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Amanda Seitz

@AmandaSeitz

Reporter covering health care policy in Washington for @KFF | Reach me: [email protected] | Priors: @AP & Ohio. | Signal: AmandaSeitz.01

Washington, DC Katılım Mayıs 2010
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Connor Giffin@byconnorgiffin·
In just the last three years, more than 1,300 Louisville children tested for the first time were found to have lead in their blood at elevated levels that could threaten brain development. Thousands more tested with levels that are lower, but still indicative of risk. 🧵
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CBS News@CBSNews·
Trump demands Medicaid data for deportation. Some states go a step further. cbsn.ws/4wpP1TW
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Amanda Seitz@AmandaSeitz·
For those with questions still on the robotic hands & RFK Jr., a good description here in this thread 👇
Vamsi Aribindi@aribindi

@AmandaSeitz @doritmi @bobjherman Do they mean the hands were inactivated? You need to "swap" the instruments to take control on the Da Vinci platform, so he could do whatever he wanted on a console and nothing would happen so long as he didn't hit the swap pedal to take control of the instruments.

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Amanda Seitz@AmandaSeitz·
@aravosis No. There were multiple doctors working on the patient who continued their work. Kennedy, I and others observed for a few moments. Then, Kennedy sat at the machine that controls the robotic hands with a surgeon. Cleveland Clinic did not allow anyone to take photos/videos in OR.
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John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈
John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈@aravosis·
So the Cleveland clinic stopped mid-heart-surgery for a photo op with Kennedy. Was the patient’s heart exposed just sitting there while they stopped the surgery and let Kennedy play with the tools? Still sounds like a lawsuit to me.
Amanda Seitz@AmandaSeitz

The Cleveland Clinic called me a few moments ago to say the robotic hands were disconnected to the patient as Kennedy sat at the console. I asked about his use of the machine in the OR and was not told it was disconnected. We'll update the story soon. cc: @bobjherman

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Amanda Seitz@AmandaSeitz·
@SSmithNYC @bobjherman To be clear, the secretary and I were in the OR with a live patient who was being operated on. The issue was his use of the robotic hands.
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Christina Jewett
Christina Jewett@By_CJewett·
🚨During lunch at his golf course with tobacco executives on May 2, Pres. Trump called Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Oz, furious. He wanted action on flavored vapes. And he soon got it, prompting the FDA commissioner to resign. W/ the amazing @kenvogel: 🎁 nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/…
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Paige W. Cunningham
Paige W. Cunningham@pw_cunningham·
Scoop: More than 1 in 5 who enrolled in health insurance through HealthCare.gov during open enrollment and in the weeks immediately following were dropped from coverage for failing to pay premiums, a much higher attrition rate than last yr. notus.org/healthcare/aca…
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John Carroll
John Carroll@JohnCendpts·
Here's the last quote from Politico's piece on Makary's abrupt (reportedly soon) exit: “He will not be missed by a single career person,” said an FDA staffer granted anonymity to discuss Makary’s tenure prior to the news of his pending departure. “And we will only regret it when they manage to find someone worse.” I'm guessing morale is a little low among the rank and file. politico.com/news/2026/05/0…
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KFF Health News
KFF Health News@KFFHealthNews·
Ten years ago, the Office of Personnel Management suffered one of the biggest government data breaches in history. Now, the agency wants millions of federal workers' medical records. @AmandaSeitz reports on health policy experts' concerns ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/health-industr…
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Siobhán O'Grady
Siobhán O'Grady@siobhan_ogrady·
Three months later, this is my last @washingtonpost story — delayed because nearly everyone involved in it was laid off. I am very grateful to newsroom friends who made sure it published anyway, and to brave Roman Mongold and his family for their time. wapo.st/4cNY7Cm
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Seung Min Kim
Seung Min Kim@seungminkim·
Please read our incredible media writer @dbauder's final piece in his illustrious career at the @AP: A photographer has captured some 50 newsrooms to document places and lives endangered by the industry’s collapse apnews.com/article/newspa…
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Dan Diamond
Dan Diamond@ddiamond·
Scoop — Trump admin's new Medicare portal accidentally exposed health workers’ social security numbers. It’s latest setback with DOGE-backed initiative. We flagged the problem to officials two days ago to fix it. with @ccemorse washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04…
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Larry Levitt
Larry Levitt@larry_levitt·
Even as gas prices cause real pain for consumers and dominate the news, our new poll finds health care tied with gas as the public's top economic worries. Health care affordability is a big issue for voters this year.
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Weijia Jiang
Weijia Jiang@weijia·
The Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD. They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances.
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Kimberlee Kruesi
Kimberlee Kruesi@kkruesi·
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Ed White@edwritez

@AP a few weeks ago offered buyouts to select staff in US. Now come "some involuntarily reductions in order to meet our business transformation needs in the United States." In one word: Layoffs. No details yet.

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