Sandhya Raman
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Health care reporter for CQ and @rollcall. [email protected]. Signal: sandhyawrites.30 // Talk to me about policy and paw-licy. 🏛️🐶
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Joined April 2011
The specifics will play out next week when both chambers are back and trying tov get a health bill across the finish line this year. More from me + @lia_degroot and @ArielCohen37
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Next up: The House returned yesterday to vote on reopening the federal government. But while Senate Rs seem more in step on what sort of health care bill they want to pursue this year -- House Rs have some more "differences of opinion."
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One key question from the judges: What does the government define as an affiliate? The answer could determine the scope of the law.
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The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments in Planned Parenthood’s case challenging the Medicaid defunding under the OBBB. My story: https://t.co/aE0CKlEorB
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Catching up after yesterday was VERY busy. Here are two important CQ stories you may have missed. 🧵
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NEW: A Senate Democratic plan for ending the longest partial government shutdown in history met with a wall of Republican resistance late Friday, signaling another round of contentious negotiations that could stretch at least through the weekend. https://t.co/JvGeloIec2
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Senate leaders plan to take up a stopgap funding measure in a rare Friday session to test whether a Democratic logjam could finally break to end the shutdown. https://t.co/ZUPaCkVnrc
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Scoop: House language barring GAO from suing the administration over impoundment without Congressional approval is a sticking point in Legislative Branch talks, as lawmakers work to finish 3 bill package to attach to new CR. More:
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What’s the shutdown endgame after yesterday’s election? The health and budget teams have you covered : https://t.co/bLfUIsU9Rn
rollcall.com
As the shutdown reached its 36th day Wednesday, breaking a record, hopes for a resolution this week appeared to dim.
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as the ongoing government shutdown is poised to break records tomorrow, democrats are working through “differences of opinion” regarding a potential off-ramp. w/@ArisFolley
rollcall.com
Senate Democrats say they are working through "differences of opinions" as they seek an off-ramp to the month-old partial government shutdown.
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And as we hit Day 35 -- other issues are creating more pressure on getting to an offramp out of the shutdown.
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It's likely not enough for some conservatives who either want the credits to end or to at least have an offramp to be phrased out over time.
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Yesterday ICYMI, a bipartisan group of House members released a framework for extending the enhanced ACA credits. https://t.co/c5i3bhPFoQ Today's question is will others bite on the compromise for it to gain traction? If not, what's an alternative,
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Congrats to @JenniferShutt! Truly one of the smartest reporters I know! https://t.co/oW66mUmJvb
NPF awards the 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress to @JenniferShutt of @StatesNewsroom for "demonstrating clear, accessible reporting that connects national policy to real people rather than to political insiders.” https://t.co/qoXCeEgUlR
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TODAY! Join @FiscalNote @CQnow's award-winning newsroom at 2 p.m. ET for a live webinar unpacking what to expect in #healthcare policy for the rest of the fall legislative session. Save your spot!
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Watch our recorded webinar to hear CQ’s award-winning newsroom unpack what to expect in healthcare policy for the rest of the fall legislative session.
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On Tuesday: @jessiehellmann and I wrote about how both leadership in both parties admitted that the government shutdown (and progress on the ACA credits) won't end before the start of open enrollment. https://t.co/ZRz8iN3eOX
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From Wednesday: Is it déjà vu? Republicans have been reviving ACA replacement talks. But there are some key differences between 2025 and 2017. https://t.co/T8xUV7YiYm
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New this morning: Health insurers are bracing for the start of open enrollment on Saturday, while still unsure of what Congress’ next move could be. https://t.co/sW1viVa8zE
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Catching up on some of the health stories from this week you may have missed before we head into the second month of the government shutdown 🧵
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I spotted this the other day, and I’m still irked by that apostrophe!
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