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Midterm Focus on Health Care and Affordability
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In Short: STAT's Anil Oza recently spoke to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about his public health goals if elected, highlighting the candidate's focus on health care issues.
STAT's Anil Oza recently spoke to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about his public health goals if elected, highlighting the candidate's focus on health care issues.
The Emerson Polling survey of 650 likely Iowa voters found that health care is a top concern, with 18 percent of voters ranking it as their primary issue.
Iowa Democrat Josh Turek has made health care the centerpiece of his Senate campaign, criticizing Republican candidate Ashley Hinson for her votes on the Affordable Care Act, which he claims have left 110,000 Iowans without health care.
The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) held a fall summit on AI in health care, bringing together journalists, researchers, and clinicians to examine the impact of AI on patients and providers.
President Trump plans to deliver remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Nov. 2, a day before the midterms, according to a White House official.
Gas prices remain a concern, with AAA reporting the average price of diesel at $6.23 per gallon, and analysts predicting prices will not fall below $4/gal before the midterms.
Health care issues are not just a focus in Iowa; Pennsylvania’s statutory definition of marriage is still between “one man and one woman,” and a bipartisan majority in the House tried to change it to “two individuals.”
What this adds
STAT reporters are continuing their focus on health care issues as the midterms approach, emphasizing industry trends and their impact on consumers.
The Emerson Polling survey highlights the importance of health care issues among voters, with Democrats like Turek using it as a key campaign issue.
The AHCJ summit on AI in health care underscores the rapid changes in the industry and the need for journalists to stay informed about these developments.
The letters sent to state election offices raise questions about the coordination and timing of communications leading up to the midterms.
Background
STAT reporters are closely monitoring health care issues as the midterms approach, focusing on industry trends and their impact on consumers.
STAT reporters are focusing on health care issues as the midterms approach, with a particular emphasis on industry trends and consumer impact.
What's confirmed
- STAT's Anil Oza recently spoke to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about his public health goals if elected, highlighting the candidate's focus on health care issues.
- The Emerson Polling survey of 650 likely Iowa voters found that health care is a top concern, with 18 percent of voters ranking it as their primary issue.
- Iowa Democrat Josh Turek has made health care the centerpiece of his Senate campaign, criticizing Republican candidate Ashley Hinson for her votes on the Affordable Care Act, which he claims have left 110,000 Iowans without health care.
- The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) held a fall summit on AI in health care, bringing together journalists, researchers, and clinicians to examine the impact of AI on patients and providers.
- President Trump plans to deliver remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Nov. 2, a day before the midterms, according to a White House official.
- Gas prices remain a concern, with AAA reporting the average price of diesel at $6.23 per gallon, and analysts predicting prices will not fall below $4/gal before the midterms.
What's still developing
- If early exits don't go Republicans' way, it will be a bad night.
- The " Ruthless Podcast " Fellas have some of the best political insights in the game, and we asked them what they'll be looking at ahead of Tuesday's critical midterms.
- What is the media overhyping going into the midterms, and what is it ignoring?
- Before joining STAT, Bannow had noticed UnitedHealth buying up physician practices and surgery centers, creating a behemoth health conglomerate with “a hand in everything.” “I felt like you could have one reporter covering UnitedHealth Group 24/7 and it wouldn’t be enough,” Bannow said.
- "Nonetheless, this situation is obviously unacceptable," Albanese said.
- Market snapshot: The United States has deferred potential military strikes against Iran until after the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, citing ongoing productive discussions.
- He waited until after the midterms, in which the Republicans lost control of the United States Congress, to fire Donald Rumsfeld as his secretary of defence, who had led the increasingly unpopular war against Iraq.
- Trump has been staging rallies and making campaign appearances to boost Republican turnout before the November midterms.
- Republicans had a plan to keep control of the House in the midterms: Redraw congressional district lines to favor the GOP and avoid the historical pattern of heavy midterm losses.
- With only two days until the midterm elections, both candidates are doubling down on their campaigns for the hotly contested U.S. Senate seat, which could flip the upper chamber where Republicans currently have control.
- “She has, with her vote on the Big Beautiful Bill, she has kicked 110,000 Iowans off their health care in a state with a health care crisis and a cancer crisis,” he said during one of two debates between the candidates, adding that thousands of Iowans have seen their health care premiums double or triple.
- The Emerson Polling survey of 650 likely Iowa voters conducted between October 5 and 6 found that people most concerned about health care are more likely to support Turek over Hinson, giving Turek an opening to expand beyond the party’s base as he argues that Medicaid cuts, rising costs, rural care shortages and Iowa's cancer crisis have left many residents struggling.