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BREAKING: HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna $MRNA contract on vaccines for flu pandemics statnews.com/2025/05/28/mod… via Helen Branswell 🇨🇦

1. CBO is run by a Republican 2. CBO's TCJA estimates were on target except for a one year pandemic aid-driven influx 3. CBO does use dynamic scoring to estimate revenue feedback from pro-growth policy 4. For economic growth, OBBBA is more like TCJA on xanax than steroids

How does the House Republican plan save money from Medicaid? Simple, really. Narrow eligibility for Medicaid & ACA subsidies, then create a bunch of red tape that will keep many eligible beneficiaries from accessing benefits. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Shutting down Direct File for tax filing is such a massive own goal. Directly benefits rent-seekers like TurboTax/H&R Block at the expense of taxpayers.

Full CBO score of House-passed reconciliation bill to be published next week: cbo.gov/about/press-ce…

A new bipartisan bill would require private insurers to fully cover the cost of childbirth with no co-pays or deductibles. Average out-of-pocket costs today is nearly $3,000. It’s a big deal, with an unusual origin story, and backed by an even more unusual alliance of orgs 🧵

HHS has acknowledged they messed up the citations with the MAHA Report, using studies that don't exist to support its conclusions. They've added new citations...that make more mistakes and don't support the report's conclusions. notus.org/health-science…

And you can’t argue that the cuts to Medicaid represent a necessary, shared sacrifice to get our fiscal house in order. The bill adds trillions to the deficit including $1.1 trillion in tax cuts for the 2% of households making over $500,000.

NEW: Republicans face new pressure to extend expiring Obamacare tax credits Money to limit premiums expires end of 2025. If so, ~5M lose coverage. Dems pushing to extend; Rs not inclined. Big coalition is launching 7-figure ad blitz to ramp up pressure. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

This week: CBO will release the full cost estimate for the House reconciliation bill—including how many Americans are expected to lose their health coverage. cbo.gov/about/press-ce…

Economists Question G.O.P. Bill: Why Increase the Deficit in Good Times? nytimes.com/2025/06/02/bus…

Again, you don’t need to believe in any kind of permanent “AI takes all the jobs” scenario to see that we may be facing big waves of transitory job losses as the economy adjusts to new technology — why should people in that boat also end up with no health insurance?

The idea that the cost of healthcare could easily be reduced by cutting unnecessary admin is too good to be true: nber.org/papers/w33863