/Ind Senators voting in favor: Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, King (I), Rosen, Shaheen.
Chris Murphy on PBS: I know Chuck Schumer had a tough job, but this can’t happen again.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Chris Murphy on PBS: I know Chuck Schumer had a tough job, but this can’t happen again.
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In about 2 days, the Epstein Files resolution will have its 218th signature
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In about 2 days, the Epstein Files resolution will have its 218th signature
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The White House’s deals on anti-obesity medications could have a ripple effect: They may encourage more insurers to offer coverage, USC Schaeffer’s Darius Lakdawalla tells @cnbc.com.
Millions more Americans could access obesity drugs after Trump's deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Medicare will start covering obesity drugs for the first time, which could open access to millions of seniors and spur more private insurers to follow suit.
www.cnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The White House’s deals on anti-obesity medications could have a ripple effect: They may encourage more insurers to offer coverage, USC Schaeffer’s Darius Lakdawalla tells @cnbc.com.
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UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
Easy to forget, but the shutdown doesn't just involve the ACA tax credits. Lots of healthcare programs were halted or running on fumes, so we ran down what's in the deal for them.
Here’s what’s in the government funding deal for healthcare
Key health programs, including telehealth flexibilities and community health center funding, are extended until Jan. 30.
www.modernhealthcare.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Easy to forget, but the shutdown doesn't just involve the ACA tax credits. Lots of healthcare programs were halted or running on fumes, so we ran down what's in the deal for them.
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New at Can We Still Govern? New Medicaid work requirements will see an estimated 5 million lose coverage.
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Lessons from Pandemic Era Medicaid Automation for Work Requirements
Small tech capacity investments offer big returns
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New at Can We Still Govern? New Medicaid work requirements will see an estimated 5 million lose coverage.
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
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Many politicians have attempted to imitate Trump's insult comic/playground bully schtick, and few have done anything but beclown themselves. Will it be any different for Elise Stefanik?
New from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
New from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
Elise Stefanik’s Bad Bet on MAGA Politics
For a promise of power, she has let herself be yanked around. Now she’s launched a Trumpian campaign for governor of New York.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Many politicians have attempted to imitate Trump's insult comic/playground bully schtick, and few have done anything but beclown themselves. Will it be any different for Elise Stefanik?
New from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
New from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
It sounds so bland, but this is how hospitals have to cope as they look at 15 million people losing insurance because of current legislation
A growing number of patients without insurance or with limited coverage is causing health systems to rethink revenue cycle management.
How hospitals are tackling the surge of self-pay patients
www.modernhealthcare.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It sounds so bland, but this is how hospitals have to cope as they look at 15 million people losing insurance because of current legislation
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The government shutdown may be starting to wind down, but it is leaving Republicans on the defensive on healthcare. Some have begun talking about coming up with their own plans to push back. Here are elements they would want.
What Republicans’ new healthcare strategy might look like
Concrete plans have not been presented, but lawmakers and policy experts offer clues.
www.modernhealthcare.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The government shutdown may be starting to wind down, but it is leaving Republicans on the defensive on healthcare. Some have begun talking about coming up with their own plans to push back. Here are elements they would want.
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SCHUMER is on the floor now making this offer to end the shutdown:
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
SCHUMER is on the floor now making this offer to end the shutdown:
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
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An anonymous account is reprimanding me in my DMs b/c I’m not covering something I’ve covered most days over the past month enough for their desires and at the time they desire.
“You can do both,” they say, dismissing the Cornell coverage (though that is not the only thing I’ve covered today).
“You can do both,” they say, dismissing the Cornell coverage (though that is not the only thing I’ve covered today).
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An anonymous account is reprimanding me in my DMs b/c I’m not covering something I’ve covered most days over the past month enough for their desires and at the time they desire.
“You can do both,” they say, dismissing the Cornell coverage (though that is not the only thing I’ve covered today).
“You can do both,” they say, dismissing the Cornell coverage (though that is not the only thing I’ve covered today).
Why does this SNAP fight have me thinking of Jonathan Swift, writing in 1729?
www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1...
www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1...
A Modest Proposal | Project Gutenberg
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November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Why does this SNAP fight have me thinking of Jonathan Swift, writing in 1729?
www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1...
www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1...
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Trump has been touting the cost of the Walmart Thanksgiving meal bundle as proof that the economy is doing well, noting it's cheaper than last year's bundle.
