Robert King

Great piece by my colleagues here. RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease, but hasn't been talking much about smoking.

David Lim @davidalim

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to tackle the underlying causes of chronic disease in America. But he rarely mentions the nation's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking. w/ @dannyn516: https://t.co/afPzj7UEEZ

RT @meganmesserly: NEW: President Trump offers more details on the "handshake" framework agreed to by U.S. and Chinese negotiators in Londo…

New from me and @jordainc: Republicans appear to be backing off Medicare Advantage reforms in the GOP megabill. https://t.co/DrY8O5xEYu

RT @gliadkovskaya: PR friends: Everyone should read the results of this survey!

RT @sophie_gardnerJ: NEW: HHS sent a document to lawmakers justifying the decision to remove the recommendation for Covid vaccination durin…

RT @_BenLeonard_: Susan Collins: “I did not know that had happened. It must have been very recent. I don’t know who serves on those committ…

RT @_BenLeonard_: Cassidy responds to ACIP move ⬇️

News that Capitol Hill can use!

RT @MerylKornfield: When Politico's AI product was first rolled out, "the company’s AI did not seem to know that Roe v. Wade had been overt…

RT @meredithllee: NEW: 10 House GOP moderates currently oppose the DOGE cuts pkg leaders are now planning to put on the floor Thursday PEP…

New from me and @meredithllee: The Medicare tweak Republicans are eyeing for the megabill has bipartisan bonafides. But the lead Democrat supporting the policy doesn't want it in the package. https://t.co/Afz6EGGMPz

RT @ben_guggenheim: My deep dive on Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo, who’s been stealthily coordinating changes to Trump’s legislative agen…

Insurers coming out strong, as predicted, against changes to Medicare Advantage in the big, beautiful bill. Better Medicare Alliance said MA has greater program integrity than traditional Medicare. Any cuts would "break a promise to millions of seniors."

RT @NickoGallo: Oh my God.

RT @DrewAltman: You might think he was the for profit hospital guy. But he was a leading advocate for access to care and smart health polic…

Medicare Advantage would be the most likely target for Republicans due to several studies showing overpayments linked to upcoding, etc. BUT any targeting of MA is going to pick a huge fight with the industry that the Senate GOP may not want to take up.

Mike DeBonis @mikedebonis

WATCH THIS SPACE: GOP senators, desperate to solve growing megabill math problems, are talking seriously about touching the third rail -- Medicare. @jordainc @meredithllee @rking_19 https://t.co/5hl46DOv3p

RT @_BenLeonard_: House overwhelmingly passes bill to address the opioid epidemic despite concerns from key Democrats: https://t.co/twCojjG…