Nuclear health justice: A UN report urges the US to provide healthcare and release secret archives tied to 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, citing ongoing cancer risk, displacement, and stigma for “poison people,” with justice still “incomplete” 80 years on. Medicaid eligibility shock: New federal Medicaid rules under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” begin Oct. 1, restricting coverage for many noncitizens; coverage losses are expected to disrupt treatment for chronic conditions like cancer and diabetes, with some COFA-linked groups (including Marshall Islands) listed among those who may remain eligible. Veterans care access gaps: A GAO review says VA health care for veterans in the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau still requires long travel (often to Honolulu or Guam), with limited specialty care and no VA telehealth in the region—especially hurting mental health services. Climate as a health emergency: Pacific leaders and WHO’s regional director stress climate change is inseparable from health, calling for climate-resilient health facilities and better climate-health financing as sea-level rise already makes some Marshall Islands islets uninhabitable. Regional climate push: At UNGA, Pacific leaders demanded faster global action on adaptation and ocean governance, warning that survival—not just policy targets—is at stake.