@Luhby

Senior writer at @CNN, covering health policy, the safety net and the economy. Adjunct prof at @columbiajourn. Ironman. Marathoner. Proud Bronx native.

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Joined March 2012
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New: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, one year later, is a lightning rod. W/ @Luhby: cnn.com/2026/07/12/politics/…

It was supposed to be Trump’s big legislative achievement. It could be a weapon for Democrats to...

One year after passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it no longer seems like the easy win for Republicans to run on in November.

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Adriel Bettelheim@abettelApr 14
Exclusive: GOP pushes sweetener for TrumpRx drug purchases axios.com/2026/04/14/gop-cas…

Exclusive: GOP pushes sweetener for cash-pay drugs

Paying cash for drugs so far has limited appeal for insured patients.

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Lucy Dadayan@lucydadayanMar 17
State gas tax holidays are less likely this time aroud as fiscal pressures are mounting. Don’t expect your state to give you a gas tax holiday anytime soon cnn.com/2026/03/17/economy/s… via @CNN @CNNBusiness @Luhby

Don’t expect your state to give you a gas tax holiday anytime soon | CNN Business

Drivers looking for some relief at the pump likely won’t get any help from their state during the current spike in gas prices.

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“I wanted to take care of myself. I don’t want to depend on anybody else for anything, because people depend on me.” TSA workers are dealing with the loss of their first paycheck as the shutdown passes one month since it began. w/ @Luhby cnn.com/2026/03/14/us/tsa-wo…

TSA workers grapple with loss of first paycheck: ‘I don’t want to depend on anybody else’ | CNN

A father and Transportation Security Administration officer said he “crumbled” when one of his children asked whether he needed money in the wake of the nearly four-week-long government shutdown of...

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Ben Pershing@benpershingMar 3
The task force that shapes Americans’ preventive care has not met in a year. Doctors now worry it’s being ‘abandoned’ by HHS cnn.com/2026/03/03/health/us…

The task force that shapes Americans’ preventive care has not met in a year. Doctors now worry it’s...

There’s growing concern that the US Department of Health and Human Services is abandoning the US Preventive Services Task Force – or pushing it into “quiet paralysis.”

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Ben Pershing@benpershingMar 2
Read @DavidWright_7 and @Luhby on how hospital ward and clinic closures, prompted by One Big Beautiful Bill cuts, are fueling Democrats' attacks on the GOP in midterm races. cnn.com/2026/03/02/politics/…

Hospitals are making cuts after ‘big beautiful bill,’ fueling Democrats’ midterm attacks | CNN...

In northeast Georgia, a hospital closed its maternity ward. In rural New Hampshire, a community health center shuttered. And in Iowa, a Des Moines hospital system laid off dozens of employees and...

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Will TrumpRx lower the cost of prescription drugs for Americans? CNN's Tami @Luhby explains how the drug website works and who it will — and won't — help.
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julie rovner@jrovner18 Dec 2025
on this week's #WTHealth podcast (our last for 2025): @Luhby, @LizzyLaw_ and @AliceOllstein on the ACA and House GOP bill, lots of vaccine news, and a special wrap of 2025 in health policy: kffhealthnews.org/news/podca…

Time’s Up for Expanded ACA Tax Credits - KFF Health News

A last-minute push from Democrats and four moderate Republicans will force a House vote on renewing enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, but not until January. That means...

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Food stamp recipients will only get half of their typical benefits in November. And for many, that assistance will likely be delayed. cnn.com/2025/10/31/politics/… by @Luhby & Devan Cole

Will SNAP benefits be paid in November? Here’s what we know | CNN Politics

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to provide at least partial food stamp benefits to tens of millions of Americans in November, as the federal government...

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Shutdown starts to hit federal workers’ paychecks, @Luhby reports cnn.com/2025/10/10/politics/…

Shutdown starts to hit federal workers’ paychecks | CNN Politics

Federal workers are now feeling the reality of the shutdown. Many are due this week to receive partial paychecks, compensating them only for the days they worked before the government shut down on...

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Federal officials recently warned that WIC has nearly exhausted its funding. The Trump administration has said it will use the proceeds from tariffs to keep the program operating, yet it’s unclear whether it has the authority to do that. Here's a quote from @Luhby. ⤵️
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julie rovner@jrovner9 Oct 2025
new #WTHealth podcast is up! @AliceOllstein, @SarahKarlin, @Luhby and I talk shutdown fallout, vaccine restrictions, and that new abortion pill. Plus @GrusinSarah on immigrant eligibility for federal health programs. kffhealthnews.org/news/podca…

Starting To Feel the Shutdown’s Bite - KFF Health News

The government shutdown continues with no end in sight, and while it theoretically should not affect entitlement programs, the lapse of some related authorizations — like for Medicare telehealth...

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Trump and White House question back pay for furloughed workers amid government shutdown- w/ @Luhby cnn.com/2025/10/07/politics/…

Trump questions back pay for federal workers furloughed as part of government shutdown | CNN...

President Donald Trump is considering not giving back pay to all federal employees once the government shutdown ends, suggesting it could depend on the worker in the GOP’s latest attempt to force...

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The president keeps saying Democrats want to give free health care to ‘illegal aliens’ in government shutdown battle. The Democrats are drawing a line in the sand over health care, but it doesn’t involve undocumented immigrants. A fact check from @Luhby cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/…

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Democrats want to give free health care to ‘illegal aliens’ in...

Amid government spending negotiations, President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of demanding free health care for “illegal aliens” in return for their support of a federal...

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The White House budget office is telling agencies to prepare plans for mass firings if the government shuts down, per memo obtained by CNN — a sharp escalation ahead of the Sept. 30 funding deadline. W @Luhby, confirming @SophiaCai99's scoop: cnn.com/2025/09/24/politics/…

White House budget office threatens mass firings if government shuts down | CNN Politics

The White House budget office is telling federal agencies to prepare plans for mass firings in the event of a government shutdown, with instructions to target programs they are not legally required...

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Great story from @Luhby about how a tax credit for health insurance became a sticking point in the current government shutdown fight cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/…

Obamacare is key to whether the government will shut down next month. Here’s why | CNN Politics

The beefed-up ACA subsidies enacted during the Biden administration are set to expire at the end of this year unless Republicans agree to extend them as part of a spending deal.

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DOGE put Americans’ Social Security records at risk, whistleblower says cnn.com/2025/08/26/politics/… by @Luhby

DOGE put Americans’ Social Security records at risk, whistleblower says | CNN Politics

Department of Government Efficiency employees at the Social Security Administration put the records of more than 300 million Americans at risk by creating a copy of the data in a vulnerable cloud...

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10 million more people will be uninsured because of Trump’s mega-package, CBO forecasts cnn.com/2025/07/21/politics/… by @Luhby

10 million more people will be uninsured because of Trump’s mega-package, CBO forecasts | CNN...

The sweeping tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 is expected to leave 10 million more people without health insurance in 2034, according to a Congres...

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Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have banned that debt from being included. cnn.com/2025/07/15/business/… by @luhby

Judge nixes a Biden rule in order to keep medical debt on credit reports | CNN Business

Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such...

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When the key provisions of Trump’s massive law go into effect, via @Luhby and @annette_choi cnn.com/politics/trump-agend…
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