Inside RFK Jr.’s health department takeover
Kennedy’s first week at HHS included dismissing the workforce, vaccine advisers and some longtime health priorities.
RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical Experts
From COVID-19 conspiracy theories to confusion on the facts about Medicare and Medicaid to refusing to say that vaccines aren ...
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Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, Again?
Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low ...
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Diapers and rides to the doctor: Two simple ways for state and local governments to MAHA
Two forms of support could significantly improve American families’ health: providing free diapers and offering rides to ...
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Braidwood v Becerra Has Major Implications on Available Preventive Services
The upcoming Supreme Court hearing on Braidwood Management v Becerra could affect how preventive services are covered by both ...
How pediatricians became afraid to stand up to RFK Jr.
The answer is that many pediatricians, like other physicians, are now afraid. The American Academy of Pediatrics is an ...
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Adapting ACA Access Amid Medicaid Transition and Policy Reversals: Molly Dean
As enrollment shifts to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace following the unwinding of Medicaid and the Trump administration begins to implement health policy changes, Molly Dean, MSW, ...
Firing 600 at NIH was a ‘lowball’ threat
The NIH cuts were part of a wave of firings affecting roughly 3,600 probationary employees at HHS, including the Centers for ...
Hegseth Calls for 8 Percent Annual Defense Cut
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out ...