Topher Spiro
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@TopherSpiro
Senior Fellow @amprog. Former White House Office of Management and Budget. Adjunct Professor of Law. Opinions my own.
Scoop: Democratic think tank @SearchlightInst is pushing the party to embrace a new idea: Free primary care for all Americans. The group wants Dems to rethink their approach to health care and break out of the M4A vs ACA rut. They’re unimpressed with CAP’s proposal and warn that Dems need to have a vision beyond opposing Trump and restoring expired subsidies. “This is still our best issue, but we have not been on offense in a way that’s capturing people’s imaginations and getting them excited,” says @AJentleson. “We don’t need to be on defense or just advocating for incremental reforms.” Story w/ @BerkeleyJr: nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
“Third Way plans to launch a major PR campaign against DSA in the coming months, one of the group’s executives told JI, arguing that its far-left positions and incendiary brand of politics will be harmful for the party’s electoral prospects,” via @GSDeutch jewishinsider.com/2026/05/democr…
Priority one when I’m governor: lower costs for all of us.
What historical fact sounds fake but is true?
We need to ban corporate price gouging.
“Since … 1960, no 14-year period has seen as slow growth of medical spending relative to GDP as was realized over the 2010-2024 time period.” Good news or nerve-racking depending on your perspective brookings.edu/articles/has-t…
More than 1 in 5 people who enrolled in health insurance through the health care marketplace during open enrollment and in the weeks immediately following were dropped from coverage for failing to pay their first month’s premium. notus.org/healthcare/aca…
🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 Dan Osborn leads Pete Ricketts 47-42 in a new poll! Pete Ricketts didn't earn his Senate seat. His daddy bought it. Nebraskans are ready for someone who actually has their back. tavernresearch.com/research-and-w…
