Friday

17-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

‘We love you!’: The MAGA base gives RFK Jr. a rousing welcome

The health secretary, a member of America’s most famous Democratic family, told the audience at CPAC that his father and uncle would have endorsed Trump’s decisions on Iran and...

Democrats hope GOP health care cuts will put Alaska, and the Senate, in play

Republican Dan Sullivan lost a bid to stave off Medicaid cuts last year and is now facing a barrage of critical ads. Republican Dan Sullivan lost a bid to...

Kennedy’s latest MAHA-approved plan could supercharge peptide boom

He indicated that the FDA will soon widen access to the small proteins, which biohackers tout as therapies for a range of ills He indicated that the FDA will...

RFK Jr. went too far with comments about gender care for minors, judge rules

The ruling in a lawsuit brought by a group of states deals another setback to the Trump administration in its efforts to restrict the treatments. The ruling in a...

Federal judge puts RFK Jr.’s new vaccine schedule, advisers on ice

As a result of the ruling, HHS has postponed a planned meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices this week. As a result of the ruling, HHS has...