Tuesday Links – 4 August 2026

Sen. Ron Johnson’s report on CDC failure to alert the public about suspected adverse reactions to the Covid vaccine.

Only 8% of all TANF families have someone working enough hours in unsubsidized employment to count under TANF’s federal work participation measure.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated in February that Medicare costs over the next decade will be $1 trillion higher than previously expected. The majority of that increase is due to the [Democrat’s] IRA’s changes to Part D costing more than expected. (WaPo)

The truth about SNAP cuts in the OBBBA. (WaPo)

Nearly 1 in 7 Part D beneficiaries continued to spend more than $420 annually on insulin (12 times the $35 monthly cap established in the IRA), and rates of cost-related medication nonadherence remained unchanged.