This week, RFK Jr. faced a brutal reality check on national television. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is ending a program that helps seniors afford their medications — because apparently, making health insurance more expensive for older Americans wasn’t enough.
TL;DR: RFK Jr. got demolished on live TV this week for spreading misinformation. Trump is ending a Medicare drug coverage affordability program, forcing seniors to pay more. State Medicaid directors are “panicked” about the fallout from GOP cuts. Health care earnings calls reveal the growing toll as Americans lose coverage. And 1,157 hospitals, clinics, and providers are closing or at risk — including 7 new closures this week in Colorado, Ohio, Texas, and Washington. 100 days out from the midterms, health care is front and center.
“You’re not a scientist.” “Nutjob.” “Spreading medical misinformation.”
This week, RFK Jr. faced a brutal reality check across cable news and the internet.
Morning Joe: “RFK Jr. Slammed for Spreading Medical Misinformation” — Hosts called him a “nutjob” for his latest claims.
Rachel Maddow: RFK Jr. trying to rewrite COVID history as midterms approach.
Jezebel: “RFK Jr. Reminded He’s Not a Scientist, Crashes Out”
Parade: “Dana Bash’s One-Line Response to RFK Jr. Sparks Applause Across the Internet”
The man in charge of America’s public health is being publicly called out for not understanding science. This is where we are.
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CNN’s Dana Bash and Health Secretary RFK Jr. clash over his role in spreading misinformation about the measles vaccine: RFK Jr.: You probably don’t understand this because you’re not a scientist. Bash: You’re not either.
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“Kennedy’s claim is false and, frankly, infuriating.” MS NOW fact checks Health Secretary RFK Jr.’s litany of false claims about the covid pandemic:
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MS NOW fact checks Health Secretary Kennedy’s claim that the US had the highest covid death rate in the world: Dr. Awan: It’s not factually accurate. We are not even in the top 10 for highest covid death rates.
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Former WH Covid Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on RFK Jr.: The last 2 years, we have had more measles cases than in the entire rest of the 21st century. The last 25 years we’ve have fewer cases combined than in the last 2. Maybe that’s a coincidence — I don’t think it is.
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Seniors will pay more — again.
The Wall Street Journal broke the news: the Trump administration is ending a program that helps seniors afford their prescription drug coverage.
Leslie Dach, Protect Our Care Chair: “Donald Trump and Republicans are making health care more expensive for seniors at every turn. For older Americans living on fixed incomes, even an extra ten or twenty dollars a month can mean choosing between filling their prescription, paying the electric bill, or buying groceries.”
The coverage:
This comes after Republicans already drove up seniors’ drug costs by creating a loophole for big companies to escape price negotiations.
The health care system is in crisis — and industry insiders know it.
Health care earnings calls this quarter exposed the scale of the fallout from GOP cuts:
Over 8 million Americans have lost coverage
Hospitals are seeing a spike in uninsured patients
Insurers are pulling out of markets altogether
Families are making impossible choices between groceries and doctor visits
A recent Gallup Poll showed “the availability and affordability of health care” now tops the chart of American worries — ranking higher than the economy and inflation.
Read more: Health Care Earnings Calls Reveal the Growing Toll
This week’s closures:
Colorado: Optum Urgent Care closes multiple locations — patients learned after sign was left on door
Ohio: Trumbull Regional Medical Center; Bridgeway Pointe assisted living center closing
Texas: Texas Oncology-Cleveland cancer clinic closing — community leaders hear concerns
Washington: Providence Hawks Prairie Immediate Care closing; Women’s health clinic in Tacoma shutters
Other changes:
Arizona: Select Specialty Hospital officially closed; 99 staff laid off
Arkansas: Nearly 40 employees furloughed at Ouachita County Medical Center
Kansas: Hospital cutting positions to stabilize finances
State by state:
California: MLK Hospital seeks greater share of county funds to survive
Colorado: Glenwood Springs Planned Parenthood temporarily closed
Kansas: New York Sun: Surging red ink imperils rural maternity care — Kansas is ground zero
Maine: Dozens rally ahead of MaineHealth board vote on Damariscotta birthing unit closure; Medicaid cuts put rural hospitals and economies at risk
Maryland: Cecil County loses its only birth center — expectant mothers forced out of state
Michigan: Planned Parenthood closes Warren clinic citing federal cuts
Oregon: Emergency merger of Willamette Valley hospitals; Latest Asante cuts leave patients, employees facing uncertainty
Texas: Texas Monthly: “God Help Texas’s Rural Hospitals”
National:
KFF Health News: Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test
Fierce Healthcare: Hospitals on the edge — a time for CMS to do no harm
8 million+ — Americans who have lost coverage since GOP cuts
1,157 — hospitals, clinics, providers closing or at risk
7 — new closures added this week
70 million — Americans who rely on Medicaid
61 — years since Medicare and Medicaid were created
100 — days until the midterm elections
$1 trillion — cut from Medicaid and ACA to fund billionaire tax breaks
RFK Jr. Reality Check:
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RFK Jr. is getting called out on national television. Seniors are about to pay more for their medications. State Medicaid directors are panicked. And 1,157 hospitals are closing or at risk.
This is what happens when lawmakers put billionaires over working families. We’re sick of it — and we’re demanding action.
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