{"id":7470,"date":"2025-10-09T23:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/mike-johnson-government-shutdown-medicid-for-immigrants-dc-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T23:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:02:29","slug":"mike-johnson-government-shutdown-medicid-for-immigrants-dc-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/09\/mike-johnson-government-shutdown-medicid-for-immigrants-dc-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"STAT+: Key GOP lawmaker tones down rhetoric on medical care for immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

STAT+: Key GOP lawmaker tones down rhetoric on medical care for immigrants
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Three cheers for Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers, who spent her Saturday morning visiting all 50 state health department websites to compile disease-surveillance data<\/a> that the CDC\u2019s website isn\u2019t updating during the government shutdown. Send news tips to John.Wilkerson@statnews.com<\/a> or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.<\/p>\n

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that Republicans don\u2019t want to change a law<\/a> requiring hospitals to provide care to any individual experiencing a medical emergency, including immigrants without legal status.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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