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Lifelong learner, traveler, dedicated to making a state and country that work for all.
Lifelong learner, traveler, dedicated to making a state and country that work for all.
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Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance - KFF Health News
More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for…
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About 27% of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, .That's much higher than the overall population’s — only six percent of U.S. adults have non-group coverage. #ACA
#Epic alleges are “organized syndicates” that fraudulently obtained access to nearly 300,000 patient records without their consent, in many cases marketing them to lawyers to allegedly mine for prospective clients.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
#Epic alleges are “organized syndicates” that fraudulently obtained access to nearly 300,000 patient records without their consent, in many cases marketing them to lawyers to allegedly mine for prospective clients.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
#ICE arrested more than 3,300 people across NC during Trump’s first 9 months in office. ICE’s arrest rate in NC was 17.4 per 100,000 residents, ranking the state 36th out of 50 states and Puerto Rico for total arrests during the four-month period, ncnewsline.com/2026/01/20/i...
ICE arrested more than 3,300 people across NC during Trump’s first 9 months in office • NC Newsline
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 3,300 people in North Carolina during President Donald Trump’s first nine months in office, about double the number of people arrested in…
ncnewsline.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
#ICE arrested more than 3,300 people across NC during Trump’s first 9 months in office. ICE’s arrest rate in NC was 17.4 per 100,000 residents, ranking the state 36th out of 50 states and Puerto Rico for total arrests during the four-month period, ncnewsline.com/2026/01/20/i...
@WUNC: Since December, there have been 11 cases of #measles in North Carolina, according to the NC DHHS dashboard. They are largely located in WNC, with six in Buncombe County. Two cases were in Cabarrus County; none in the Triangle www.wunc.org/health/2026-...
More Measles cases are popping up in North Carolina. Here's where the state is tracking them
Since December, there have been 11 known cases of measles in North Carolina, stemming from the ongoing outbreak in South Carolina. State health officials have released a new dashboard to track cases…
www.wunc.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
@WUNC: Since December, there have been 11 cases of #measles in North Carolina, according to the NC DHHS dashboard. They are largely located in WNC, with six in Buncombe County. Two cases were in Cabarrus County; none in the Triangle www.wunc.org/health/2026-...
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The Break Up of Big Medicine Starts as Congress Cracks Down on #PBMs. Pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, #CVS, and Cigna drive up costs and harm patients. Finally, the House and Senate agreed on rules to cut into their power. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-the-b...
BOOM: The Break Up of Big Medicine Starts as Congress Cracks Down on UnitedHealth and CVS
Pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna drive up costs and harm patients. Finally, the House and Senate agreed on rules to cut into their power.
www.thebignewsletter.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The Break Up of Big Medicine Starts as Congress Cracks Down on #PBMs. Pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, #CVS, and Cigna drive up costs and harm patients. Finally, the House and Senate agreed on rules to cut into their power. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-the-b...
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Despite the slash-and-burn #DOGE cuts for agencies in of the Trump's second term, Congress has rejected much of Trump’s requests to further cut health funding and top health agencies are emerging relatively unscathed.
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The health cuts that weren’t.
Plus: The anti-PBM lobbying blitz begins.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Despite the slash-and-burn #DOGE cuts for agencies in of the Trump's second term, Congress has rejected much of Trump’s requests to further cut health funding and top health agencies are emerging relatively unscathed.
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#SCOTUS sceptical of Trump firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook
One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
#SCOTUS sceptical of Trump firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
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Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term
On the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term, President Donald Trump spent 104 minutes in the White House press room listing his accomplishments.
www.pbs.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trials Show Successful Ballot Initiatives Are Only the Beginning of Restoring Abortion Access. This story was originally published by @statesnewsroom.com .
Trials Show Successful Ballot Initiatives Are Only the Beginning of Restoring Abortion Access
“Ballot measures are not the silver bullet," Center for Reproductive Rights senior counsel Amy Myrick said.
buff.ly
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Trials Show Successful Ballot Initiatives Are Only the Beginning of Restoring Abortion Access. This story was originally published by @statesnewsroom.com .
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BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The agreement would change the way pharmacy benefit managers operate, as well as extend #publichealth programs and raise funding for community health centers. But even with strong support in both chambers, the bill faces significant hurdles.
Congress’ health deal still has hurdles
The package, which would put guardrails on to drug intermediaries, faces a tough test this week.
www.politico.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The agreement would change the way pharmacy benefit managers operate, as well as extend #publichealth programs and raise funding for community health centers. But even with strong support in both chambers, the bill faces significant hurdles.
