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\t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \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 Republicans remain divided over how to address the impending expiration of more generous Affordable Care Act plan tax credits, which will send premiums spiraling for millions of Americans starting in January if no further action is taken. The Trump administration floated a proposal over the weekend that included a two-year extension of the credits as well as some restrictions pushed by Republicans, but the plan was met with strong pushback on Capitol Hill and its unveiling was delayed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Department of Education has declared that a long list of health careers are not \u201cprofessions,\u201d meaning that students pursuing those tracks \u2014 including as nurses, physical therapists, and physician assistants \u2014 will no longer be eligible for federal student loans large enough to cover their tuition.\u00a0<\/p>\n This week\u2019s panelists are Julie Rovner of KFF Health News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call.<\/p>\n \tSarah Karlin-Smith \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tAlice Miranda Ollstein \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \tSandhya Raman \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t Among the takeaways from this week\u2019s episode:<\/p>\n The news of Trump\u2019s health care plan landed as Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana was working on a separate GOP proposal to direct money into health savings accounts. Congressional Republicans suggested they were left out of Trump\u2019s planning and, among other things, opposed his proposed extension of limited ACA premium tax credits.<\/p>\n Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that he ordered the change to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to assert the false claim that vaccines may cause autism. That development puts Republicans in a tough spot \u2014 particularly Cassidy, a physician who voted for Kennedy\u2019s confirmation after saying he\u2019d secured an agreement that Kennedy would not make changes to the CDC\u2019s vaccine policy.<\/p>\n Three states have revived the lawsuit challenging the approval of mifepristone, adding to the case the FDA\u2019s recent approval of another generic version. The Supreme Court threw out the first case, ruling then that the plaintiffs \u2014 who were doctors \u2014 lacked standing to prove harm. Yet the revived case may very well end up at the Supreme Court again.<\/p>\n Also this week, Rovner interviews Joanne Kenen and Joshua Sharfstein of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about their new book, Information Sick: How Journalism\u2019s Decline and Misinformation\u2019s Rise Are Harming Our Health \u2014 And What We Can Do About It<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Plus, for \u201cextra credit,\u201d the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too:\u00a0<\/p>\n Julie Rovner:<\/strong> The New Yorker\u2019s \u201cA Battle With My Blood<\/a>,\u201d by Tatiana Schlossberg.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Alice Miranda Ollstein:<\/strong> CNBC\u2019s \u201cMeta Halted Research Suggesting Social Media Harm, Court Filing Alleges<\/a>,\u201d by Jonathan Vanian.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sarah Karlin-Smith:<\/strong> The Guardian\u2019s \u201cInfluencers Made Millions Pushing \u2018Wild\u2019 Births \u2014 Now the Free Birth Society Is Linked To Baby Deaths Around the World<\/a>,\u201d by Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sandhya Raman:<\/strong> KFF Health News\u2019 \u201cKids and Teens Go Full Throttle for E-Bikes as Federal Oversight Stalls<\/a>,\u201d by Kate Ruder.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Also mentioned in this week\u2019s podcast:<\/p>\n The Center for Law and Social Policy\u2019s \u201cTracking the Harm of DOGE Cuts<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The New York Times\u2019 \u201cKennedy Says He Told C.D.C. To Change Website\u2019s Language on Autism and Vaccines<\/a>,\u201d by Sheryl Gay Stolberg.<\/p>\n The Atlantic\u2019s \u201cRFK Jr.\u2019s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading<\/a>,\u201d by Katherine J. Wu.<\/p>\n \u00a0NPR\u2019s \u201c\u2018Nobody Wants To Come\u2019: What If the U.S. Can No Longer Attract Immigrant Physicians<\/a>,\u201d by Yuki Noguchi.<\/p>\n \u00a0Campaign for Accountability\u2019s \u201cAI Chatbots Point Women to Unproven and Unethical \u2018Abortion Pill Reversal,\u2019 Report Shows<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \tFrancis Ying \tEmmarie Huetteman Click here to find all our podcasts.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n And subscribe to \u201cWhat the Health? 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