The morning after House Republicans release a plan to reduce Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions, Sen. Josh Hawley is out with an op-ed encouraging his colleagues not to cut the program. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/o...

World's weirdest hobby? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h... @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

Here's why the products themselves are so expensive.

They interviewed one doctor who charged Medicare $17m least year for using the special bandages, made from dried placentas and infant foreskins. He said he took home $4m. He said he retired after other doctors were beating him into patients' homes to do the procedures.

The current administration is hunting for ways to save money on wasteful spending. Yet Mr. Trump has posted on social media in support of the companies.

If you want to understand the problem of "waste, fraud, and abuse" in federal health programs, you should read this great piece by Sarah Kliff and @bykatiethomas.bsky.social on scammy skin substitute companies. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/h...

Here's what's in the budget the House is voting on today. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... @aliciaparlap.bsky.social

Reading this Paragon report on Medicaid provider taxes, and I have a lot of questions about the art! paragoninstitute.org/medicaid/add...

Having trouble understanding what a "current policy baseline" is? Don't worry! We have metaphors for you. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... @aliciaparlap.bsky.social with A+ illos from Maddy Fischer

Lotta money things happening in government right now--the spending bill, the budget, DOGE. We have a guide to what's what, with great @aliciaparlap.bsky.social charts: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

In an interview yesterday, President Trump repeated his recent promise not to "touch" Medicaid. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

If you wish to understand the gist of that CBO report making the rounds in chart form, @aliciaparlap.bsky.social has you covered. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...