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[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Small businesses are increasingly giving up on offering health insurance. @danweissmann talks to @bobjherman on 'An Arm and a Leg' about how this essential benefit is unraveling.
https://t.co/SevESBNM8S

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Visa Rule Change Could Impact Care #visa #medical education #doctorshortage #immigration https://t.co/Trg77tXENH

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

The Trump administration’s personnel agency says it will soon begin collecting federal workers’ medical records, over objections from Democrats and privacy advocates.
@AmandaSeitz, @maia_rosenfeld & @dariustahir report ⤵️
https://t.co/dZ45iEY61M

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Errors in a Michigan IT system denied resident Marie Noon Medicaid despite her eligibility. Noon, who is disabled, was left to pay hundreds out-of-pocket for medications. “It was kind of a nightmare.”

@rachanadpradhan @samanthann + Kate Wells report ⤵️
https://t.co/kbDyvshxBt

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

A story from our news operation about patients getting caught up in errors in Medicaid computer systems, operated by a private contractor. This is a symptom of a health insurance system that has become mind-numbingly complex.

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

Huge kudos to our @georgetownccf team - our explainer on federal Medicaid work rule is here.

New Federal Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Rule Threatens Coverage for Vulnerable Americans: An Explainer of the Interim Final Rule https://t.co/dmCqmfXQk5 via @GeorgetownCCF

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

New: The last of the major rules implementing HR 1 Medicaid cuts is out - limits on states’ ability to use provider taxes to fund their share of Medicaid.
Comments due 9/21.

We will have a blog up soon.

https://t.co/pNgWPYg4SJ

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Feds Finalize Public Charge Rule #homelandsecurity #dhs #medicaid #snap #publiccharge https://t.co/EDZWF34ii9

[KFF @KFF]

Newly final public charge regulations could lead millions of people living in a household with a noncitizen (including citizen children) to disenroll from or forgo Medicaid/CHIP coverage they are eligible for, due to “chilling effects” of fear & confusion.

🔗 https://t.co/9mTfMOXGWV

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

States Call Out Big Companies with Employees Enrolled in Medicaid #healthcare #Medicaid #corporate https://t.co/bFq5XSeYt0

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Health Insurers Owe Consumers a Refund https://t.co/uOnSkopQy0 #aca #mlr #healthcarecost

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

The 2026 Most Socially Responsible Hospitals #communitybenefit #patientoutcomes #value https://t.co/qmKlhZSSkx

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

ACA Enrollment Drops In All States Except One #aca #insurance #healthcarecosts https://t.co/nF0aTcNheI

[KFF @KFF]

Immigrants make up 30% of the U.S. direct care workforce, including 33% of home care workers.

New analysis finds immigration policy changes could worsen staffing shortages for long-term care services for older adults and people with disabilities: https://t.co/dxUAhIGkab

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Health Spending to Hit $9 Trillion By 2034 #healthspending #economy #medicare #medicaid https://t.co/im42yUzef6

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Social Security Sets Up Trump Accounts #trumpaccounts #ssa #newborns https://t.co/YqKjQWUqWe

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Feds Improperly Shared Medicaid Data with ICE #ICE #Medicaid #Immigration https://t.co/rtyLN5paR5

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

Early Predictions for 2027 ACA Marketplace Premiums #aca #premiums https://t.co/61Qfl80Oor

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

Based on preliminary insurer filings, ACA premiums will have jumped by more than one-third over the 2026-2027 period. Enrollee costs are up even more with the expiration of enhanced premium subsidies.
https://t.co/uGJ5k9aKMm

[ABC for Health, Inc. @ABCforHEALTH]

WI DHS Breaches Privacy of Some SSI Recipients #ssa #ssi #Wisconsin https://t.co/l9q1spbitd