POLITICO Pulse


Inside the FDA’s abortion pill review
Thu Oct 15 10:00 am
The Trump administration is using software developed by a controversial vaccine researcher to conduct its safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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A lame-duck No Surprises fix?
Wed Oct 14 10:00 am
Rep. Greg Murphy says a plan to fix the No Surprises Act is coming soon.
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Minnesota’s frozen Medicaid funds
Tue Oct 13 10:00 am
Minnesota’s top Medicaid official worries that the state could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in claims it has already paid out.
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Doctors decry No Surprises Act fix
Fri Oct 09 10:00 am
Doctors are criticizing Rep. Frank Pallone’s proposal to overhaul a surprise medical billing law that providers and insurers say is riddled with problems.
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FDA says abortion pill review has months left
Thu Oct 08 10:00 am
The FDA, in a Wednesday legal filing, said that its much-anticipated review of the abortion drug mifepristone won’t be completed until March.
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FDA faces court test on abortion pill review
Wed Oct 07 10:00 am
The FDA faces a court-ordered deadline today to update a federal judge in Louisiana on the status of its ongoing review of the abortion drug mifepristone, potentially shedding light on a secretive process.
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CDC’s foreign offices begin to shutter
Tue Oct 06 10:00 am
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has started closing its offices abroad as President Donald Trump’s “America First” approach to foreign policy takes hold.
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MAHA faces new internal clash
Mon Oct 05 10:00 am
The future of the world is being dictated in real time by the intersection of tech titans and governments. But there's just way too much tech news to monitor.
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Trump’s $500 checks are in the mail
Fri Oct 02 10:00 am
Some Affordable Care Act enrollees will soon receive a $500 refund check to help pay down their premiums.
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130 CDC monkeys need a new home
Thu Oct 01 10:00 am
The Health Department recently touted an effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “substantially reducing its laboratory animal colony.”
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Seniors’ 2027 Medicare Advantage outlook
Wed Sep 30 10:00 am
Mehmet Oz is touting lower Medicare Advantage premiums for 2027. But premiums are only part of the cost picture for the millions of people on the private plans.
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MAHA’s AI bet
Tue Sep 29 10:00 am
MAHA leaders are embracing AI to help their mission to address chronic disease, even as public unease about AI grows nationwide.
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