Jessie Hellmann
@jessiehellmann
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Health policy reporter @cqnow @rollcall. Proud member of @cqrollcallguild. Tips? Signal: @jshellmann.18 or [email protected]. Photo: @pennstatetom
Washington, DC
Joined March 2011
What if the way out of this shutdown is the Senate voting to reopen the government piecemeal, program by program, while pretending it is not doing that
.@SenSchumer: "It's time for Republicans to get serious about ending this shutdown. Today, Democrats will introduce a bill that would extend the SNAP funding and WIC to make sure no child goes hungry."
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Last year's RSC (Republican Study Committee) health care plan would: Eliminate the ACA's prohibition on premium surcharges for pre-existing conditions. Convert Medicaid to a block grant. Repeal government negotiation of drug prices.
Some toplines from Johnson -Says they’re evaluating whether to bring the House back on a “day to day” basis, but argues Republicans doing some of “the most meaningful work of their careers” back home right now -Agrees w/ USDA’s assessment that a SNAP contingency fund cannot be
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Virtually???
NEW: Trump’s surgeon general nominee Casey Means will testify virtually before Senate HELP next Thursday
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somehow @DrewAltman always manages to say what I've been thinking, but better. https://t.co/LZygi7dmG1
kff.org
In a commentary on KFF’s 27th employer health benefits survey, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman discusses the obstacles employers face trying to control their health care costs, and the reasons why...
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The IDS isn’t just important to IU students — it’s also an important news source for Bloomington at large. Shame on you, @IUBloomington.
IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our paper. Upon pushback, IU fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision. Letter from the editors to come.
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BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED. Here is my updated story. https://t.co/hyPMsgAKOX
washingtonpost.com
Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.
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The readout from President Trump's visit to Walter Reed today says he got his flu shot and Covid booster.
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A non peer reviewed pre-print is not gold standard science. That is little more than a glorified social media post. Let’s see what happens once this is peer reviewed.
As usual, the mainstream media attacks me for something I didn’t say in order to distract from the truth of what I did say. At yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, I said: “There are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it’s highly
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If you’re an HHS employee affected by today’s RIFs, please reach out — I’m on signal liadegroot.91
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Idaho’s 2026 ACA marketplace open enrollment begins Oct 15. People are already window shopping, seeing next year’s premiums spike due to expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Idaho will face a $17,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
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People are so weird
Robin Williams' daughter Zelda tells fans: “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad.” “If you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. To
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JOHNSON repeats that enhanced Obamacare subsidies are a “Dec. 31 issue” “We were always planning to have those conversations in the month of october” Johnson adds there’d have to be “pretty dramatic changes” for an extension to go to House floor
Speaker JOHNSON is speaking to reporters again on day 7 of the shutdown Johnson is arguing the shutdown is bad for the economy, saying it will impact GDP “We are pleading with the Democrats in the senate to do the right thing. The Republicans are united 100%”
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I was not in Congress when all this Obamacare, “Affordable Care Act” bullshit started. I got here in 2021. As a matter of fact, the ACA made health insurance UNAFFORDABLE for my family after it was passed, with skyrocketing premiums higher than our house payment. Let’s just say
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“This disproportionately impacts disabled people who have been fighting for years to have equitable access to health care. Telehealth has improved lives for millions of people, especially people who have become disabled by long COVID.” https://t.co/9TsndgnfRW
rollcall.com
When government funding expired this week, so did a health care policy that allowed Medicare to cover telehealth services.
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Health care providers across the country are canceling telehealth visits with Medicare beneficiaries or warning patients they will have to pay out of pocket for appointments because Congress let coverage lapse. https://t.co/pTOdGUUzWF
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Health care fight in numbers: Democrats want to spend about $1.5T more than Republicans over the next decade. That’s <2% of projected federal spending. Extending the expiring ACA credits alone — the bottom line for many Ds — is $350B over a decade, or 0.4% of federal spending.
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Great to talk to @jessiehellmann Great to talk to Jessie Hellmann at @rollcall about the tangible impact of the telehealth waivers expiring! “There’s an expectation that Congress will provide a retroactive fix, but there’s obviously no guarantee that will happen,” said Jeffrey
Health care providers across the country are canceling telehealth visits with Medicare beneficiaries or warning patients they will have to pay out of pocket for appointments because Congress let coverage lapse. https://t.co/pTOdGUUzWF
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Much of the focus has been on how this impacts seniors. But people who qualify for Medicare based on disability are especially impacted by this, and are actually more likely to use telehealth.
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Doctors are canceling telehealth appointments with Medicare beneficiaries after Congress failed to extend coverage past Sept. 30.
rollcall.com
When government funding expired this week, so did a health care policy that allowed Medicare to cover telehealth services.
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"Health care providers across the country are canceling telehealth visits with Medicare beneficiaries or warning patients they will have to pay out of pocket for appointments because Congress let coverage lapse." via @jessiehellmann
rollcall.com
When government funding expired this week, so did a health care policy that allowed Medicare to cover telehealth services.
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