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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/WTH-3x2_2025.jpg38402560A federal judge in Massachusetts this week sided with public health groups to block changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, dealing at least a temporary setback to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to remake the schedule. Meanwhile, Congress has put its debate over the future of the Affordable Care Act on the back burner, but the issue of rising health care costs is still front and center for the voting public. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF CEO Drew Altman to kick off a new series called “How Would You Fix It?”