{"id":1543,"date":"2025-12-18T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangeladvertising.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:04:55","slug":"what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-times-up-for-expanded-aca-tax-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangeladvertising.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/what-the-health-from-kff-health-news-times-up-for-expanded-aca-tax-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Health? From KFF Health News: Time\u2019s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\n\t\tThe Host\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>\tJulie Rovner<br \/>\n\tKFF Health News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrovner\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@jrovner\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/julierovner.bsky.social\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@julierovner.bsky.social\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/author\/julie-rovner\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Julie&#8217;s stories.\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tJulie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News\u2019 weekly health policy news podcast, \u201cWhat the Health?\u201d A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book \u201cHealth Care Politics and Policy A to Z,\u201d now in its third edition.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The enhanced premium tax credits that since 2021 have helped millions of Americans pay for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces will expire Dec. 31, despite a last-ditch effort by Democrats and some moderate Republicans in the House of Representatives to force a vote to continue them. That vote will happen, but not until Congress returns in January.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Department of Health and Human Services canceled a series of grants worth several million dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics after the group again protested HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s changes to federal vaccine policy.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tPanelists\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>\tLizzy Lawrence<br \/>\n\tSTAT News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizzyLaw_\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@LizzyLaw_\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/lizzylawrence.bsky.social\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@lizzylawrence.bsky.social\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/staff\/lizzy-lawrence\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tReady Lizzy&#8217;s stories.\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>\tTami Luhby<br \/>\n\tCNN<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Luhby\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@Luhby\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/tami-luhby\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Tami&#8217;s stories.\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>\tAlice Miranda Ollstein<br \/>\n\tPolitico<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliceOllstein\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@AliceOllstein\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/alicemiranda.bsky.social\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t@alicemiranda.bsky.social\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/alice-miranda-ollstein\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRead Alice&#8217;s stories.\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The House on Wednesday passed legislation containing several GOP health priorities, including policies that expand access to association health plans and lower the federal share of some Affordable Care Act exchange marketplace premiums. It did not include an extension of the expiring enhanced ACA premium tax credits \u2014 although, also on Wednesday, four Republicans signed onto a Democratic-led discharge petition forcing Congress to revisit the tax credit issue in January.<\/li>\n<li>In vaccine news, the American Academy of Pediatrics spoke out against the federal government\u2019s recommendation of \u201cindividual decision-making\u201d when it comes to administering the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns \u2014 and HHS then terminated multiple research grants to the AAP. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is funding a Danish study of the hepatitis B vaccine in West Africa through which some infants will not receive a birth dose, a strategy that critics are panning as unethical.<\/li>\n<li>Also, a second round of personnel cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to exacerbate an existing staffing shortage and further undermine care for retired service members.<\/li>\n<li>The FDA is considering rolling back labeling requirements on supplements \u2014 a \u201cMake America Health Again\u201d-favored industry that is already lightly regulated.<\/li>\n<li>And abortion opponents are pushing for the Environmental Protection Agency to add mifepristone to the list of dangerous chemicals the agency tracks in the nation\u2019s water supply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also this week, Rovner interviews Tony Leys, who wrote the<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/short-nonurgent-ambulance-ride-surprise-bill-of-the-month-november-2025\/\"> latest \u201cBill of the Month\u201d feature<\/a>, about an uninsured toddler\u2019s expensive ambulance ride between hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, for a special year-end \u201cextra-credit\u201d segment, the panelists suggest what they consider 2025\u2019s biggest health policy themes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julie Rovner:<\/strong> The future of the workforce in biomedical research and health care.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lizzy Lawrence:<\/strong> The politicization of science.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tami Luhby:<\/strong> The systemic impacts of cuts to the Medicaid program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> The resurgence of infectious diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also mentioned in this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2025\/12\/17\/aap-hhs-funding-rfk\/\">American Academy of Pediatrics Loses HHS Funding After Criticizing RFK Jr<\/a>.,\u201d by Lena H. Sun and Paige Winfield Cunningham.<\/li>\n<li>MedPage Today\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/opinion\/faustfiles\/118980\">FDA Vax Chief Jumped the Gun on Claims of Kid Deaths From COVID Shots<\/a>,\u201d by Jeremy Faust.<\/li>\n<li>The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/12\/13\/va-veterans-affairs-job-cuts-trump\/\">VA Plans To Abruptly Eliminate Tens of Thousands of Health Care Jobs<\/a>,\u201d by Meryl Kornfield, Hannah Natanson, and Lisa Rein.<\/li>\n<li>NBC News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/fda-supplements-warning-label-rule-change-rfk-jr-rcna249321\">FDA Says It May Relax Warning Label Rule for Dietary Supplements<\/a>,\u201d by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Politico\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/15\/new-anti-abortion-campaign-takes-aim-at-epa-water-testing-rules-00682098?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--NIMVfss8p8mcA-jwKIKI9CgJfZbdya_nnK4mV7qJVjvO0e5Y5nTIPuWyzEeK63aGJ5D1i4KrjzVC8yVJVmG9Jid4IQyKkfEyllvYNhD_S3vnjenk&amp;_hsmi=394672991&amp;utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&amp;utm_content=394672991&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">New Anti-Abortion Campaign Takes Aim at EPA Drinking Water Rules<\/a>,\u201d by Alice Miranda Ollstein and Ariel Wittenberg.<\/li>\n<li>The Washington Post\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2025\/12\/13\/mehmet-dr-oz-cms-leadership\/\">What Happened When Dr. Oz Took Charge of a Wonky Health Agency<\/a>,\u201d by Paige Winfield Cunningham.<\/li>\n<li>Politico\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-nightly\/2025\/12\/17\/dr-oz-makes-his-mark-00696544\">Dr. Oz Makes His Mark<\/a>,\u201d by Joanne Kenen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tCredits\t<\/h3>\n<p>\tTaylor Cook<br \/>\n\tAudio producer<\/p>\n<p>\tEmmarie Huetteman<br \/>\n\tEditor <\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/our-podcasts\/\">Click here to find all our podcasts.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And subscribe to \u201cWhat the Health? From KFF Health News\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/what-the-health\/id1253607372?mt=2\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/32EdsB662C3oyIrqLMmBXI?si=TQhRjzzLTgWtK3crfbOFtA\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.npr.org\/aggregation\/fis-1269164038\">the NPR app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5Qew-7pSXbAucCUQnyRx6qpLglzrxzFb\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.pocketcasts.com\/web\/podcasts\/a379e280-3f57-0135-9028-63f4b61a9224\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/about-us\">KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/about-us\/\">KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>USE OUR CONTENT<\/h3>\n<p>This story can be republished for free (<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/vaccine-uproar-fda-former-commissioners-vinay-prasad-memo-worldview\/view\/republish\/\">details<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie&#8217;s stories. 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