Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Health Care

Why the 1 senator who can rein in RFK Jr. isn’t calling him out

Bill Cassidy, the senator who secured Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise to protect vaccines, will question the health secretary at a hearing Wednesday. Bill Cassidy, the senator who secured...

Trump admin cancels layoffs for some health workers ahead of Kennedy hearing

The move reinstates some employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — which lost more than 90 percent of its workforce The move reinstates some employees...

Guthrie has long wanted to overhaul Medicaid. Now he has to sell members on a compromise

The Energy and Commerce Committee chair is about to be put to the test. The Energy and Commerce Committee chair is about to be put to the test. ​Health...

Wellness CEO files ethics complaint against top RFK Jr. adviser

An internal MAHA battle is breaking out between an HHS employee who co-founded a health care payments company and a CEO of a rival company. An internal MAHA battle...

Trump promises to slash drug costs, tying U.S. prices to those paid abroad

The push will likely draw lawsuits from the pharmaceutical industry. The push will likely draw lawsuits from the pharmaceutical industry. ​Health Care

Trump injected uncertainty into federal contracting. Donor brains went to the grave.

Brain banks stopped taking donations as their contract expiration date approached. Brain banks stopped taking donations as their contract expiration date approached. ​Health Care

Trump transforms congressionally mandated health offices into ghost towns

Federal workers, Democratic lawmakers, state officials and independent legal experts say keeping offices afloat in name only – with minimal or no staff – is an unconstitutional power grab....

Measles hits 1,000 cases — for the second time in 30 years

The new figure comes as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly delivered mixed messages about the outbreak. The new figure comes as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

‘Dismantling one of the strongest tools we have’: Conservatives fret HHS cuts

Fired employees and conservatives say the gutted research teams’ work aligned with the Trump administration’s “pro-family” messaging. Fired employees and conservatives say the gutted research teams’ work aligned with...

RFK Jr. set to name new top HHS spokesman

The selection of Rich Danker comes after HHS' first assistant secretary for public affairs abruptly quit days into his tenure. The selection of Rich Danker comes after HHS' first...