Category: Health Care
April 13, 2026
Health Care
Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement
Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley Means? Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley...
April 11, 2026
Health Care
Trump’s budget hawk is still trying to slash medical research. Congress is saying no.
The NIH has proven a difficult target for the White House budget director, because lawmakers have a symbiotic relationship with the agency. The NIH has proven a difficult target...
April 11, 2026
Health Care
RFK Jr. has turned corporate America’s name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now. Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now. Health Care
April 09, 2026
Health Care
After loss in court, RFK Jr. amends guidelines for key vaccine panel to emphasize risks of shots
A federal judge put the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on ice last month. The changes could help Kennedy find a way around that decision. A federal judge put...
April 08, 2026
Health Care
Top drug lobbyist to depart PhRMA at year end
The announcement of Steve Ubl’s departure, disclosed at a board call, caps a decade atop the brand drug lobby. The announcement of Steve Ubl’s departure, disclosed at a board...
April 06, 2026
Health Care
Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes
A new POLITICO Poll finds that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy again supporters don’t align with him — or each other — on some key issues. A...
April 05, 2026
Health Care
How the GOP’s fraud crackdown could impact the midterms
While many Republicans approve of tackling fraud, the Trump administration’s recent efforts may not be enough to overcome concerns about higher costs. While many Republicans approve of tackling fraud,...
April 03, 2026
Health Care
Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception
New guidance, and the promise of a new rule, are expected to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood starting in 2027. New guidance, and the promise of a new...
April 01, 2026
Health Care
A slowdown in US visa processing is wreaking havoc on foreign doctors’ lives
Physicians from countries Trump deemed national security threats are reaching the end of their visas without responses to their renewal applications. Physicians from countries Trump deemed national security threats...
March 30, 2026
Health Care
New factories and supersized Obamacare premiums: North Carolina considers what Trump has wrought
The president’s health care policies are on the ballot in a crucial Senate race. The president’s health care policies are on the ballot in a crucial Senate race. Health...