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The Health Care Action Plan was unveiled by the New Democrat Coalition to lower costs and expand access to care.
Plan priorities include extending ACA tax credits and preserving premium caps to reduce burdens on families.
The plan calls for closing coverage gaps and expanding access to care, including telehealth and rural hospital support.
Medicare and Medicaid protections are prioritized to preserve benefits and curb administrative burdens.
Women’s health funding and reproductive rights are a central pillar of the plan.
The coalition emphasizes combating misinformation and strengthening public health.
The plan outlines next steps for Congress to extend ACA credits and educate the public about reforms.
The Action Plan is framed as a bipartisan effort to lower costs and strengthen public health.
Plan highlights include transparency in the drug supply chain and curb on surprise billing.
The plan reinforces support for telehealth, rural health centers, and the 340B program.

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Kidd-Gilchrist launches federal effort to expand early stuttering detection and therapy for children nationwide.
The Kidd-Gilchrist bill would mandate stuttering screening for 2-to-6-year-olds during wellness visits.
The bill would require CMS to add stuttering screening to the Child Core Set and ensure Medicaid/CHIP coverage for related speech therapy.
Kidd-Gilchrist has previously led stuttering advocacy in multiple states, broadening healthcare access.
Figures emphasizes early intervention can impact a child’s speech development and well-being.
The bill targets early screening for stuttering in Medicaid well-child visits for ages 2 to 6.
Kidd-Gilchrist aims to expand access to care for stuttering beyond state-level success.
The legislation includes a coverage mandate for stuttering-related speech therapy under Medicaid and CHIP.
The act is named Kidd-Gilchrist’s Stuttering Act and seeks federal passage.

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Analyst warns Republicans risk a political trap over the abortion funding provision in the spending bill.
A federal court blocked the provision temporarily, allowing funding to continue for now.
Mary Ziegler argues the move represents the anti-abortion movement’s significant win in Trump’s second term.
Ziegler says foregrounding opposition to abortion could help the GOP in 2026, or backfire.
The article ties the abortion funding fight to voters' concerns tied to the 2026 midterm elections.
The piece cites UC Davis law professor Mary Ziegler in discussing the political implications.
The analysis notes the defunding effort relies on litigation and judicial challenges.
The news summary references Mike Johnson as Speaker during the described actions.
The report connects Medicaid funding decisions to broader fiscal and political debates.
Raw Story presents the analysis as a caution about strategic messaging on abortion.

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