OPM Wants Your Medical Claims File. Power Has to Prove the Need.
United States – April 9, 2026 – OPM is seeking ongoing, claims-level health data tied to more than 8 million people. Before it gets the keys, it should prove necessity, minimiza…
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Medicare Advantage Gets a $13 Billion Bump. Where Are the Guardrails?
United States – April 8, 2026 – CMS boosted Medicare Advantage pay for 2027; stability is fine, but seniors and taxpayers need visible guardrails.
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HHS Turns Abortion Coverage Into an Insurance Sting Operation
United States – March 21, 2026 – Washington just mailed 13 states a conscience-rights warning, and your health plan is where liberty meets leverage.
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Forty Hours of Nutrition, and a Lifetime of Guardrails
United States – March 6, 2026 – Medical schools are adding nutrition hours under HHS pressure, and I want better health without a federal remote control.
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FDA vs. the GLP-1 Gold Rush: Patient Safety, or Monopoly Bodyguarding?
United States – March 5, 2026 – FDA is swatting telehealth sellers of compounded GLP-1s, and we should ask if this is safety or monopoly bodyguard duty.
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The 37-Million-Pound Carrot Problem
United States – March 4, 2026 – A 37-million-pound frozen-meal recall shows how consolidation turns one cracked carrot into a national hazard.
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Medicaid Work Rules: Building a Paperwork State to Save a Dollar
United States – March 2, 2026 – Work requirements promise savings, but the first bill is a bigger enforcement bureaucracy and more people losing coverage over paperwork.
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CMS Just Padlocked Medicare’s Front Door for Some Medical Supply Companies. Fraud Is Real. So Is Power Creep.
United States – February 28, 2026 – CMS froze new Medicare medical-supply enrollments to fight fraud, but emergency-style power needs exit ramps and due process.
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FDA Opened the Door on a Rare Sinus Disease. Insurers Will Decide Who Walks Through.
United States – February 26, 2026 – FDA greenlit Dupixent for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis; the next fight is coverage, paperwork, and how much of your medical life you must h…
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The Vaccine Schedule Went Wobbly. The Guardrails Matter More Than Your Team Jersey.
United States – February 25, 2026 – States sued after CDC demoted seven childhood vaccines; the liberty fight is whether public health can skip due process.
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