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SEFIRE BEGAN IN OCTOBER - GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 72,988 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK

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TV's 'Dr. Oz' now oversees healthcare for 160M+ Americans.

Mehmet Oz, the cardiothoracic surgeon turned daytime TV host, was confirmed in 2025 as head of CMS — the federal agency administering Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. It's one of the largest health bureaucracies on Earth.

Romina Boccia tracks how U.S. entitlement spending shapes the federal debt.

As Director of Budget & Entitlement Policy at the Cato Institute, Boccia focuses on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — programs that together account for roughly half of all federal spending each year.

FTC Chair Ferguson was once Mitch McConnell's chief counsel

Before leading the FTC — which polices U.S. mergers and Big Tech — Ferguson served as Chief Counsel to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a background that shapes his approach to antitrust enforcement.

The GAO has saved taxpayers trillions by exposing waste & fraud.

Rebecca Shea works at the GAO — Congress's independent watchdog that audits federal programs and spending. Its findings have shaped major U.S. policy reforms. Learn more at Wikipedia

Disability rights gained a landmark global treaty in 2006.

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — the fastest-negotiated UN human rights treaty ever — gave advocates like Kristy Madden an international framework to hold governments accountable for inclusion and access.

Jessica Riedl studies how tax & spending policy shapes the U.S. economy

As a Budget & Tax Fellow at the Brookings Institution — a leading nonpartisan policy think tank — Riedl analyzes federal budgets, tax reform, and fiscal trade-offs that affect governments worldwide.

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Hospice care as we know it only emerged in the U.S. in the 1970s

Before the 1970s, dying patients had few specialized options. Kevin Tutunjian founded Arms of Grace Hospice to bring this compassionate, end-of-life care to communities. Learn more at NPR

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