About 22.8 million people have signed up for #ACA plans so far, roughly 800,000 fewer than at the same point last year. Both new sign-ups and returning enrollees are down. .
‘I would lose my vision’: Americans relying on ACA health plan face uncertainty
Expiration of expanded subsidies has left many with higher healthcare costs – and some with no coverage at all
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
About 22.8 million people have signed up for #ACA plans so far, roughly 800,000 fewer than at the same point last year. Both new sign-ups and returning enrollees are down. .
All of NC's 99 hospitals agreed to stop collecting certain debts dating back to 2014. For a family of four, an annual income of less than $96,000 qualifies. The hospitals were reimbursed by #Medicaid. And the hospitals apply some discounts in the future.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
All of NC's 99 hospitals agreed to stop collecting certain debts dating back to 2014. For a family of four, an annual income of less than $96,000 qualifies. The hospitals were reimbursed by #Medicaid. And the hospitals apply some discounts in the future.
About 27% of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, .That's much higher than the overall population’s — only six percent of U.S. adults have non-group coverage. #ACA
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance - KFF Health News
More than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for…
kffhealthnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
About 27% of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, .That's much higher than the overall population’s — only six percent of U.S. adults have non-group coverage. #ACA
Cuban Detainee in El Paso #ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows. The report said Geraldo Lunas Campos, was asphyxiated and restrained by law enforcement. Federal officials described his death as a suicide. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Cuban Detainee in El Paso #ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows. The report said Geraldo Lunas Campos, was asphyxiated and restrained by law enforcement. Federal officials described his death as a suicide. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
#SCOTUS sceptical of Trump firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook
One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
#SCOTUS sceptical of Trump firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term
On the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term, President Donald Trump spent 104 minutes in the White House press room listing his accomplishments.
www.pbs.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Fact-checking Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Despite the slash-and-burn #DOGE cuts for agencies in of the Trump's second term, Congress has rejected much of Trump’s requests to further cut health funding and top health agencies are emerging relatively unscathed.
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
The health cuts that weren’t.
Plus: The anti-PBM lobbying blitz begins.
s2.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Despite the slash-and-burn #DOGE cuts for agencies in of the Trump's second term, Congress has rejected much of Trump’s requests to further cut health funding and top health agencies are emerging relatively unscathed.
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
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McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
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Yahoo and AOL are down
Yahoo and AOL are down
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Yahoo and AOL are down
The Break Up of Big Medicine Starts as Congress Cracks Down on #PBMs. Pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, #CVS, and Cigna drive up costs and harm patients. Finally, the House and Senate agreed on rules to cut into their power. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-the-b...
BOOM: The Break Up of Big Medicine Starts as Congress Cracks Down on UnitedHealth and CVS
Pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna drive up costs and harm patients. Finally, the House and Senate agreed on rules to cut into their power.
www.thebignewsletter.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The Break Up of Big Medicine Starts as Congress Cracks Down on #PBMs. Pharmacy benefit managers owned by UnitedHealth, #CVS, and Cigna drive up costs and harm patients. Finally, the House and Senate agreed on rules to cut into their power. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-the-b...
Trump's pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments. The president’s second-term pardons have wiped clean dozens of financial crimes and significantly more fines and restitution than in past administrations
Trump's pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments
The president’s second-term pardons have wiped clean dozens of financial crimes and significantly more fines and restitution than in past administrations.
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Trump's pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments. The president’s second-term pardons have wiped clean dozens of financial crimes and significantly more fines and restitution than in past administrations
The ruling revealed an overlooked consequence of Trump’s pardon for some Jan. 6 offenders: Not only did it free them from prison, it emboldened them to demand payback from the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The ruling revealed an overlooked consequence of Trump’s pardon for some Jan. 6 offenders: Not only did it free them from prison, it emboldened them to demand payback from the government.
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich. Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in #Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence.
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich. Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in #Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence.
The return of #measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again. A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in #vaccination and rising risk for children
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The return of #measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again. A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in #vaccination and rising risk for children
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🚨BREAKING: Federal officials acknowledged that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees coordinated with a political advocacy group on a “voter data agreement” aimed at analyzing voter rolls in an effort to challenge election outcomes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOGE worked with political group to probe voter rolls, Trump admin admits
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal officials acknowledged that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees coordinated with a political advocacy group on a “voter data agreement” aimed at analyzing voter rolls in an effort to challenge election outcomes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...