RFK Jr. Could Limit Abortion Access as HHS Secretary. Here’s How
Limiting mifepristone access, changing Title X rules and implementation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act are ...
Healthy Returns: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is making early moves that may affect vaccine access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making moves that could affect immunization uptake and policy in the U.S., while Oracle submits a ...
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What RFK Jr. as Health Secretary Means for Black Well-Being
Overview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy, who faced criticism for his ...
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They worked to prevent death. The Trump administration fired them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left ...
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‘Deadly consequences’: Health agencies reel from thousands of job cuts while critical research grants remain on hold
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist is still waiting on a crucial research grant from the United States government that was ...
Inside RFK Jr.’s health department takeover
Kennedy’s first week at HHS included dismissing the workforce, vaccine advisers and some longtime health priorities.
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Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, again?
Medicaid generally pays health care providers such as doctors and hospitals less money for services than Medicare or private insurance does. But it can be more money than they’d get caring for people ...
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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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Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report shows
The wealth of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has swelled in part from for-profit health care ...
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Trump Endorses Budget That Would Slash Medicaid Funding
The House budget includes cutting $880 billion from programs under the House Energy and Commerce Committee's jurisdiction, ...
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 ...