Andrea Ducas

That's basically the price of a car, every year

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Increase the Number of Americans Without Health Coverage in Every State and Congressional District Explore how the law’s historic cuts will affect uninsurance where you live.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase the uninsured population by millions.
➡️ Every state.
➡️ Every congressional district.
See the breakdown: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

RFK Jr.’s Senate ravings prove he won’t bring sanity back to public health Health Secretary Robert Kennedy’s Senate testimony Thursday made one thing crystal clear: He won’t be restoring sanity to our public-health bureaucracies, desperate as the need is.

#RFKJr has now lost the @nypost.com. His days as HHS Secretary are numbered. Keep up the pressure—let’s get him out the door. nypost.com/2025/09/04/o...

Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security.

Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/b...

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt . Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt , scene from Notting Hill

I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.

RFK Jr., American Psycho He needs to go. Now.

An absolute barnburner by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social!

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"This report sets examples of Kennedy’s costly, chaotic, and corrupt actions from EVERY DAY he has served as Secretary." From Feb 13- Sept 4. 203 days of sowing chaos and spreading misinformation; dismantling HHS research, prevention and health care and more. www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Can’t touch this.

The results were so secret that they were published for the entire world to see, even RFK Jr.

But, as @jimalwine.bsky.social and I wrote back in February, “Kennedy, a science denialist, will never accept the real scientific evidence that vaccines are safe”.

ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a “vaccine skeptic.” The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. There’s video of him in 2023 saying that there’s no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!

This is one hell of a way to make America healthy again 🤯

Key CDC leadership positions…
#USAnotRFK

i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.

Massive walkout underway at CDC.

RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

Grateful to Dr Demetre Daskalakis for his voice tonight 🔥 🛟🧪🩺

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RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent upheaval of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is just one example of numerous attempts to replace science with his personal ag...

RFK Jr. has done the exact opposite of promoting “medical freedom” and has instead dismantled systems that allow people to make choices. This move threatens our health and our autonomy. www.americanprogress.org/article/rfk-...

FDA approves new Covid shots with limits on who can get them under RFK Jr. It's unclear how easily patients without high risk factors will be able to get a Covid shot, and whether insurance plans will still cover them.

Young children are at high risk of serious complications from COVID-19. Now parents will face more challenges getting their kids COVID vaccines, having to jump through hoops for approval. And they could find vaccines no longer covered by their health insurance plans. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/f...

According to a post on Reddit, a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle t-boned a car in Capitol Hill this morning. Firefighters reportedly used the jaws of life to free the driver, who DC Fire & EMS said sustained only minor injuries.

HHS revives child vaccine safety panel sought by anti-vaccine activists Anti-vaccine activists funded a May lawsuit to reconvene the defunct Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines and scrutinize the childhood immunization schedule.

RFK Jr keeps finding new ways to cast doubt on vaccine safety. If he follows the approach he used with ACIP, he will appoint people with limited vaccine expertise and credentials, conflicts of interest, and personal agendas. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Aluminum in Vaccines Not Culprit in Kids' Chronic Diseases, Study Shows Nationwide analysis evaluates autism, asthma, and other disorders in 1.2 million Danish children

A Danish study of more than 1.2 million children over more than two decades found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

bottom 20% poorer, top 10% 2.7% richer, everyone else 0.1 to 1.5% better off.

New analysis from CBO of the "Big Beautiful Bill" shows the bottom 20% get poorer, not much change for most of America, & the top 10% get meaningfully richer - and that's before tariffs

The "Big Beautiful Bill" was the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history

Trump take line, kick 10 million people off health insurance. Orange man indeed bad.

New from CBO: year-by-year health coverage effects of the "Big Beautiful Bill."

The law kicks 10 million off their health insurance (the difference between the orange and dotted blue line). It also does nothing to address the cliff from the blue to the green, for another 5 million losing coverage.

Percent of people without health insurance, going back to 1963. Huge declines following the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, down to roughly 12%. Creeps back up to 15%. Then comes the ACA, down to 9%. Creeps back up a little. Then comes Biden improvements to the ACA, down to 8%. The "Big Beautiful Bill" pushes it back up to 12%.

In a single act, Trump is undoing significant portions of the health coverage gains of the last 60 years.

Inside the research machine that helps UnitedHealth protect its Medicare profits A STAT Investigation: Inside the research machine that helps UnitedHealth protect its Medicare profits.

Medicare Advantage is costing taxpayers $550 billion this year. UnitedHealth Group and a web of business partners have built a research apparatus — replete with flawed studies and papers — to push back against critics and ward off attempts at MA reform. www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/u...

In addition to undermining efforts to defend against infectious diseases and save lives, RFK Jr misleads and confuses the public and his actions threaten to stall cures for cancer. ufhealth.org/news/2025/su...

Medicaid has been helping millions of Americans access the lifesaving health care they need for six decades. Listen to @americanprogressaction.org’s @andreaducas.bsky.social speaking on @c-span.bsky.social on the anniversary of Medicaid to discuss the lasting impact of the program.

Progressive Health Policy Voices Join the conversation

As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare this week, check out @andreaducas.bsky.social's starter pack of health policy-focused thought leaders, researchers, reporters, and advocates to learn more from the experts on health policy:

On Its 60th Anniversary, Medicaid Is Under Attack Historic program cuts enacted by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration threaten the health and financial security of millions of Americans.

On its 60th anniversary, Medicaid is under attack; historic program cuts enacted by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration threaten the health and financial security of millions of Americans. The latest from CAP's @andreaducas.bsky.social:

Permanent state.