Sandhya Raman
@sandhyawrites.bsky.social
Health care reporter at CQ and Roll Call mainly covering mental health/substance use, women's health and federal health appropriations. Signal: sandhyawrites.30
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LISTEN: The longest federal government shutdown in history is over, after a handful of House and Senate Democrats joined most Republicans in approving legislation that funds the government through January. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...
The Government Is Open - KFF Health News
The record-long federal shutdown is over after a small group of Democrats agreed to a deal with most Republicans that funds the government through January — but, notably, does not extend more generous...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
LISTEN: The longest federal government shutdown in history is over, after a handful of House and Senate Democrats joined most Republicans in approving legislation that funds the government through January. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...
Catching up after yesterday was VERY busy. Here are two important CQ stories you may have missed. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Catching up after yesterday was VERY busy. Here are two important CQ stories you may have missed. 🧵
Yesterday ICMYI, a bipartisan group of House members released a framework for extending the enhanced ACA credits. plus.cq.com/doc/news-834...
Today's question is will others bite on the compromise for it to gain traction? If not, what's an alternative.
Today's question is will others bite on the compromise for it to gain traction? If not, what's an alternative.
CQ NEWS House lawmakers float bipartisan plan for health credits extension
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers released a framework on Monday aimed at avoiding the health care subsidy cliff, as Congress seeks a path out of a monthlong government shutdown.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yesterday ICMYI, a bipartisan group of House members released a framework for extending the enhanced ACA credits. plus.cq.com/doc/news-834...
Today's question is will others bite on the compromise for it to gain traction? If not, what's an alternative.
Today's question is will others bite on the compromise for it to gain traction? If not, what's an alternative.
Catching up on some of the health stories from this week you may have missed before we head into the second month of the government shutdown 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Catching up on some of the health stories from this week you may have missed before we head into the second month of the government shutdown 🧵
ICYMI on CQ yesterday, our story is on Roll Call today. rollcall.com/2025/10/22/r...
Republican moderates press leadership on health credit extension - Roll Call
Moderate House Republicans are seeking a path forward on expiring health care tax credits.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
ICYMI on CQ yesterday, our story is on Roll Call today. rollcall.com/2025/10/22/r...
icymi before the Senate left for the weekend
The state of play on efforts to extend the expiring ACA subsidies plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
CQ NEWS Thune talks up two-vote solution that Democrats find lacking
Senate Republicans on Thursday looked to revive the idea of a promised vote on expiring health tax credits in a bid to end the government shutdown, but that did little to budge Democratic leaders, who...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
icymi before the Senate left for the weekend
The state of play on efforts to extend the expiring ACA subsidies plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
CQ NEWS Thune talks up two-vote solution that Democrats find lacking
Senate Republicans on Thursday looked to revive the idea of a promised vote on expiring health tax credits in a bid to end the government shutdown, but that did little to budge Democratic leaders, who...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The state of play on efforts to extend the expiring ACA subsidies plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
Today is the start of open enrollment in Idaho, with the future of the premium tax credits still unclear.
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CQ NEWS Idaho open enrollment begins with premium tax credits in limbo
Open enrollment begins Wednesday in Idaho, the earliest such period in the U.S., with Congress still gridlocked over expiring premium health tax credits.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today is the start of open enrollment in Idaho, with the future of the premium tax credits still unclear.
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If you have any details about the RIFs announced today regarding HHS and want to chat, I'm on Signal
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October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you have any details about the RIFs announced today regarding HHS and want to chat, I'm on Signal
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ICYMI yesterday's situationer on the state-of-play on the government shutdown from the budget & health teams at CQ plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
CQ NEWS Senators search for a way out of stopgap funding impasse
The nine-days-and-counting partial government shutdown looked set to drag at least into a tenth day on Thursday.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
ICYMI yesterday's situationer on the state-of-play on the government shutdown from the budget & health teams at CQ plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
In today's update on the path forward from the ongoing government shutdown from Lia and me: a fight, a vibe shift and both parties have someone (or something) new to blame. plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
CQ NEWS Democrats seize on conservative support as hope to end shutdown
As the government shutdown entered its second week, Democratic lawmakers insisted the tide is shifting toward a deal as some hard-line Republicans express support for extending health insurance subsid...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In today's update on the path forward from the ongoing government shutdown from Lia and me: a fight, a vibe shift and both parties have someone (or something) new to blame. plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
Government funding runs out at midnight, but the stalemate over whether to tack on an extension of health tax credits continues. The story on the state-of-play from Jessie, @arielcohen37.bsky.social and me on CQ.
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CQ NEWS Both sides entrenched on health care as funding lapse looms
Democrats on Tuesday showed no signs of backing down from demands to attach health care policies to legislation that would avert a partial shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline to fund the government.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Government funding runs out at midnight, but the stalemate over whether to tack on an extension of health tax credits continues. The story on the state-of-play from Jessie, @arielcohen37.bsky.social and me on CQ.
