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SciLit: “How a little-noticed tax and a bureaucratic cap could reshape U.S. innovation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 today, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping reconciliation bill intended to implement key components of the Trump administration’s fiscal agenda. Among its most controversial implications are those for science. You can read …
Apple Podcast: Michael Lewis, acclaimed author of The Big Short, Moneyball and The Fifth Risk joins Lovett to discuss his most recent book, Who is Government? Lewis and his coauthors profile the civil servants whose thankless and unglamorous work prevents mines from collapsing, castaways from drowning, and rare diseases from killing people. He and Jon …
The New York Times – no paywall: “The Food and Drug Administration will permit Covid vaccines for adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, according to new regulatory standards detailed on Tuesday by agency officials. But the F.D.A. may require data from additional clinical trials before approving the vaccines for …
Via Jason Kottke – The Unbreaking team is starting to publish “clear and rigorously cited explanations of what’s happening to our government and why it matters”. Their first three are on Medicaid, Transgender Healthcare, and Equality at Work.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report [Read the report here] uncovering the far-reaching scope of Trump’s attacks on science and their impact on public health. “Since January, Trump has launched an unprecedented, illegal and outrageous attack on science and scientists. …
CRS Report – Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State, and Local Enrollment Data – “Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services, as well as long-term services and supports (LTSS). Each state designs and administers its own Medicaid program within federal parameters. Medicaid is jointly financed by …
CBS News: “The gap between what Americans earn and how much they need to bring in to achieve a basic standard of living is growing, according to a new report. The analysis, from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP), looks beyond whether people can afford daily necessities like food and shelter to consider …
Bloomberg Law [no paywall]: “The FDA’s public posting of warning letters from its food division stalled after the agency temporarily fired staff to review them, making the center overdue on notices that flag compliance violations in seafood, produce, and other foods. At least a dozen letters warning companies on significant violations of federal requirements have …
404 Media: “Late last night, House Republicans introduced new language to the Budget Reconciliation bill that will immiserate the lives of millions of Americans by cutting their access to Medicaid, and making life much more difficult for millions more by making them pay higher fees when they seek medical care. While a lot of attention …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 10, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex …
Washington Post [no paywall]: “The goal — a centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information — would create a multitude of vulnerabilities, experts say. The U.S. DOGE Service is racing to build a single centralized database with vast troves of personal information about millions of …
The Hill: “The cuts, under consideration as part of a broader push to offset the cost of Donald Trump’s proposed “big, beautiful bill,” would target the very programs that expanded access to care under the Affordable Care Act. From rolling back federal funding for Medicaid expansion to repealing enrollment protections, each option on the table …