But @allansmith.bsky.social compared the two, and there's a catch: There's also less food in it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
But @allansmith.bsky.social compared the two, and there's a catch: There's also less food in it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump touts cost of Walmart's Thanksgiving meal to vindicate his policies — ignoring a key detail
Since Tuesday's elections, Trump has repeatedly boasted that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal bundle is cheaper than it was under President Joe Biden. But there's also less food in it.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump has been touting the cost of the Walmart Thanksgiving meal bundle as proof that the economy is doing well, noting it's cheaper than last year's bundle.
But @allansmith.bsky.social compared the two, and there's a catch: There's also less food in it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
But @allansmith.bsky.social compared the two, and there's a catch: There's also less food in it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Thread with thoughts about the new CMS info on how Most Favored Nation drug pricing agreements would interact with the existing Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Bottom line: still unclear if this will produce any significant savings for state #Medicaid programs (1/x): www.cms.gov/priorities/i...
GENEROUS (GENErating cost Reductions fOr U.S. Medicaid) Model | CMS
This model aims to ensure fair and reasonable drug prices for Medicaid through CMS-led negotiations with drug manufacturers.
www.cms.gov
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thread with thoughts about the new CMS info on how Most Favored Nation drug pricing agreements would interact with the existing Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Bottom line: still unclear if this will produce any significant savings for state #Medicaid programs (1/x): www.cms.gov/priorities/i...
Despite the bitter government funding standoff, bills that would curb prior authorization and expand telehealth are getting more and more support on the Hill, all but guaranteeing they will pass after the standoff ends.
Prior authorization, telehealth bills gain steam despite shutdown
The stalemate on Capitol Hill isn't stopping lawmakers from building support for key healthcare legislation.
www.modernhealthcare.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Despite the bitter government funding standoff, bills that would curb prior authorization and expand telehealth are getting more and more support on the Hill, all but guaranteeing they will pass after the standoff ends.
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Gorsuch finally speaks, and oh yeah, he's against Trump. Alito also sounded skeptical, which is surprising to me. Regardless, there will plainly be a lopsided majority to strike down the tariffs.
The government better start working on its Plan B...
The government better start working on its Plan B...
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Gorsuch finally speaks, and oh yeah, he's against Trump. Alito also sounded skeptical, which is surprising to me. Regardless, there will plainly be a lopsided majority to strike down the tariffs.
The government better start working on its Plan B...
The government better start working on its Plan B...
Bernie just crashed Schumer’s post-election presser to offer his own views
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Bernie just crashed Schumer’s post-election presser to offer his own views
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Asked Thune if he thinks it’s helpful for Trump to be reviving filibuster push when it looks like some Dems are ready to end shutdown
“His views on that are well formed. I think the focus, my view, ought to be on trying to figure out how to get the government opened up”
“His views on that are well formed. I think the focus, my view, ought to be on trying to figure out how to get the government opened up”
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Asked Thune if he thinks it’s helpful for Trump to be reviving filibuster push when it looks like some Dems are ready to end shutdown
“His views on that are well formed. I think the focus, my view, ought to be on trying to figure out how to get the government opened up”
“His views on that are well formed. I think the focus, my view, ought to be on trying to figure out how to get the government opened up”
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this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
The VA exit poll nearly sums up the GOP challenge: 25% consider themselves MAGA while 71% do not. The 25% voted almost entirely for the Republican. The 71% voted 76-24% for Dem Spanberger.
You can't win with a 25% of the population in swing states, but they're driving the bus in the House and WH
You can't win with a 25% of the population in swing states, but they're driving the bus in the House and WH
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The VA exit poll nearly sums up the GOP challenge: 25% consider themselves MAGA while 71% do not. The 25% voted almost entirely for the Republican. The 71% voted 76-24% for Dem Spanberger.
You can't win with a 25% of the population in swing states, but they're driving the bus in the House and WH
You can't win with a 25% of the population in swing states, but they're driving the bus in the House and WH
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Trump won a return to the White House amid broad national dissatisfaction. A year later CNN exit polling finds voters expressing similar pessimism and anti-incumbent sentiments — this time, helping to fuel a sweep of Democratic victories.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump won a return to the White House amid broad national dissatisfaction. A year later CNN exit polling finds voters expressing similar pessimism and anti-incumbent sentiments — this time, helping to fuel a sweep of Democratic victories.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...