We spent Months telling Republicans that when a clinic closes, it closes for everyone. When Medicaid is gone, so too is health care for every person. They knew. And they voted to gut the entire health system anyway.

Reagan promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit. Bush promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit. Trump promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me four times...?

Happy 4th, Maryland! 🎆

AFL-CIO President: Working People Will ‘Hear the Truth About What Happened This Week in Washington’ aflcio.org/press/releases…

Patients & and safety net hospitals will get knee-capped by the OBBB, but pharmaceutical companies get $5 billion.

The U.S. has reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, and the virus - once largely extinguished - may again become endemic in the U.S. as vaccination rates fall, with continued clusters and outbreaks. via LenaSun The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

And there it is. Scranton @TimesTribune Editorial Board: Bresnahan's vote breaks promises to avoid Medicaid cuts 🎯

"there has not been a fiscally conservative Republican in my lifetime."

And, in the bill’s Child Tax Credit, if you are a family caregiver, the lack of income can create a double whammy in which you also lose the Child Tax Credit. In essence, caring for children is penalized by federal Child Tax Credit policy.

And how are these new farmworkers going to meet the Medicaid work requirements when their $.60/bucket job is eliminated for the season because the crop was destroyed by flooding?

We are thrilled that #FindingYourRoots was nominated for an #Emmy Award. We’re very grateful to our guests for allowing us to tell their stories. As Americans, it is important to remember that we are all 99% the same at the genome level, despite the forces that try to divide us.

"Denying children health care is cruel & counterproductive. While targeting immigrants, these Trump actions serve to undermine our collective public health & underfund the health & human service providers that all of our communities & children depend on." hcinnovationgroup.com/policy-value-b…

Some politicians and pundits are pushing the idea that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes. Not only is that claim false, the opposite is true. bit.ly/4dTGTlv

This past few years we as a nation had helped get to a historically high percentage of Americans with health coverage. For the next several years, we are willfully going backwards. On average, this is a baseball stadium of people losing coverage in every Congressional district.

As the job market stalls, remember that a major piece of the Republican tax and spending law that just passed is a work requirement for Medicaid enrollees.

Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire. It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.

"Keeping women safe involves allowing them to exercise bodily autonomy, live by their own mores, and access health care with privacy and dignity."

The AAP has always been a leading voice in vaccine recommendations. We will continue to publish our own immunization schedule and make science-backed recommendations that pediatricians and families have trusted for decades. bit.ly/3Jas4zX

Wisconsin joins the overwhelming majority of other states in allowing Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to practice WITHOUT physician supervision. This is good news for maternal health and rural healthcare access. 👏