Maine doctors are calling out Sen. Susan Collins for her health care votes. Collins voted to confirm Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and RFK Jr. — despite his long history of spreading vaccine disinformation.

Maine doctors criticize Susan Collins over her voting record on healthcare

The longtime Maine senator ‘has let us down,’ one family physician said.

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Pennsylvania physicians are speaking up about how Republican health care cuts are hurting patients ⬇

Federal healthcare changes strain Pa. hospitals

Pennsylvania doctors say healthcare changes under OBBBA are driving ER overcrowding, hospital closures, and delayed care across the state.

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Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order to reduce vaccinations for kids. Dr. Rob Davidson and Miles Baker react:

On Call: Trump Asleep at the Wheel on Vaccines

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ER Physician Dr. Chris Ford on Trump's Cuts to Medicare open.substack.com/pub/rawstory...

ER Physician Dr. Chris Ford on Trump's Cuts to Medicare

How the Trump administration is raising healthcare costs for seniors

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Dr. Rob Davidson joined @defiance.org to talk RFK Jr.'s meltdown on CNN last weekend, his continued spreading of misinformation around vaccines, and the ongoing cyclospora outbreak. Check out their conversation here.

Trump Sued AGAIN as Another Secret Fund Emerges

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🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨 Committee to Protect Health Care is proud to endorse @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, a public health leader and pro-patient champion, for U.S. Senate: #CareForUS #MISen

A Governor Biggs would be bad news for health care in Arizona.

Doctors warn Andy Biggs' record on healthcare, abortion should alarm Arizona voters

Andy Biggs healthcare record: Arizona doctors warn GOP governor nominee's votes threaten Medicaid, ACA subsidies and abortion access

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One of the most important things the #NVLeg must do is stabilize healthcare after Trump's massive cuts. I am proud to be endorsed by @protecthealthcare.medsky.social and I look forward to working with them to make sure we avoid bigger cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and our Nevada state exchange plans.

Good news in Michigan: The ballot initiative to get money out of politics was cleared to move forward on Friday! Physicians are proud to support this effort to ensure government works for Michiganders, instead of being bought and paid for by health insurers.

It's time to prioritize health care.

Healthcare: A Top Priority and a Clear Opportunity | Navigator Research

This Navigator Research report covers healthcare policy.

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Three. Million. People.

Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise

New federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year.

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Republicans are increasingly coming out AGAINST IVF access. Dr. Erin Stevens and Dr. Rob Davidson break down what this shift could mean for women and families across America on the latest Paging America: On Call ⬇

Paging America: On Call - IVF Under Attack

The Republican party is shifting its stance on fertility care and reproductive healthcare providers are sounding the alarm.

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Abortion is still health care. And Americans still support it.

Four Years Post Roe Americans Still Support Abortion Rights | Navigator Research

This Navigator Research Report covers perceptions of abortion rights four years after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

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NEW SHOW ALERT: As we commemorate the Dobbs anniversary this week, we're launching "The Situation Womb," your weekly briefing on the medical realities politicians love to legislate but rarely understand. Check out the first episode here. @drkristin4wi.bsky.social @doc4ord.bsky.social

Four Years Post-Dobbs: The Frontline Reality

Welcome to the very first episode of The Situation Womb, your weekly briefing on the medical realities politicians love to legislate but rarely understand.

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"As we celebrate 250 years of American democracy, Wisconsinites should demand leaders who honor the country’s highest ideals by protecting the health and dignity of the people they serve. Our patients deserve leaders who will stand up for them, not sell them out."

Opinion | Tom Tiffany put Wisconsin health care at risk

Patrick McBride: Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tiffany voted to cut Medicaid, putting wealthy donors and political interests over the people he was elected to serve.

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Last week we held our first ever National Organizing Summit! More than 100 physicians, medical students, and allies from 30 states gathered in Chicago to strategize on turning clinical experience into political influence.

Americans deserve leaders who promote trust in, and access to, vaccines — not buffoons like RFK Jr.

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline

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As a breast cancer survivor, the fight for affordable health care is deeply personal to me. I’m honored to have the support of @protecthealthcare.medsky.social in our fight to fix our broken health care system & take on insurance & drug companies making care unaffordable.

ENDORSEMENT ALERT: We're thrilled to announce our first round of 2026 endorsements for Congress. These candidates are committed to ensuring every American has access to affordable care. It's time for a Congress that puts patients ahead of politics. More: carecandidates.org

Physicians are in Albany today advocating for the Fair Pricing Act. Routine services should be routine in price. #FairPricingActNow

Oregon's strong ban on the corporate practice of medicine has helped keep Eugene’s emergency care local instead of outsourcing it to an out-of-state company. Sonja Halverson explains in @medpagetoday.com how corporate medicine threatens patient care.

Opinion | Get Your Hands Off My Patients!

I'm part of a lawsuit to help prevent corporations from dictating care

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Physician friends who care about reproductive health access- please add your name to the @protecthealthcare.medsky.social letter to urge the Supreme Court to stop the political attacks on mifepristone! committeetoprotect.org/act-mifepris...

A court ruling has injected chaos into highly time-sensitive medical decisions around abortion medication, forcing health care providers and patients to guess at what's allowed and what isn't. Decisions belong between patients and providers, period.

Abortion pill rulings cause whiplash and confusion

Nationwide access to abortion pills is again in legal limbo.

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Health care is on the ballot in November. And abortion is health care.

Abortion isn’t *the* issue in 2026. But it’s still definitely *an* issue.

Democrats are still embracing abortion as a top issue in some state Supreme Court and downballot races in the 2026 midterms.

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President Trump’s cuts at the National Institutes of Health have led to a marked drop in funding of women’s health research. “I think what we've seen from the Trump regime is just a massive devaluation of women; research is just a piece of it,” says OB/GYN physician @drkristin4wi.bsky.social #Velshi

'A massive devaluation of women': NIH funding cuts target women's health research

The Trump administration’s fiscal cuts to the National Institutes of Health have disproportionately impacted women’s health research. An analysis by The Washington Post found the cuts led to a 31 percent drop in grants with the word “women” in it. “I think what we've seen from the Trump regime is just a massive devaluation of women; research is just a piece of it,” said OB/GYN physician Kristin Lyerly. 

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"But this lull in anti-vaccine rhetoric and action should not be mistaken for a durable pivot in federal vaccine policy. It is a cynical, political pause: the eye of a storm shaped more by electoral timing than public health strategy."

Kennedy’s new silence on vaccines is political — and it won’t last

Kennedy’s public messaging on vaccines has shifted ahead of the midterms. It won’t last.

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We're proud to endorse this effort to get corporate money — like that of large health insurance companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield — out of Michigan politics. If you're a Michigander who wants to sign the petition or volunteer, visit:

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics is a grassroots campaign working to get big money out of our elections because our democracy is not for sale! Join the movement today.

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Some good news: Trump and Musk's NIH cuts are toast.

Opinion | A deserved defeat on NIH funding cuts

DOGE tried to slash research grants by targeting “indirect costs.” A court ruled that to be illegal.

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ICYMI: The court's decision this week doesn't put a stop to the broader attacks against mifepristone. We must keep working to protect access to this safe, effective, and critical medication.

Republican lawmakers in Ohio continue to push extremist anti-abortion bills, even though voters overwhelmingly supported abortion access in 2023. Physicians are holding them accountable.

Doctors oppose myriad of ‘extremist’ abortion bills in Statehouse

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Lawmakers remain on break for the rest of this month, but recent legislation still under consideration is getting new criticism from physicians around the state. 150 O…

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