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HHS released its contingency plans if the government shuts down this week. @arielcohen37.bsky.social and I have more on what to expect across agencies:
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CQ NEWS HHS shutdown plans describe thousands of furloughs, not layoffs
Forty-one percent of the Health and Human Services Department's roughly 80,000 employees would be furloughed if current appropriations lapse, according to department contingency plans made public Mond...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
HHS released its contingency plans if the government shuts down this week. @arielcohen37.bsky.social and I have more on what to expect across agencies:
plus.cq.com/doc/news-833...
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On this week's #WTHealth podcast: Former CDC official @drdemetre.bsky.social on the ACIP meeting and autism announcement...plus @sandhyawrites.bsky.social and @annaedney.bsky.social on the rest of this week's health news. Have a listen:
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Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings - KFF Health News
In a rambling news conference that shocked public health experts, President Donald Trump — without scientific evidence — blamed the over-the-counter drug acetaminophen, and too many childhood vaccines...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
On this week's #WTHealth podcast: Former CDC official @drdemetre.bsky.social on the ACIP meeting and autism announcement...plus @sandhyawrites.bsky.social and @annaedney.bsky.social on the rest of this week's health news. Have a listen:
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Once again catching up but ICYMI here's Tuesday's story about HHS confirming to GOP AGs that it is conducting a review of the safety and regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone.
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CQ NEWS HHS tells select states it will review abortion drug mifepristone
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to reexamine the safety and regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone, agency leaders confirmed in a letter to attorneys general in Republican-led ...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Once again catching up but ICYMI here's Tuesday's story about HHS confirming to GOP AGs that it is conducting a review of the safety and regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone.
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CBO is out with estimates about how permanently extending the ACA premium tax credits and rolling back two other policies would affect the deficit and number of people insured. plus.cq.com/doc/news-825...
CQ NEWS House votes for some opioid programs that Trump budget axes
The House on Wednesday passed legislation that would renew public health grants and other programs under a broad bipartisan law to fight the opioid overdose epidemic, even as the Trump administration ...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
CBO is out with estimates about how permanently extending the ACA premium tax credits and rolling back two other policies would affect the deficit and number of people insured. plus.cq.com/doc/news-825...
Icymi: rollcall.com/2025/09/17/g...
GOP leaders try to quell stopgap concerns as House vote nears - Roll Call
The assassination of Charlie Kirk spurred intense negotiations on how much more should be appropriated to help protect public officials.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Icymi: rollcall.com/2025/09/17/g...
Lia and I have a rundown of the health provisions in the CR released earlier today for CQ plus.cq.com/doc/news-832...
CQ NEWS Stopgap funding bill would extend many expiring health provisions
House Republicans' stopgap funding measure, unveiled Tuesday and aimed at averting a government shutdown, would temporarily extend funding for a number of expiring health care programs.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Lia and I have a rundown of the health provisions in the CR released earlier today for CQ plus.cq.com/doc/news-832...
Lupita Nyong'o and Mandy Moore were on Capitol Hill today at a bipartisan event calling for more women’s health research and recounting their own personal experiences.
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Actors Moore, Nyong'o push for women's health on Hill - Roll Call
Actors Mandy Moore, Lupita Nyong'o are pushing for women's health legislation, the rare issue with bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Lupita Nyong'o and Mandy Moore were on Capitol Hill today at a bipartisan event calling for more women’s health research and recounting their own personal experiences.
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The Trump administration announced that the start of the application process for states seeking funds for rural hospitals and providers (part of the reconciliation law).
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CQ NEWS States eligible for reconciliation law's rural hospital fund
The Trump administration announced on Monday that states can begin applying for allotments from the $50 billion rural hospital fund included as part of Republicans' signature reconciliation law.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Trump administration announced that the start of the application process for states seeking funds for rural hospitals and providers (part of the reconciliation law).
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My story from earlier this afternoon: An Appeals Court stayed the preliminary junctions issued by a district court judge in Planned Parenthood’s case challenging the defunding provision of the GOP reconcilliation law ($) plus.cq.com/doc/news-831...
CQ NEWS Appeals court allows Planned Parenthood defunding to take effect
A federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously ruled that a provision in Republicans’ budget reconciliation law that excludes Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funds can take effect.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My story from earlier this afternoon: An Appeals Court stayed the preliminary junctions issued by a district court judge in Planned Parenthood’s case challenging the defunding provision of the GOP reconcilliation law ($) plus.cq.com/doc/news-831...
Reposted by Sandhya Raman
new #WTHealth podcast up! Join me, @annaedney.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social to discuss the latest health budget news, the MAHA report, and banning drug ads on TV?
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Countdown to Government Shutdown - KFF Health News
With less than three weeks before the deadline to pass legislation to keep the federal government running, lawmakers are still far apart on a strategy. Democrats hope Republicans will agree to extend ...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
new #WTHealth podcast up! Join me, @annaedney.bsky.social, @sandhyawrites.bsky.social, and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social to discuss the latest health budget news, the MAHA report, and banning drug ads on TV?
kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...
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