Support workers at #FDA who were laid off earlier this month were told they weren't needed; their work was being done by others at #HHS. Now the agency is finalizing plans to contract out their work, Alexander Tin reports. cbsnews.com/news/fda-repla…

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This is huge. FL was the only state with this kind of law. Families whose loved ones died due to medical malpractice have pushed for this day for decades.

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New: Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled. propub.li/3GTKzaF

DeSantis to veto ‘free kill’ medical malpractice bill trib.al/crJTX9T

NEW: Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

For those who have never heard of "free kill," it's a fascinating law. A repeal was recently vetoed by Gov. DeSantis. healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/0…

Why not respond to my numerous public records requests?

Incredible work being done by the press to keep facts building on facts. Grateful. This entire WSJ report overnight starting with this lede on how White House orders sparked LA crackdown is both chilling and informative. /1

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Paging the AMA - as Republican leaders rush the OBBB that Senators don’t have time to read, doctors may have to write millions of notes so their patients don’t lose coverage. Why a G.O.P. Medicaid Requirement Could Set States Up for Failure nytimes.com/2025/06/28/ups… via @NYTimes

We previously reported on how a DOGE staffer with no government or health care experience created an AI tool to mark VA contracts as “munchable.” Among the contracts it canceled: critical projects to help improve cancer treatment and nursing care. propublica.org/article/doge-v…

“Given the number of people in need of a transplant and the better health and quality of life outcomes associated with a transplant, we need to find ways to improve the status quo,” LaVarne Burton, president and CEO American Kidney Fund healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/0…

“Are they a tool that actually treats mental illness?” said American Psychological Association's Vaile Wright. "They'll say in the fine print, no, but that’s how they’re marketing themselves.” healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/0…

A must-read piece from STAT Casey Ross Bob Herman Tara Bannow Lizzy Lawrence on how UnitedHealth has misleadingly shaped the evidence published in medical journals around Medicare Advantage and have used this as a lobbying tool to expand its reach: statnews.com/2025/08/11/uni…

A year ago, animal-rights groups used drones to expose a Republican megadonor hosting a massive pigeon shoot at secluded shooting ranch in Florida. That GOP donor just got Florida Republicans to criminalize the use of recording drones over private property. Link in next post.

ProPublica just published a list of 150 generic drugs or key ingredients that were allowed into the United States even though they were made at foreign factories banned them from the US because of dangerous manufacturing failures. RX Roulette. ProPublica propublica.org/article/fda-dr…

In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned. Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs. propublica.org/article/fda-dr…