‘Lost touch with reality’: How TikTok’s vaunted lobbying operation went wrong ow.ly/GA9X105qKOu

BREAKING: The Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal a 19th-century abortion ban that the state Supreme Court revived earlier this month. More here --> politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

The Arizona House Rules Committee just voted to grant permission for 'up to three House concurrent resolutions by Representatives Toma, Grantham, Biasiucci or Martinez.'

This would allow the House to propose a ballot measure to compete with the abortion-rights effort underway.

News: the Energy and Commerce Committee committee will soon announce a second hearing focused on the Change Healthcare cyberattack and fallout for U.S. health system, per a source familiar.

UnitedHealth CEO ANDREW WITTY is set to testify. Targeting May 1.

Abortion-rights advocates in Nevada are moving forward with their narrower petition to protect abortion access in the constitution, though the state's high court said today the broader version is okay, too, one of my favorite news outlets reports.

(Hi Nevada Independent 💙)

New research from Paragon Health Institute shows the extremely outdated methodologies that HHS.gov uses for measuring whether areas have health provider shortages. The workforce, with NPs and PAs, is much different than in the 1970s when these formulas were set.

Marty Makary MD, MPH Avik Roy Phil Kerpen

Spotted in the Capitol: HALLE BERRY, heading into a meeting with Senator Patty Murray.

Person familiar says they’re discussing women’s health research and menopause legislation.

I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I’m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸.

He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker.

NEW — TOM MASSIE said in a closed House Republican meeting that he’s going to cosponsor the motion to vacate, per several sources in the room.

Live from the Energy and Commerce Committee cyber hearing. Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers said that she was disappointed nobody from UnitedHealthcare was made available but they did commit to having someone come before the committee in the future. Senate Finance Cmte expected to have CEO testify this month.

Whoa boy ... hold on to your hats folks

The CMS inpatient hospital pay rule just dropped. Release here: cms.gov/newsroom/fact-…

In audio I obtained, former WH Chief Ron Klain told a crowd 'the president is out there too much talking about bridges. He does two or three events a week where he’s cutting a ribbon on a bridge.'

Says the focus should be on prices.

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🚨🚨🚨 alright we have some answers on The MDR Hideaway™️

per House CAO, here’s the new menu, with some v fun pun names (I personally like point of order pasta & pro tem tots)

AND it will be open to members, staff & visitors during in-session days from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

I have already been getting iced coffee even during the winter. Have … have I been doing coffee wrong??

BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court rules to uphold the state’s 1864 near total abortion ban, which will wipe out nearly all access in the state (currently up to 15 weeks). Voters will likely have the chance to override this ban in November via ballot initiative.

What does former President Donald Trump's announcement on abortion this morning really mean? How are anti-abortion groups and Democrats responding? And how are states actually doing as the stewards of the abortion issue? All of that and more in my latest: politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

Things keeping me up this week...

The FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System ( #IPPS ) proposed rule from CMSGov cleared Office of Management and Budget earlier than usual. Perhaps this means that it'll be light from a policy perspective? IPPS watch officially begins!

🚨Support striking journalists in Austin!!

Speaking as a journalist who's been on strike: We don't do this for fun. All we want are fair wages and livable working conditions.

Solidarity forever ✊

I Love The Paper so much. It really gets the craziness of being a reporter sometimes.