Executive Vice President for Health Policy, @KFF. Cal Bear.
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According to national data, enrollment in the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act dropped by roughly 3 million people this year. It's mainly due to the expiration of enhanced federal tax credits last year.
Vice President JD Vance also announced plans to cancel coverage for nearly 760,000 more people who get insurance through Obamacare, citing claims of widespread fraud.
@GeoffRBennett speaks to @larry_levitt for more.
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Are brand name drug prices on TrumpRx the lowest in the world? Short answer: No.
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Ahem...
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BERNIE SANDERS: Trump claims we pay the lowest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Wow! Is the president telling the truth?
FDA NOMINEE HEIDI OVERTON: There has been immense progress--
SANDERS: Do we pay the lowest prices like the president said? You just told us you are gonna stand up to him
OVERTON: Senator, we have seen---
SANDERS: Is it true?
OVERTON: *more dissembling*
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In this week’s episode, @Paragon_Inst’s @RealJoeGrogan shares his perspective on the government’s ideal role in regulating generative AI: Limited to what’s absolutely necessary.
Watch the full episode: on.kff.org/4At5DMD
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NEW: How do TrumpRx prices stack up against peer countries? Among 32 brand-name drugs with no U.S. generic or biosimilar, the TrumpRx price is lower than the average in 11 wealthy peer nations for 17 drugs, and higher for 15. healthsystemtracker.org/brie…
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New: Are TrumpRx drug prices the lowest in the world? No. Many brand name drugs are cheaper than the average in other wealthy countries, but about an equal number are more expensive.
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Prices for brand name drugs on TrumpRx are in some cases the cheapest in the world, but also in some cases the most expensive.
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Larry Levitt retweeted
KFF coming in strong with Rx data this week: For 5 of the 32 drugs, the TrumpRx drug price is the lowest compared to all other comparable countries where the drug is available, while for 13 of the 32 drugs, the TrumpRx price is the highest.
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POLL: About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when Trump returned to office, according to a new survey that points to economic frustration among a key group for Republicans.
New with @sjtribble and @LinleyAnn: apnews.com/article/rural-vot…
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Important to add that virtually all of this “fraudulent” enrollment came from brokers manipulating the administration’s own federal exchange and little to none the many states based marketplaces. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/po…
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The Trump admin announced they canceled ACA coverage for 760,000 people. Insurers were asked to reach out to these people and they didn't respond w/in 30 days. Some were likely fraudulently enrolled, some were likely legitimately enrolled. We don't yet know the collateral damage.
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The next edition of my new Substack is live. I examine 7 forces shaping today's healthcare mkt and policy climate
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As @axios notes this morning, this is very much a health care election. Both Democrats and Republicans are attacking the health care industry, but many Republicans have the political baggage of votes to cut Medicaid and opposition to enhanced ACA subsidies.
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Full @axios story here from @caitlinnowens and @abettel on how health care is playing in the election.
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Deciding what health care gets covered largely falls to health insurers, and it’s not a role that wins them many fans. A KFF poll finds prior authorization is the single biggest burden insured adults say they face beyond cost.
KFF’s @larry_levitt weighs insurers’ role as a check on care that lacks medical evidence against the impact that delays and denials have on patient care and health care providers.
🎥 Watch more videos from our series, “Are Health Insurers to Blame for Our Health System Problems?” on kff.org: on.kff.org/4yorhj7
This video was scripted and produced by KFF. Visuals and graphics were developed using Adobe Creative Cloud with assistance from AI tools and refined by a graphic designer.
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Most Americans can expect to pay significantly more each month for health insurance next year, whether they get it through work, the Affordable Care Act or Medicare. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…
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We don’t take federal (or corporate) funding but I always thought theoretically we could accept NIH peer reviewed funding. Not so much now: politico.com/news/2026/09/19…
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Insurers take a cut of every premium dollar for overhead and profit. The question isn’t just whether they profit, but also whether we’re getting value in return.
KFF’s @larry_levitt breaks down how much goes to administrative costs and profit and how that varies across private insurance markets and Medicare, and considers what a Medicare-for-all system, which would be operated by the government, would address and what might be left unresolved.
🎥 Watch more videos from our series, “Are Health Insurers to Blame for Our Health System Problems?” on kff.org: on.kff.org/4yorhj7
This video was scripted and produced by KFF. Visuals and graphics were developed using Adobe Creative Cloud with assistance from AI tools and refined by a graphic designer.
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New Census numbers show the number of people uninsured held steady in 2025.
BUT...That's before enhanced ACA premium subsidies expired, causing millions of people to drop coverage this year. And before Medicaid cuts start to hit next year.
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Looking at this poll, one has to imagine Democrats will be talking a lot this Fall about Republican cuts to Medicaid and the decision not to extend enhanced ACA premium subsidies.
Republicans will try to blunt that with messages about health care fraud and TrumpRx.
NYT/Siena Poll: Which party do you trust more to handle...? (net)
🔵 Healthcare: D+24
🔵 Israeli/Palestinian conflict: D+11
🔵 The Deficit: D+10
🔵 Cost of Living: D+8
🔵 The Economy: D+7
🔵 Foreign Wars: D+7
🔵 Immigration: D+7
🔴 Artificial intelligence: R+2
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