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Guthrie says it was "absolutely frustrating" and further convinced him to move legislation on "transparency and competition" in health care

👀 E&C Chair Brett Guthrie says a hospital referred him and his wife to a debt collector after his wife slipped on ice, went to ER Among other things, not great from a hospital pr standpoint... "Fortunately, not many of my constituents can do this, I have the CEO's cell number"

E&C health ranker DeGette calls for repealing "root and stem" health provisions of HR1 and then doing Medicare for All. (at hospital cost hearing) "Ultimately the best way to achieve affordable, accessible care for every American is to build a single payer system"

Dr. Oz went to help someone in the crowd who needed medical attention at Trump's event in Kentucky

"It is time for Congress to ban the use of mifepristone for abortion," Sen. Josh Hawley says at presser just now Says he's intro'ing legislation today to do that

New: The White House privately urged House Republicans to stop talking about "mass deportations" and instead focus their messaging on removing violent criminals, according to sources in the briefing this morning axios.com/2026/03/10/whi…

@rachelcohrs That's so scary, I'm glad you're ok! You do such good work on the health beat!

I’m glad to be returning to work following a serious medical emergency. On December 22 I had a sudden cardiac arrest in my living room. My heart stopped for 20 minutes. Five days later, it happened again in the hospital. I received more than 50 defibrillator shocks over several hours until my condition stabilized. Thanks to the heroic efforts of first responders, the medical team at Inova Health, and bystander CPR, I survived. Against all odds I’m well on my way to a full recovery. I’ve been uplifted by the steadfast support of my family, friends, and Bloomberg colleagues as I’ve healed. I feel incredibly lucky to be back to doing work I love. I am hopeful this up close and personal experience with the health care system will make me a better reporter. Let's catch up!

Over 1,100 measles cases so far this year And 58 hospitalizations so far axios.com/2026/03/04/mea…

"Measles is preventable and vaccination remains the most effective way to protect yourself and those around you," says acting CDC head Jay Bhattacharya in this video

Surgeon general nominee won't say she urges vaccination axios.com/2026/02/25/sur… @PeterSullivan4

Cassidy asks surgeon general nom Casey Means if she thinks vaccines cause autism. "We do not know as a medical community what causes autism" she replies, saying "we should not leave any stones unturned." Separately said she thinks "vaccines save lives"

Rep. DeGette says E&C/Dems cld "absolutely" subpoena drug companies for details of their pricing deals with WH if Dems win back House "It's important to get that data as part of an overall investigation to see why drug costs are so high for Americans" axios.com/2026/02/25/dem…

RFK calls Makary the "most effective FDA leader in history" at rare disease event going on now

Interesting argument from Dr. Oz yesterday that most favored nation can be palatable to pharma: He noted that much of the initiative applies to Medicaid, where "prices are lower anyway, so it's less hurtful; the sector did OK, we believe." axios.com/2026/02/18/tru…

FDA will now review flu vaccine it had rejected axios.com/2026/02/18/fda… @PeterSullivan4

Oz said when Trump was interviewing him he said "do you really want this job?" and that if Oz took it "you've got to stay for 4 years"

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is interviewing Dr Oz at PhRMA forum in dc

Link: axios.com/2026/02/12/mod…

Wider concerns from FDA rejection mrna flu vax: --US missing out on future mrna vax --Companies will invest less in trials if fear FDA cld move goalposts FDA official told reporters was based on trial design, not vax concerns. Said RFK was "not directly or indirectly involved"

Buddy Carter speaking up at Oval Office signing ceremony to note there's PBM reform in the bill Trump responds by talking about most favored nation