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viernes, 10 de julio de 2026

America’s small businesses are giving up on health insurance Employers and workers confront unaffordable premium hikes, with no relief in sight

America’s small businesses are giving up on health insurance Employers and workers confront unaffordable premium hikes, with no relief in sight By Bob HermanJuly 7, 2026 Herman has covered employer-based health insurance for over a decade. He spoke with more than 50 people for STAT’s Out of Pocket, Out of Reach series, including small business owners, workers, employee-benefits leaders, health policy experts, attorneys, consultants, brokers, and insurance executives. https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/small-business-health-insurance-costs-out-of-pocket-series-part-1/

The primary care crisis paradox Primary care, though valuable, is not the only lever that moves population health

https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/10/primary-care-data-pcps-health-care-crisis-investment/ By Christopher P. Childers and Thomas C. TsaiJuly 10, 2026 Childers is a surgical oncologist at the University of Washington and directs the Payment and Outcomes Research Lab. Tsai is a general and gastrointestinal surgeon and medical director for health policy research for the American College of Surgeons.

Parents’ attachment to phone screens can lead to anxiety in children – study

Parents’ attachment to phone screens can lead to anxiety in children – study Teens feel ‘devalued, dismissed or unimportant’ when parents snub them in favor of phones, new research finds https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/09/parents-phone-screen-anxiety-children?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9E0djT3NVp8p9Em74ECH9GkK9BHY_YlzhPjAhoaSz1zTGC7H8aGezax2rxl7xljXRTWzyacSAfGfRFBaZpzu7ZbSsSlw&_hsmi=427809115&utm_content=427809115&utm_source=hs_email The Guardian: Parents’ Attachment To Phone Screens Can Lead To Anxiety In Children – Study The term “phubbing” was conceived several years ago to describe the modern-day phenomenon of a person ignoring the social setting in front of them in favor of their phone. That act has long-term negative effects when parents do it around their children, according to new research. A study titled, “Mommy, do you love your phone more than me?”, published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Psychology in June, found that parents and caregivers’ attachment to screens can exacerbate anxiety and insecurity in children and teens. (Kerr, 7/9)

White House’s grant overhaul proposal: Where things stand

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/white-houses-grant-overhaul-proposal-where-things-stand/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--nT5xg_IA0LGIx0ocgiIu7A-Xum8A8jNBZWwTz8cRgSBNAwZgUx06cKb5OiNOBY7MqK67msFjibFmem7JSJB4AiUR1Aw&_hsmi=427809115&utm_content=427809115&utm_source=hs_email Becker's Hospital Review: White House’s Grant Overhaul Proposal: Where Things Stand The Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of federal grantmaking has drawn nearly 99,000 public comments, with the July 13 deadline to submit comments now days away. The Office of Management and Budget’s proposal, published in the Federal Register on May 29, would update how the federal government awards and manages grants across more than 40 agencies, including HHS, the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. The proposal includes more than 320 changes to the government’s existing grant guidance, according to the Association of American Universities. (Bean, 7/9)

Massie: Might as well call ObamaCare ‘Trumpcare’ Comments: by Ashleigh Fields - 07/09/26 11:38 AM ET

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5960829-thomas-massie-republicans-obamacare/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9P8mqPy1Iwsj309zqaqymKqywGDA_L0MFGLyXn-QufxRt6YAaS_813Nm6kUHvqaj2p8SAWoKsB28cmk8Z6GEbJz1kAPQ&_hsmi=427809115&utm_content=427809115&utm_source=hs_email The Hill: Thomas Massie Calls Out Republicans For Obamacare Inaction Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) on Wednesday said ObamaCare might as well be renamed “Trumpcare” as premiums increase and Republicans haven’t moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance after taking control of the House, Senate & White House,” Massie wrote Wednesday on the social platform X. “Why? Because the current system enriches insurance and hospital companies,” he added. (Fields, 7/9)

Lawmakers tell HHS to crack down on discrimination in medically assisted suicide Comments: by Helen Huiskes - 07/09/26 10:56 AM ET

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5960713-assisted-suicide-monitoring-rules-hospices/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--6aBtfaECsJEks0OoWoRL5zHA_Ckx8rH3zJOrB8Y8f4HkrMKiv0G53d1bnLRQIaTBTHO6NzHUAWhGTTBvsKuIM7WjFwQ&_hsmi=427809115&utm_content=427809115&utm_source=hs_email The Hill: Lawmakers Urge HHS To Monitor For Assisted Suicide Discrimination A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to set up new monitoring rules for hospices to root out discrimination against vulnerable populations in the provision of medically assisted suicide. In a letter sent to Kennedy on Thursday, Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Reps. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) and Luis Correa (D-Calif.) recommended that Kennedy’s HHS establish reporting requirements in the hospice program to better monitor the provision of medically assisted suicide for discrimination against people with disabilities, older adults and other vulnerable populations. (Huiskes, 7/9)