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Democrats are threatening to block a bill needed to avert an Oct. 1 US government shutdown unless Republicans agree to stop a sharp spike in Obamacare health insurance premiums or meet other demands by the minority party.

Over three-quarters (77%) of US insurance executives say their companies have deployed AI in some capacity.

Criticism of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, is growing in the wake of contentious congressional hearings about vaccine policy and staff upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The specialty pharmacy company was founded after Walgreens went private last month following its acquisition by Sycamore Partners.

The Trump administration fired US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez just weeks into her tenure and several senior leaders have resigned, as disputes with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy exploded into the open on Wednesday.

A federal district court judge in Maryland temporarily paused several provisions of the Trump administration’s regulatory changes to the Affordable Care Act that were set to take effect on Monday.